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Chronic pain affects 116M Americans, IOM says
IL poised to certify staph infections as killers
Henry Ford Hospital CEO advocates healthcare reform
CT scans can help reduce lung cancer deaths, study finds
HIE Roundtable explores sustainability
5 reasons why Google Health failed
Payers assist small providers to re-code for ICD-10
Freeze sought on MA health insurance rates
Errors occur in 12% of e-prescriptions matching handwritten
Nurses extend contract negotiations with UMHS
June 29, 2011
Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
Spine experts repudiate Medtronic studies
Top Democrats reject new plan to cut Medicare spending
Some MA hospitals back price curbs
West Penn Hospital would have closed without Highmark deal
AAMI: Meaningful use rewards early interoperability adopters
The time is now for ACOs, former CMS administrator says
Stage 2 meaningful use to show ’deference’ to panel proposals
In CO, a tale of two hospitals
VT may build new state hospital
FL suspends doctor in fake Viagra scheme
June 28, 2011
Radiation should follow a mastectomy for advanced cancer, but often doesn't
New prenatal tests offer safer, early screenings
Some hospitals think ’lean’ when it comes to healthcare
Health data losses: Don’t blame hackers
FDA doesn’t enforce standards for sterile healthcare products manufacturer
State HIEs wrangle with thorny ’patient consent’ issue
What happened to the family doctor?
CT vet wins nearly $1M for botched eye surgery
Medicare fraud nets 20-year prison sentence for Miami physician
Portland, OR doc makes house calls by bicycle
June 27, 2011
’Mystery shoppers’ to monitor access to docs
'RomneyCare': A revolution that basically worked
Many drugs in short supply at hospitals, pharmacies
AZ high court won’t halt Medicaid cuts
RI hospital adapts to ’new normal’ of lower patient volumes
NH Hospitals: State budget cuts ’devastating’
Opinion: Why Google Health really failed: It's about the money
Opinion: HSAs lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers
UK researchers develop ’cure’ for Type 2 diabetes: starve yourself
Pharmacy robberies sweeping US
June 24, 2011
IL regulators sue heart scan company, alleging deceptive practices
Indianapolis' St. Francis defends charity care after negative report
Express Scripts continues on long path to growth, analysts say
Cleveland MetroHealth hires crisis communications firm to improve image
ABCs of EHRs: New training choices for non-techies
Virginia RHIO hits medication history milestone
LA hospitals say employees won't be able to get to work during freeway closure
Action by ER staff leads to charges
MD cardiologist defends himself at license hearing
Former NJ hospital building is sold
June 23, 2011
MA finds new system not cutting health costs
Obama administration narrows rules for patient healthcare appeals
House GOP blasts healthcare law waivers
ONC: Metadata proposed rule imminent
AMA, others advise HHS to clarify meaningful use regs
Money woes, infighting plague UW nursing school
TX rule will prescribe fewer potent drugs to kids
Mystery clouds death of prominent CA surgeon
Healthcare spending waste: The international edition
RI nonprofit health system won’t divulge new CEO’s compensation
Sheehan Health (NY) seeks recovery from payroll ’glitch’
June 22, 2011
UnitedHealth sues DOD over Tricare fight
US Senate panel probes Medtronic
Walgreens, Express Scripts at a contract impasse
National Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus Connect
Back to school: Courses help physicians learn health IT
Health clinics play key role in Indiana quality, Beacon programs
Vanguard Health gets $450M in public offer, 22% less than sought
Connors, Partners Healthcare System chair, to step down
MI tax on health claims would raise rates
June 21, 2011
MedPAC urges closer look at costs for MRIs, CT scans
The pain of wrong site surgery
McKinsey stands by contested health insurance survey
NJ gov. proposes slashing Medicaid
MN gov. wants healthcare to be paid in shutdown, too
Ad campaign touts preventive care benefits of health reform law
Anti-death-penalty group files complaint against GA execution doctor
Hospitals courting primary care doctors
NJ hospital unit brings care to scenes of crisis
Data show debt in charity care for NY hospitals
June 20, 2011
AMA debates health insurance mandate, reports membership loss
Many hospitals overuse double CT scans, data show
Drug trials pose dilemma for some hospitals
Growing a better NIH
Obama administration to stop new waivers for healthcare overhaul
Docs face problems as they fall behind on HIPAA 5010
Goodbye Clipboard, Hello Patient Palm Scanning At NYU
Mass burial honors those who gave bodies to science
June 17, 2011
Obama administration prescribes prevention for nation's health
TX House tentatively approves prisoner healthcare fee
Healthcare quality improvement's big enemies: Data capture, staffing
Federal health tools, data help docs achieve MU
J&J to cut back on stent business
A better way to detect infections in donated organs
St. Louis-area SSM hospitals will no longer hire smokers
New therapeutic tool in the doctor's bag: comic strips
New therapeutic tool in the doctor's bag: comic strips
Lupron therapy for autism at center of embattled MD doctor’s case
FL school bus drivers arrested in medical insurance bogus billing scheme
June 16, 2011
As Medicaid population rises, their benefits are about to drop
Mostashari: We need a better marketplace
HCA acquiring HealthOne
UK unencrypted laptop health breach affects more than 8.6M records
ACOs and shared savings: Can IT get you there?
