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Beware Flaws in Online Physician Rating Sites
More Male Nurses, But Wage Disparity Persists
Hopkins clinic where Levy worked had limited state oversight
Second insulin-pen lawsuit announced in NY
CPOE cuts medication errors by 48%, says study
A medical lab in your smartphone
February 27, 2013
Intubation in ICU Linked to PTSD
Truven Top 100 Hospital Scores Measure 'Leadership Impact'
Drug shortage spreads to EMS
NH bill to require hospital workers to get drug tests criticized
US docs head overseas to train, not just treat
February 26, 2013
Don't Blame Hospitals for All Diagnostic Errors
C. Everett Koop, forceful US Surgeon General, dies at 96
Female surgeons say explicit bias is rare, but subtler obstacles persist
MGH employees watch customer service video—for $250
February 25, 2013
Healthcare braces for sequester
Panel on healthcare work force, lacking a budget, is left waiting
Rochester MN ponders $6B Mayo expansion
Few saw warning signs in case of Hopkins doc accused of secretly taping patients
MI lawsuits shed light on practice of allowing patients to refuse treatment based on race
Louisville hospitals embracing alternative medicine
Opinion: Overcoming obstacles to better healthcare
February 22, 2013
Early Elective Delivery Still a Costly Health Risk
Getting patients to think about costs
Robot docs will even make health insurance less painful
Docs delivering babies early much less often
February 21, 2013
Unlikely prescription from doctors: Less is more
Weight Loss Surgery Doesn't Cut Health Costs
FL Medicaid expansion could create 71,300 jobs
MI hospital denies honoring father's racial request
Nurse practitioners push to help care for health law's newly insured
Proposed NV law would let hospitals refuse to hire smokers
February 20, 2013
Can VBP Put Healthcare on Right Track?
CDC: Drug OD deaths climb for 11th straight year
Hopkins patients come forward as investigation into secret recording continues
Administration revives wage, overtime fight for home-care workers
Nurse sues, says hospital backs dad's request that no blacks treat his newborn
Portland hospital fire investigated; hand sanitizer link suspected
Intensive care MDs: More white coats, fewer piercings preferred
February 19, 2013
BCBSNC Kicks Off Orthopedic Bundles
Hospitals team to find beds for psych patients
Express Scripts 4Q profit jumps 74 percent
Surgeon's illness gives new focus to her cause
February 15, 2013
Healthcare workers need to explain insurance overhaul, Sebelius says
Docs push back against health IT's workflow demands
Hospital translators at the push of a button
Opinion: Afraid to speak up to medical power
24 hot and hiring healthcare jobs
February 14, 2013
Scripps Seeks to Acquire Assets of Troubled Hospice
Battle brews in MN over hospital nurse staffing
Visiting the doctor, virtually
February 13, 2013
Weak Link Found Between Readmissions, Mortality
Hospitals in US cut infection rates in 2011, CDC says
Community paramedics aim to cut health costs
Personal note from ER doc written after woman's death goes viral
February 12, 2013
DOJ, HHS Announce $4.2B in Medicare Fraud Recoveries
Dartmouth Readmissions Report Shows Scant Progress
Facing doc shortage, CA lawmakers want to redefine healthcare roles
Should this doc have slammed her patient on Facebook?
February 11, 2013
Readmission Prevention Effort Focuses on Colon Surgery Patients
AMA Issues 5 Patient Safety Guidelines
Feds' 'e-health' initiative reaches out to patients
CA lacks docs to meet demand of national healthcare law
IBM's Watson supercomputer bears arms to battle cancer
Solving Maryland's health disparities
How much off-the-clock behavior can the state regulate?
February 8, 2013
Some Flu Patients May Pose Greater Risk to Healthcare Providers
Hospital Chiefs: Cut Costs with Care
Safety problems at pharmacies a recurring issue
HHS: Medicare prescription drug savings hit $5.7B
Fate of Brooklyn hospital in SUNY board's hands
Bellevue Hospital fully returns 99 days after evacuation
February 7, 2013
NQF, JC Name National Patient Safety Award Winners
Medical Errors Draw Fines for 7 CA Hospitals
Florida Blue plans accountable care program with Cleveland Clinic Florida
Hospital's cameras let parents see babies from home
February 6, 2013
Hospitalizations Up For the Terminally Ill
'Sunshine Act' Gets Guarded Reaction
Cerner, McKesson cooperating for HIE, interoperability's sake?
Jackson Health, Kendall Regional battle over trauma
To love medicine again, physicians need to delegate
February 5, 2013
Adverse Drug Reactions ID'd by Phone
Obama urged to mandate medical error reporting
LSU hospitals leader concerned about employee drop
Opinion: Medicare's observation status unfair to patients
'July effect' rexamined
February 4, 2013
Docs, patients dealing with shortage of barium
NY St. Luke's Hospital quietly shut down pediatric unit
In TX, proposed bill clarifies end-of-life treatment
Medical clinic workers struggle with burnout
L.A. County removing metal detectors from some hospital facilities
February 1, 2013
Hospital chain defies NLRB rulings after court decision
EHR accuracy remains problem, CHIME says
Physicians' Persistent 'Overuse' of Care Continues
As PPACA Deadlines Near, States Dawdle
Hospital error rate in MN isn't improving
Ask your doctor—but not via social media