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Family of girl who needed amputations after ER delay is awarded $10M
Sports medicine said to overuse MRI's
Adena Health System receives copyright on BEST care
October 28, 2011
Rivals' partnership improves patient satisfaction, lowers costs
Pills cheaper for hospitals than intravenous drugs
NY hospital investigating baby's death
October 26, 2011
Public Citizen calls for investigation into patient deaths
3 big-name hospitals stop publicly reporting some infection data
MGMA: Patient Safety Checklists Cut Costs at Physician Practices
October 25, 2011
CA hospital district trying to resuscitate self
October 24, 2011
Probing the mystery of drug supply disruption
Doctors didn’t disclose spine product cancer risk in journal
VT police not allowed to use prescription database
Out from behind the counter
October 21, 2011
Younger docs not as pro-vaccine as older docs
Docs facing questions about ’Michael Jackson drug’
October 20, 2011
ACO Final Rules Released
MRSA Down, C. Difficile Up Slightly, Says CDC
October 19, 2011
Hospitals work to lower 30-day readmission rates
Cleveland Clinic employees get healthier, lower insurance costs
Heart failure hospital stays fall, saving billions
Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes
US healthcare system lags other countries on quality, access
CDC: ER visits surged in 2009
The quiet healthcare revolution
Medicare Ratings System Largely Untapped By Seniors
October 18, 2011
Robotic surgery grows, but so do questions
Survive a hospital stay and avoid deadly medical mistakes
October 17, 2011
Coronary heart disease rates are down, but South still a hot spot
Opinion: How Medicare fails the elderly
ACEP Chief: ER Docs Must Look Beyond Acute Care
October 14, 2011
More Deficiencies Found at Methodist Health
MO’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital struggles with readmissions
October 13, 2011
CA’s Eisenhower Medical Center gets teaching approval for primary care
October 12, 2011
Grassley questions HRSA public database shutdown decision
October 10, 2011
Patient death prompts federal inspection of Grady Memorial
October 7, 2011
US panel says no to prostate screening for healthy men
Family of woman who died after a medical error joins Chicago hospital’s safety panel
October 6, 2011
Surgery rate late in life surprises researchers
Study: Worst hospitals treat larger share of poor
Drug resellers probed for marking up scarce medicine 80-fold
CA inspectors drop Prime citations, but forward findings for fraud probe
October 5, 2011
Hospital asthma grades not linked to healthier kids
October 4, 2011
Manipulation alleged in paper linking virus, chronic fatigue syndrome
Home Laundry No Match for Pathogen-Infected Scrubs
October 3, 2011
Shortages lead docs to ration critical drugs
CA nurses union, Alta Bates divide widens
Stuck in bed, at hospital’s expense
Hospitals enlist help to combat painkiller thefts