TX house gives early nod to Medicare/Medicaid bill
'Life, death, and politics' treating Chicago's uninsured
CT hospital's alleged culpability in sex abuse case subject of lawsuit
Over objections, MD will lease land to Catholic hospital
IL hospital plans fail to meet state standards
9 charged in FL hospital bribery scheme
CO nurse accused of stealing IDs of hospital patients
June 15, 2011
GOP governors push back on federal Medicaid rules
Time to focus on medical errors outside the hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital to cut another 120 jobs
Lifespan ordered to pay $14.2M to Tufts Medical Center
Newport Beach, Malibu docs charged in $17M workers comp fraud scheme
Medical smart cards find their niche
FL family speaks out after mom dies during plastic surgery
Trident Health lays off 35: Medicaid cuts cited
Hospital violence reportedly rising
Chicago’s Prentice Women’s Hospital on ’most endangered’ list
Foreign doctors stay behind to staff Libyan hospital
June 14, 2011
Democrats revive Medicare as political weapon
Brits fear 'American-style' healthcare system
Toll of caring for elderly increases
Doctors given exclusive deals at Kettering Medical Center
At Ramstein, America’s military aeromedical mission heats up
Jackson Health patient data stolen
Jindal urges new teaching hospital board to consider alternative plan
NJ hospital urged to consider medical mall instead
Five parties vie for stake in Bakersfield Heart Hospital
North Adams (MA) Regional Hospital files for Chapter 11
Never too late to be a doctor
June 13, 2011
When the treatment makes patients sick
To curb malpractice costs, NY judges jump in early
Make EHRs More Like Cars, Healthcare CIOs Say
Rush to robotic surgery raising flags
Keck Foundation gives $150M to USC med school
Mystery shoppers may be used to check up on TN doctors
Tufts hospital seeking $11.2M from Lifespan
East Cleveland’s Huron Hospital closing
Patient overload, death doomed TX kidney transplant program
NY hospital will keep LPNs for at least a year
Heart with no beat offers hope of new lease on life
June 10, 2011
Piedmont Healthcare cutting 5% of workforce
MA health board pay ban could affect charities
ONC funds developer challenge to spur health IT innovation
New EHRs perform better, but transition pains docs
MA Eye and Ear, Schepens to merge
Perry rejects ’Obamacare,’ but TX agency pushes on
Abandon New Orleans hospital plan, 3 Republicans urge Jindal
IN safety net hospital ends bariatric surgery program
FDA: Drugs for benign prostate tumors increase risk of cancers
Tropical disease buzzes back into US
June 9, 2011
Judges sharply challenge healthcare law
Senators request probe of surgeons
Panel endorses delay of stage 2 meaningful use to 2014
Pfizer touts first US ’virtual’ clinical study
Greater patient access to records proposed
Is social networking changing the face of medicine?
TX to open tropical disease research center
New CA med school plans in limbo amid funding concerns
CT House OKs $864M UConn Health Center expansion
Salem (OR) Hospital switches to inmate labor
HUMC North applies to reopen NJ hospital
June 8, 2011
Study sees cuts to health plans
Lahey Clinic explores merger with Beth Israel
Visits to ER rise despite MA health law
For veterans in rural areas, healthcare can be a battle
Should mobile health apps be regulated by FDA?
How to survive a privacy breach audit
Patient involvement is critical to success of Meaningful Use program
Nashville Medical Trade Center nabs anchor tenant
Only East St. Louis hospital with emergency room closes
June 7, 2011
Hospitals push to reduce 4.4M preventable re-admissions each year
US military has new threat: Healthcare costs
AHRQ to tackle EHR barriers Medicaid providers face
Doctor must navigate contentious divide
Shifting hospital risks at night
End-of-life economics
Docs sue FL Gov. Scott over gun gag law
SC to cut Medicaid payments to docs
Healthcare shopping proves stressful for consumers
Cleveland Clinic closing Huron Hospital
Body imaging business pushes health scans many don’t need
June 6, 2011
States slow to adopt healthcare transition
'Major breakthrough' for deadly skin cancer treatment
Prison terms sought for 4 over deadly medical tests
NH hospitals say tax may cost jobs, services
NV hospital safety bills eyed in session
VA trauma center treats most grievously wounded troops
Central FL hospitals among worst in state for infections
Indictment against former UMC chief dismissed by judge
Convicted sex offender OK’d to practice medicine in FL
UT man pay’s disputed doc’s bill with 2.5K pennies
June 3, 2011
ACO initiative draws fire
Lost medical records complicate Joplin hospital’s tornado recovery
Despite incentives, cost is a barrier to small provider EHR use
OR hospitals report 136 preventable errors in 2010
MD hospitals report more problems to state
Kaiser Permanente expanding metro Atlanta presence
FL doc gets 4 year prison term for public corruption
Opinion: FL primary care docs threaten lawsuit over gun-gag bill
Name chosen for new NY health system
Sisters of Mercy steps in to offer kids health education
June 2, 2011
The $30B healthcare tech gamble
Appellate judges hear arguments on healthcare law
A look inside Joplin MO’s mobile hospital
CDC to build public health surveillance via EHR data
209K docs at risk for e-prescribing penalties
Hospitals compete for IT talent with funding at stake
HHS to review same-day surgery notification rule for ASCs
Brain injuries are seen in new scans of vets
Hackensack asks NJ for permission to reopen Pascack Valley Hospital
’Octomom’ doc’s license to be revoked, CA medical board rules
June 1, 2011
Rising violence shows hospitals should boost security, experts warn
Jackson Health seeks $200M from unions to balance 2012 budget
Hospitals hunt for substitutes as drug shortages rise
MN hospitals teaming up against drug theft
For-profit hospital execs in TN score huge payday
A long-awaited advance in the war on high blood pressure
Breaches lead to push to protect medical data
Telecom providers see opportunities in telemedicine
RI judge clears sale of hospital to Steward
Why Medicaid managed care is spreading