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Most Physician Spouses/Partners Are Happy
Better Blood Use, Better Outcomes
Talk of Medicare changes could open way to budget pact
Sequester threatens medical education and patient care
The costs of emergency room cost-cutting
When a famous hospital didn't want an expensive new drug
March 28, 2013
After an Adverse Event, Staff Needs Support
AHA Objects to New Patient Experience Surveys
Las Vegas jury hears closings in hepatitis C infection case
CA issues annual ratings for health plans, physician groups
It's not exactly the Mayo Clinic
March 27, 2013
Lumbar Spine MRIs 'Frequently Inappropriate'
Slow progress on efforts to pay docs, hospitals for 'value,' not volume
OIG: Doctor-owned device suppliers inherently suspect
Doctors, non-physicians battle over medical turf
Opinion: The $4450 urgent care visit
Are doctors' hands clean? This wristband knows
March 26, 2013
Medical Error Risk Rises Under Shorter Medical Intern Shifts
Salesmen in the robotic surgical suite
Nurses can practice without supervision in many states
MD hospitals target acquisitions of primary care practices
'Foreign matter' in vials prompts compounding pharmacy's drug recall
March 25, 2013
IOM: Geographic Value Index Won't Fix Variation
Hospitals Rethink the Service Line
Editorial: Report card on healthcare reform
Health poll reveals where people go for care
CA wants control of prison mental healthcare
TN race for Medicaid: Dial fast and try, try again
PA hospital concierge offers patients unlimited service
March 22, 2013
Less Than 1% of Health Plan Premiums Spent on Quality
Intuitive robosurgery training seen lacking in lawsuits
The face of future healthcare
When harm in the hospital follows patients home
SC lawmakers turn to technology to solve state health problems
March 21, 2013
Congress moves to put protections on painkiller
MD urges better licensing for healthcare pros
Study: Patients should decide what the end of life is like
Settlement over race-based request at hospital included money
How a patient's suicide changed a doctor's approach to guns
March 20, 2013
Berwick: Quest Program Results 'A Breakthrough'
Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair
MD bill to boost healthcare worker safety withdrawn
Group medical appointments may help ease physician shortage
March 19, 2013
A pattern of problems at a hospital for veterans
N.J. compounding pharmacy recalls all products
OR governor signs medical lawsuit mediation bill
Hospitals mobilize to tackle alarm fatigue
Hospitals look to the skies for safety help
March 18, 2013
New HIPAA rules pose challenges for healthcare industry
CMS Unveils Hospital Violations Database
Opinion: One form, faster prescriptions, better healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare wins national award
Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder
March 15, 2013
Medicare revises readmissions penalties, again
Hospital admissions continue to decline
Opinion: do hospital 'likes' translate to quality?
March 14, 2013
Readmissions Prevention Begins at Admission
Who Wins in Cleveland Clinic, CHS Alliance?
March 13, 2013
Diabetes Costs Hit $245B in 2012
March 12, 2013
Colonoscopy 'Potentially Inappropriate' for 30% of Seniors
March 8, 2013
Big data helps Kaiser close healthcare gaps
March 7, 2013
CMS Posts ED Wait Times, Rankling Some Hospitals
CMS Extends Scrutiny Over Parkland Hospital
Unreported side effects of drugs found using Internet data
Behind a cancer-treatment firm's rosy survival claims
Healthy compromise aids SF hospitals
Construction that focuses on health of community
Can Twitter help predict epidemics?
Feds extend time frame for critical inspection of Parkland Memorial
March 6, 2013
How Tablets are Influencing Healthcare
CDC warns hospitals about drug-resistant 'superbug'
Lax policing of doc, pharmacy conflicts found in Medicare coverage decisions
C-section rates vary tenfold at hospitals
MI nurses want minimum staffing levels
March 5, 2013
87% of Physicians Say Quantity of EHR Alerts 'Excessive'
Blood's Shelf Life May Be as Short as 3 Weeks
EHR a Money-Loser for Most Physicians
How much should be spent beautifying hospitals?
Study: Wii Tennis is an effective training tool for surgeons
March 4, 2013
Painkiller-abuse proposal divides healthcare community
EHRs underused for hospital infection reporting
Investigation raises debate about doctors, pain pill deaths
March 1, 2013
30-Day Readmission Rates Fell in 2012
Hospital readmissions for US Medicare patients decline