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White House Proposes Individual Mandate Rules
NY's Bellevue Hospital back, but changed
Healthcare experts confront EHR-related medical errors
Doctors' empathic powers documented in study
Hundreds pack VT House for death bill
January 30, 2013
4 in 10 Hospitalists Report Unsafe Patient Workloads
Brown U. intros population health degree program for docs in training
January 29, 2013
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
Intermountain analysis: Can hospitals cut waste without rationing care?
Opinion: President should make medical errors a priority
FDA likely to add limits on painkillers
WI medical board proposes tighter rules for docs
Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
Mandate improves hospital workers' flu vaccination rates
An oil boom takes a toll on healthcare
A new market, black as ink, printer toner
January 25, 2013
Second NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
NC hospital launches new products from initiative
IL medical licensing department faces backlogs
The drawn out process of the medical lawsuit
January 24, 2013
SLIDESHOW: Industry Survey—Strategic Imperatives in 2013
Citing Cost Reductions, Highmark to Expand PCMH Initiative
CMS community initiatives could reduce health costs
VA ends public access to hospital reports
Prison time for health data theft
January 23, 2013
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
Opinion: End the 'doc fix' charade, once and for all
VA inspector general begins probe at Buffalo hospital
TX lawmakers considering hospital tax
January 22, 2013
The (so far) failed promise of EMRs
Opinion: Patients lose when hospitals take over docs
CO docs cracking down on painkiller abuse
Virtual visits to doc may be cheaper than and as effective as in-person visits
Hospitals super-sizing equipment for obese patients
January 18, 2013
HHS releases HIPAA final rule
FDA warned in 2009 not to reuse insulin pens
KY Medical Center agrees to $883K settlement over false claims charges
January 17, 2013
A Road Runs Through These Order Sets
How Group Purchasing Can Boost Practice Revenue
Opinion: A hospital network with a vision
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
'Fiscal cliff' law to affect Medicare's quality reporting
TX Medical Board wants to let its investigators carry guns
Doc shortage? What doc shortage?
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
Mining electronic records for revealing health data
Are providers ripe for a massive medical records heist?
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
Opinion: Finding an economic model for high-tech, efficient healthcare
CA hospitals rebuff government over disaster plans
CA legislator vows action on reckless prescribing of addictive pills
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
Layoffs loom for doctor watchdogs
Hospital wants to replace 'Durham' with 'Duke'
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
Sebelius to stay on as HHS secretary
Regional analysis: which hospitals got rewards, penalties based on quality
5 lessons in transparency from Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove
Former Parkland CEO wants to write Rx for Dallas County
When it comes to patient records, docs guilty of copy and paste
What a new doc learned about medical mistakes from her mom's death
January 9, 2013
NQF Updates Viral Disease Care Measures
Cuomo plans new rules in fight against sepsis
Opinion: Healthcare and profits, a poor mix
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
Healthcare settlement highlights risk analysis, encryption importance
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
HL20: Gerilynn Sevenikar—Helping Patients Navigate the High Cost of Care
Top 10 Quality Issues for 2013
US settles accusations that docs overtreated
Vast cache of Kaiser patient details was kept in private home
January 4, 2013
HL20: Linda Aiken, PhD, RN—Advocate for Healthcare Quality and Nursing
Drop in Central-Line Infection Rates Linked to Disinfection Caps
CO physicians take on chiropractors
Will rural healthcare providers pay more for broadband?
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'
US drug shortage linked to patient relapses
South Jersey Healthcare tells patients data stolen
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
Reckless docs go unchecked in CA
MI hospital blazes trail in fight against fungal meningitis
Tumor boards linked to little association with effects on cancer care
Medical board appeals to public to combat prescription overdoses
Pete Stark, health policy warrior, leaves a long legacy