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November 20, 2009
Patient Satisfaction Increasing at Hospitals Nationwide
New Designs for Elderly Care Offered
Report: Medicaid Program Struggles to Get Long-term Care Patients Back Home
Cancer recommendations create culture clash in medicine
Illinois launches Web site with hospital prices, quality ratings
Seven steps toward disease-centered systems of CARE
Jordan Hospital forges ties with Boston's Tufts Medical Center
November 19, 2009
More Late-preterm Births are Increasing Public Health Burden, Says CDC
White House backs off cancer test guidelines
Education program, bundled payments to improve care for kidney patients
Doctors' neckties seen as flu risk
November 18, 2009
Joint Commission, HHS Stress Importance of Healthcare Communication
Mammograms and politics: Task force stirs up a tempest
Philadelphia VA clinic cited for radioactive-treatment violations
Mammography outcry points to trouble for healthcare reform
Medical schools quizzed on ghostwriting
November 17, 2009
Radiology Groups: Recommended Mammogram Guidelines Will Increase Breast Cancer Deaths
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER
November 16, 2009
Quality Forum Releases Health IT Data Framework
Maternity Ad Campaign Gets Patients to Shop for Quality
Little benefit seen, so far, in electronic patient records
Doctors urge a focus on geriatrics
November 13, 2009
Researchers Studying Whether New Medicare Rule Will Reduce In-hospital Falls
Health-bill disclosure rule is resisted
New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S.
Nurses Use iTouch and iPhones to Communicate and Stay Connected
ACOs Could Complement Reform Initiatives, Suggests Report
Secret Shopper Program Checks Hospitals' Hand Hygiene
Atrius Health, Boston-based Beth Israel expand affiliation
November 12, 2009
Hospitals north of Boston set limits to curb flu's spread
November 11, 2009
Study: Physician income shrinks, but not time spent with patients
Will transparency keep heart failure patients healthy?
November 10, 2009
Seven Health Leaders React to House's Health Reform Legislation
Medical Confessional Highlights Doctors' Diagnostic Errors
HHS Will Spend $9 Million on Tracking ASC Infection Rates
Cedars-Sinai Offers to Pay Medical Costs For Patients Overexposed to CT Radiation
Florida Launches Online Healthcare Complaint Form
Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation
Poll: Drugmakers most at fault for swine flu vaccine shortage
Board chairman survey: Only 1% of hospitals are below average
November 9, 2009
Survey: Half of Nonprofit Hospital Boards Don't Value Clinical Quality as Top Concern
Proper Use of Emergency Kits Essential in Nursing Homes
Rapid influenza tests often fail to detect H1N1
November 6, 2009
Hand-hygiene Rates Improved Through Variety of Reinforcement Styles
Hospital Job Growth Surged in October
CDC: MRSA USA600 Not Worse Than Other MRSA Strains
Immigration and abortion issues could cost party crucial votes
House Democrats seek allies for health vote
November 5, 2009
Commonwealth Fund: U.S. Healthcare is Lagging Behind Other Countries
Surgeons Give Six Reasons Why Senate Reform Plan Will Worsen Care
Dying In a Hospital Costs More than Surviving an Inpatient Stay
Flu outrunning vaccine, experts say
FDA seeks to reduce drug dosage errors
Surgery at a spa? Buyer beware
November 4, 2009
CDC Lifts Ban on U.S. Visitors with HIV
Surgical Masks Work As Well as N95 Respirators Against Influenza, Study Says
HHS, ED Docs Provide H1N1 Guidelines to Public
November 3, 2009
New MRSA Strain Much More Lethal Than Other Types
Catholic Healthcare West makes tentative deal with nurses union
November 2, 2009
Nursing Homes Have a Year to Comply with New MDS 3.0 Assessment
Nurses Protest H1N1 Respirator Mask Shortage
Swine flu: Worst-case outbreak could severely strain hospitals
Tempers flare in Virginia over shortage of H1N1 vaccine, answers
Patient Satisfaction Increasing at Hospitals Nationwide
New Designs for Elderly Care Offered
Report: Medicaid Program Struggles to Get Long-term Care Patients Back Home
Cancer recommendations create culture clash in medicine
Illinois launches Web site with hospital prices, quality ratings
Seven steps toward disease-centered systems of CARE
Jordan Hospital forges ties with Boston's Tufts Medical Center
More Late-preterm Births are Increasing Public Health Burden, Says CDC
White House backs off cancer test guidelines
Education program, bundled payments to improve care for kidney patients
Doctors' neckties seen as flu risk
Joint Commission, HHS Stress Importance of Healthcare Communication
Mammograms and politics: Task force stirs up a tempest
Philadelphia VA clinic cited for radioactive-treatment violations
Mammography outcry points to trouble for healthcare reform
Medical schools quizzed on ghostwriting
Radiology Groups: Recommended Mammogram Guidelines Will Increase Breast Cancer Deaths
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER
Quality Forum Releases Health IT Data Framework
Maternity Ad Campaign Gets Patients to Shop for Quality
Little benefit seen, so far, in electronic patient records
Doctors urge a focus on geriatrics
Researchers Studying Whether New Medicare Rule Will Reduce In-hospital Falls
Health-bill disclosure rule is resisted
New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S.
Nurses Use iTouch and iPhones to Communicate and Stay Connected
ACOs Could Complement Reform Initiatives, Suggests Report
Secret Shopper Program Checks Hospitals' Hand Hygiene
Atrius Health, Boston-based Beth Israel expand affiliation
Hospitals north of Boston set limits to curb flu's spread
Study: Physician income shrinks, but not time spent with patients
Will transparency keep heart failure patients healthy?
Seven Health Leaders React to House's Health Reform Legislation
Medical Confessional Highlights Doctors' Diagnostic Errors
HHS Will Spend $9 Million on Tracking ASC Infection Rates
Cedars-Sinai Offers to Pay Medical Costs For Patients Overexposed to CT Radiation
Florida Launches Online Healthcare Complaint Form
Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation
Poll: Drugmakers most at fault for swine flu vaccine shortage
Board chairman survey: Only 1% of hospitals are below average
Survey: Half of Nonprofit Hospital Boards Don't Value Clinical Quality as Top Concern
Proper Use of Emergency Kits Essential in Nursing Homes
Rapid influenza tests often fail to detect H1N1
Hand-hygiene Rates Improved Through Variety of Reinforcement Styles
Hospital Job Growth Surged in October
CDC: MRSA USA600 Not Worse Than Other MRSA Strains
Immigration and abortion issues could cost party crucial votes
House Democrats seek allies for health vote
Commonwealth Fund: U.S. Healthcare is Lagging Behind Other Countries
Surgeons Give Six Reasons Why Senate Reform Plan Will Worsen Care
Dying In a Hospital Costs More than Surviving an Inpatient Stay
Flu outrunning vaccine, experts say
FDA seeks to reduce drug dosage errors
Surgery at a spa? Buyer beware
CDC Lifts Ban on U.S. Visitors with HIV
Surgical Masks Work As Well as N95 Respirators Against Influenza, Study Says
HHS, ED Docs Provide H1N1 Guidelines to Public
New MRSA Strain Much More Lethal Than Other Types
Catholic Healthcare West makes tentative deal with nurses union
Nursing Homes Have a Year to Comply with New MDS 3.0 Assessment
Nurses Protest H1N1 Respirator Mask Shortage
Swine flu: Worst-case outbreak could severely strain hospitals
Tempers flare in Virginia over shortage of H1N1 vaccine, answers