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Patient Experience: Hospitals' Holy Grail?
Perry condemns mandatory insurance, but TX faces coverage crisis
Some common ground for legal adversaries on healthcare
Death raises questions after IL hospital closure
Defense opens case in nurse retaliation trial
Doctor at LA clinic faces jail time for bogus cancer cures
Stenting's Steep Learning Curve Linked to High Mortality Rates
September 29, 2011
Healthcare law fight heads to Supreme Court
SF doctors won’t intervene in man's hunger strike
US Rep. Kucinich faults Cleveland Clinic as lagging in care for poor
Mexico nears universal healthcare goal
Healthcare Online Job Postings Up in September
September 28, 2011
Des Moines hospital settles 2 lawsuits over availability of deaf services
CA hospital investigating death of discharged patient
Hospital Focus Misdirected Toward Parents, Survey Suggests
September 27, 2011
Supreme Court could rule on healthcare law early next year
Nurse in fatal error put supplement in wrong tube
CHIME rejects MU metadata standards
Many docs feel they’re delivering too much care
Hospitals and doctors are chasing the money
Pittsburgh has oldest Medicare population, yet Miami-area spends nearly double
20% of MA hospitals workers refuse flu shot
VT medical board weighs liability of director overseeing improper prescriptions at UVM
Videos as Instruments of Physician Engagement
HIPAA Summit West: 1 in 4 Organizations Report Data Breaches
September 26, 2011
Drugmaker fights Medicare pricing changes
Designing a smarter patient
Fewer insured patients put CT hospitals in a bind
MA Hospitals Cry Foul Over State Readmission Fines
Bartering for healthcare: Yardwork for treatment
Debating the Proposed CLIA Rule
Opinion: Why primary care is undervalued
MN medical examiner raised flag about former neurosurgeon
September 23, 2011
Nurses at nearly three dozen CA hospitals strike
How one small group sets doctors' pay
Hospital drug shortages deadly, costly
Surgeons object to new CDC organ-screening guidelines
SHSMD: CEOs Discuss Cultural Change Leadership
How Revised RAC Statement of Work Will Impact Providers
September 22, 2011
If San Francisco nurses strike, hospital services to remain operational
E-prescribing threshold too low to reduce deaths: RAND
MA family sues hospital, nurse after patient death linked to ’alarm fatigue’
Health care impasse muddled by physician fees
Doctors protest CEO at Knapp Medical Center
MGMA: Docs Trim Practice Expenses, But Operating Costs Soar
CDC Issues Draft Guidelines for Testing Donor Transplant Organs
September 21, 2011
In cuts to health programs, experts see difficult task in protecting patients
UPMC sued over botched kidney transplant
Whooping cough vaccine fades after 3 years
CA nurses prep for Thursday statewide strike
UT health insurer offering ’medicine man’ benefit
Women's Health Services Hold 'Significant' Potential in ACOs
Groups Call for Transparency in Hospital Accreditation Survey Findings
IPAB to Kick In Early to Ease Impact of Medicare Cuts
September 20, 2011
Obama takes a scalpel to health programs
Doctors should learn how to help manage healthcare costs
Changes in controversial organ donation method stir fears
Roche keeps drugs from strapped Greek hospitals
MedPAC Releases SGR Repeal Proposal
September 19, 2011
Steward CEO says low-cost insurance promotes community care
NJ hospitals’ financial health at mercy of federal reforms
Jewish Hospital (KY) CEO abruptly resigns
September 16, 2011
Journalism groups object to removal of doctor database
NJ hospital defends answer to state query
EHR incentive program ramps up to 90K providers
Fake Doc Pleads Guilty in $1.2M Fraud Scheme
Walked into a lamppost? Hurt while crocheting? Help is on the way
September 15, 2011
Judge blocks FL law restricting doctor gun talk
As US poverty rates climb, so may health woes for the poor
Hospital staffs face calls to get flu shots
Botox scandal lands MO doc on probation
ASHHRA: Learn to Live with Lower Medicare Reimbursements
Joint Commission Top Hospitals List Shuns Academic Medical Centers
CMS Releases Medicaid RACs Final Rule
September 14, 2011
Telemonitoring saves money when combined with traditional care
MI to require doctors to file BMI reports on children
Mass. doctors oppose HIV privacy bill
Seeking Solutions for Brain Tumors
HHS Launches Heart Disease Prevention Campaign
CIED-Related Infections, Costs Rising
U.S. Census Finds 16.3% of Americans Uninsured
September 13, 2011
Hospital exec found guilty in NY corruption probe
Hospital workers outspend others on medical care
Faster care for blood infection
Las Vegas doctor sues Medical Board over reprimand
ASHHRA: 'Jerk Bosses' Derail Nurse Retention Strategies
Proposed CLIA Rules Amendment Skirts Doctors
September 12, 2011
HHS Protects Same-Sex Partners' Rights in Hospitals
Misconduct in science
Overhaul of Physician Education System Recommended
CMS Compromise Gives Parkland Reprieve
September 9, 2011
Docs detail how feds downplayed ground zero health risks
Learning to speak Iowan: Corn, pigs, cyclones and Hawkeyes
Clinical decision support closes medical evidence gap
MO patients can now find out more about their doctors
MO doc convicted of felony gets his medical license back early
U.S. Physician Assistant Workforce Doubles in 10 Years
September 8, 2011
Doctor fees major factor in health costs, study says
How Medicare policy helped a stent trial recruit patients
Heart Transplant Scores Predict One-Year Survival Rates
September 7, 2011
Hospital ratings for kids a roll of the dice: study
Medical schools teaching little about gay health
Parkland expects CMS report by Sept. 15
CA Medical Biller to Pay $4.6M to Settle Fraud Allegations
Half of Internal Medicine Residents Report Burnout
September 6, 2011
SF experiment in improving patient healthcare
FL teen charged with impersonating physician’s assistant
EHRs Beat Paper in Head-to-Head Competition
September 2, 2011
Healthcare Creates 1 in 5 New Jobs
Getting doctors to wash their hands
MA parents get $7M in death of infant
UnitedHealth to buy CA doc group
Budget cuts will have far-reaching impact on NH hospitals
Accused CO pill mill doctor wants his freedom
Insurers Eye Medicare Advantage Acquisitions
Healthcare Online Job Postings Rise in August
Final CMS e-Prescribing Rule Eases Requirements
September 1, 2011
Disease exposure via medical devices a growing concern, CDC says
NYC Medicaid near critical condition
Florida's prescription-drug database launches
HIMSS discourages proposal to report patient-level data
MI hospital workers' choice: Flu shots or ax
Longer CPR may be no better than shorter for cardiac arrest patients
Clinicians' Clothing Found to Carry Pathogens
Parkland: Leadership Change Unrelated to Report of Deficiencies