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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'
Can the Cleveland Clinic save American healthcare?
Coordinated healthcare could save CA $110B
Drug shortage spreads to EMS
NH bill to require hospital workers to get drug tests criticized
February 26, 2013
Don't Blame Hospitals for All Diagnostic Errors
The rest of the story on MA cost control
C. Everett Koop, forceful US Surgeon General, dies at 96
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
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
February 22, 2013
Early Elective Delivery Still a Costly Health Risk
Robot docs will even make health insurance less painful
February 21, 2013
Unlikely prescription from doctors: Less is more
IL health system hires executive from troubled Dallas hospital
Readmissions don't measure quality, Harvard doc says
Nurse practitioners push to help care for health law's newly insured
February 20, 2013
Robotic Surgery Hikes Hysterectomy Costs
CDC: Drug OD deaths climb for 11th straight year
Doctors-in-training face licensing delays in IL
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
NCQA Issues First ACO Accreditations
Kaiser seen as a model for health care overhaul
Hospitals team to find beds for psych patients
Hundreds sue KY hospital over heart procedures
Express Scripts 4Q profit jumps 74 percent
NJ hospitals pioneer cost-cutting model
February 15, 2013
EMRs probed for over-billing
Docs push back against health IT's workflow demands
Opinion: Afraid to speak up to medical power
February 14, 2013
Scripps Seeks to Acquire Assets of Troubled Hospice
Report: Fake drugs pose threat to US
MA finalizes rules allowing hospitals to share meds to ease shortages
SD may condense medical school for some
Does health IT safety need new regulatory body?
Visiting the doctor, virtually
February 13, 2013
Weak Link Found Between Readmissions, Mortality
Dispute develops over discount drug program
Graph: The slowdown in US healthcare spending
Hospitals in US cut infection rates in 2011, CDC says
FL hospitals cooperate to tackle health issues
TX shuts down hospital following investigation
Community paramedics aim to cut health costs
February 12, 2013
Dartmouth Readmissions Report Shows Scant Progress
Facing doc shortage, CA lawmakers want to redefine healthcare roles
Online consults increasing, despite physicians' concerns
Split ruling goes against Duke in tainted instruments case
February 11, 2013
Readmission Prevention Effort Focuses on Colon Surgery Patients
No one fix to slow hospital readmission epidemic
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
Comparison shopping coming to Highmark
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
February 7, 2013
NQF, JC Name National Patient Safety Award Winners
Medical Errors Draw Fines for 7 CA Hospitals
February 6, 2013
Hospitalizations Up For the Terminally Ill
To love medicine again, physicians need to delegate
February 5, 2013
Adverse Drug Reactions ID'd by Phone
Feds to publicize drug and device company payments to docs next year
Healthcare spending in America, in 2 graphs
Obama urged to mandate medical error reporting
Catholic hospital takes surprise stance in lawsuit
No agreement on how to fund medical watchdog unit
Opinion: Medicare's observation status unfair to patients
'July effect' rexamined
February 4, 2013
Steward Health Care a force for change
Health insurers highlight excessive out-of-network charges
WakeMed's Medicare settlement with feds would allow confidential reports
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
EHR accuracy remains problem, CHIME says
Physicians' Persistent 'Overuse' of Care Continues
Hospital error rate in MN isn't improving
Ask your doctor—but not via social media
Small surgeries, huge markups