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As of Tuesday February 9, 2010

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Half of Nurses Plan Career Change, Says Survey

Half of Nurses Plan Career Change, Says Survey

AMN Healthcare's 2010 Survey of Registered Nurses found that almost half of all nurses plan to make a career change over the next three years, and that more than one-third of the respondents experience job dissatisfaction. Plus, a majority of nurses said they believe that the quality of care that nurses provide today has declined compared to when they started in nursing.

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FDA Calls for Reducing Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Three Devices

A new three-pronged initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from three types of medical imaging procedures—computed tomography, nuclear medicine studies, and fluoroscopy—was announced by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.

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AHIP: Hospital Consolidation is Driving Health Costs

When the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office released a recent report sharply critical of the state's healthcare costs, one of the office's most often used words was "driver"—referring to hidden forces steering potentially out of control expenses. What's to blame? Health insurers' major lobby in Washington is pointing to hospital consolidation as an often ignored reason for the soaring price of healthcare.

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Obama Wants to Solve Childhood Obesity Problem Within a Generation

President Obama rolled out his plan to combat childhood obesity and signed a presidential memorandum that creates a task force to tackle the issue. The administration hopes to "solve the problem" of obesity within a generation.

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Telemedicine Improves Efficiency in Neuropathology Department

Stephen Coons, MD, chief of neuropathology at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, talks about how telemedicine improves efficiency in his department. Listen Now

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Five Strategies that Prove Healthcare is Still a Growth Industry

Here is a review of growth opportunities that will increase revenue, decrease costs, or enhance services in the areas of leadership, finance, physicians, technology, health plans, quality, and outcomes. More Analysis

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