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Targeting Trouble Areas With Six Sigma Tactics Shows Major Results
Virtual Nurse Helps Patients Understand Discharge Information
Virginia Hospital Celebrates Five Years With No VAP Events
SNF Advanced Beneficiary Notice Expected in Early 2010
Florida AG Calls for Legal Review of Mandate in Federal Healthcare Legislation
December 29, 2009
Treatment Options Narrowing for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Justice is (finally) served for nurses in whistleblower case
Retailers jockey to market swine-flu shots
December 24, 2009
10 Issues that Congress will Need to Resolve in Final Reform Bill
Five Health Stakeholders Respond to Senate Reform Bill's Passage
Senate Passes Health Reform Bill, 60-39
When the health changes could take effect
More H1N1 vaccine is recalled
December 23, 2009
SEIU-UHW Trumpets Pay Raises for Members, Despite Bad Economy
The Five Best Things and Five Worst Things About Healthcare in 2009
Pain before gain in healthcare overhaul
Senate healthcare bill may be hard to reconcile with House's
More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate
December 22, 2009
Ohio Hospital Program Increases Interaction Between Nurses, Patients
Senate Bill Clears Second Hurdle; Christmas Eve Vote Expected
Senate healthcare reform bill passes another hurdle
Top 10 Articles from HealthLeaders Media in 2009
ED Wait Times Touted Online, But Docs Point to a Dangerous Trend
10 Weird Healthcare Stories of 2009
Both sides question health bill's abortion compromise
Republicans take aim at deal-making
Democrats face challenge in merging health bills
Americans' views of healthcare steady this year
The virtual visit may expand access to doctors
December 21, 2009
CBO: Revised Senate Reform Bill Will Cost $23B More Than Previous Plan
Five Healthcare Stakeholders Voice Support, Concern for Senate Bill
Some States Getting Preferential Treatment in Senate Reform Bill, Critics Charge
Autism Report Should Send Message to Pediatricians, Says Expert
Health bill passes key test in the Senate with 60 votes
Abortion continues to be dividing issue
Negotiating to 60 votes, compromise by compromise
December 18, 2009
Top 10 Issues Facing Healthcare in 2010
Health gap widens between blacks, whites in Chicago
Flu season won't keep Santa from Oklahoma children's hospital
Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states
Holding doctors accountable for medical errors
December 17, 2009
Facility Improves Patients' Pain Management
Senate Health Reform Vote May Not Happen Until After Christmas
California hospital vote pits upstart union against colossus
December 16, 2009
Native Americans Four Times More Vulnerable to H1N1 Death, Says CDC
Report Questions Whether Nation is Prepared for H1N1 Emergency
MRSA Cases in California Skyrocket
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations
December 15, 2009
Web Site Hopes to Activate Diabetes Patients in New York
Move afoot to reward health consumer thrift
Overuse of CT scans will lead to new cancer deaths, a study shows
December 14, 2009
Patient Photos Help Reduce Hospital's Medication Errors
Countdown on the Senate Reform Bill: Is the Finish Line Close?
Chicago hospitals weigh continuing ban on children over concerns about H1N1
Hospital workers at Massachusetts-based Caritas Christi OK contract
Massachusetts ER policy passes checkup
December 11, 2009
Top 10 Smartphone App Trends for 2010
Training Can Prevent Needlestick Injuries from Going Unreported
Senate Looks for Possible Compromises on Public Option
Guide Looks to Engage Patients and Families in Healthcare Quality
Senate health debate hits snag over imported drugs
Flu is waning, say University of Chicago professors
Swine flu death toll at 10,000 since April
December 10, 2009
South Jersey Program Seeks to Reduce Readmissions, Improve Quality
Microsoft Looks to Expand Healthcare Offerings
White House pins hopes on Senate’s deal
Patient Knowledge of Their Meds Woeful, Says Study
December 9, 2009
Group gathers in Hartford in support of endangered nurse-training program
December 8, 2009
Three Nurses Groups Ratify Super Union
Nurses unions join together for more clout
Groups try simple steps to avoid hospital rebound
University of Miami-Jackson Memorial effort would cut antibiotic use
Flu pandemic could be mild
December 7, 2009
Obama presses Democrats on healthcare bill
Temp firms a magnet for unfit nurses
December 4, 2009
Women's Preventive Services Now Part of Senate Reform Bill
Senate backs preventive healthcare for women
December 3, 2009
Almost 40,000 Qualified Nursing School Applications Turned Away
Healthcare Sector Online Job Ads Remain Sluggish
Mammogram guidelines debated along party lines as panel members are grilled
House panel split on mammogram guidelines
December 2, 2009
Nursing Performance Database Hopes to Improve Quality
Senators express hope for a health reform bill
Connecticut governor's plan to cut nurse training assailed
December 1, 2009
Senators Attempt to Add Amendments to Health Reform Bill
CT governor suspends adult education program for licensed practical nurses
H1N1 flu cases decline, but still taking heavy toll