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NY's Bellevue Hospital back, but changed
Healthcare experts confront EHR-related medical errors
Hundreds pack VT House for death bill
FL hospital employees get $1,000 bonus
January 30, 2013
4 in 10 Hospitalists Report Unsafe Patient Workloads
Specialty groups back IPAB repeal
Ambulatory surgery centers catching up to hospitals
Jackson Health System board approves union deal
Brown U. intros population health degree program for docs in training
January 29, 2013
Who wants to be a 'death panelist'?
Mobile Healthcare Apps Slated for Federal Oversight
Opinion: Congress can't cut Medicare hospital outpatient payments
Hanging a price tag on radiology tests didn't change doctors' habits
Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again
January 28, 2013
Immigration reform could add millions under Obama health law
Intermountain analysis: Can hospitals cut waste without rationing care?
AZ bill would compel hospitals to check immigration status
FDA likely to add limits on painkillers
Mandate improves hospital workers' flu vaccination rates
January 25, 2013
Second NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
NC hospital launches new products from initiative
MU slowly increases EHR use in hospitals
January 24, 2013
SLIDESHOW: Industry Survey—Strategic Imperatives in 2013
Citing Cost Reductions, Highmark to Expand PCMH Initiative
Docs praise bill to repeal Medicare cost-cutting board
HIPAA changes could create new bureaucratic burdens
CA physicians dispense more than medical care
January 23, 2013
Groups Urge Feds to Issue Physician Payments Final Rule
Many seek acute care within month of hospital release
Insurers prod docs, hospitals to stop elective early deliveries
Bedsores, nurse staffing remain on Parkland problem list
Hearing held on Exeter Hospital hep C suits
VA inspector general begins probe at Buffalo hospital
January 22, 2013
CO docs cracking down on painkiller abuse
January 18, 2013
HHS releases HIPAA final rule
FDA warned in 2009 not to reuse insulin pens
A moral obligation to get a flu shot?
January 17, 2013
A Road Runs Through These Order Sets
Medical groups praise Obama's gun-control plan
Jackson Health asks for HCA trauma center to close
Checklists help save patients during OR crises
January 16, 2013
Healthgrades Releases Clinical Excellence Hospital Rankings
'Surge plan' helps hospitals cope with flu
NY senator wants probe of VA mistake
Jackson Health, unions reach major agreement
At Cleveland Clinic, Diane von Furstenberg talks patient gowns
January 15, 2013
Readmissions May be Triggered by 'Post-Hospital Syndrome'
Hospitals turn away visitors with flu symptoms
WakeMed clarifies statements on Medicare fraud settlement
Patients rarely told about hospital medication errors
January 14, 2013
A snapshot of influenza activity in all 50 states
Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
As 'bodega clinicas' fill void, health officials are torn
January 11, 2013
Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
Drugmakers report US shortages of flu vaccine, Tamiflu
When the doc returns to doctoring
NYC seeks to curb painkiller abuse with hospital limits
January 10, 2013
Patient Safety Tool Helps ID Hospital Errors
Hospitals deal with flu 'surge' with tents, extra staff
5 lessons in transparency from Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove
What a new doc learned about medical mistakes from her mom's death
January 9, 2013
NQF Updates Viral Disease Care Measures
Medicare spends $1B on mammograms
Cuomo plans new rules in fight against sepsis
Many docs give in when patients want brand drugs
More EHR tech support may improve patient care
Nurse with no flu shot refuses to wear mask, is fired
January 8, 2013
HL20: Joseph Kvedar, MD—'Tech'-ing Better Care of Patients
Competition between medical centers affects liver transplant patients
Man admits to paying hospital employees to steal patient data
Mother accuses hospital staff of texting pictures of dead son
January 7, 2013
Hospitals flex lobbying muscle to bypass some cuts
Top 10 Quality Issues for 2013
US settles accusations that docs overtreated
Mall of America: Mayo Clinic stops clinical services at retail outlet
January 4, 2013
HL20: Linda Aiken, PhD, RN—Advocate for Healthcare Quality and Nursing
Drop in Central-Line Infection Rates Linked to Disinfection Caps
UT and 6 others win OK to run state insurance markets
National Union of Healthcare Workers affiliates with CA Nurses Association
Main NYU Langone hospital reopens post-Sandy
CO physicians take on chiropractors
Could MANNA save the healthcare system?
January 3, 2013
Link between healthcare spending, quality unclear
Exeter Hospital hires lawyer to find out who 'dropped ball'
Opinion: At the ER, bearing witness to gun violence
US drug shortage linked to patient relapses
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center honchos trash-talked surgeon, suit charges
January 2, 2013
HL20: Aaron Shirley, MD—Driving Force Behind Health Houses
Drug makers losing a bid to foil generic painkillers
Surgical errors climb, bed sores decline in CT hospitals
Tumor boards linked to little association with effects on cancer care
Medical board appeals to public to combat prescription overdoses
Hospitals going paperless to boost efficiency