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Marathon of Meaningful Use, EHR Standards Just Beginning
Meaningful Use, EHR Standards Proposals Released by HHS
HHS unveils meaningful use plan
Tennessee says 13 state' challenge to health bill is premature
Swine flu wanes, but challenges stay
Solution to killer superbug found in Norway
High-tech hospital gowns are hot
December 30, 2009
Targeting Trouble Areas With Six Sigma Tactics Shows Major Results
Virginia Hospital Celebrates Five Years With No VAP Events
Florida AG Calls for Legal Review of Mandate in Federal Healthcare Legislation
Implanted cardiac device testing is scant, study finds
Severe H1N1 cases and asthma are linked
December 29, 2009
Experts: Treat Cell Phones Like Any Other Device with Protected Health Information
Reusing Respirators and Managing N95 Supplies While Living Up to OSHA Expectations
Cardiologists sue Sebelius over Medicare fee cuts
Treatment Options Narrowing for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
At state level, health lobby fights change
Public option may be dropped from final healthcare bill
Justice is (finally) served for nurses in whistleblower case
Retailers jockey to market swine-flu shots
December 28, 2009
Hospitals Can Weigh in on Revised Joint Commission Standard
Visiting Physicians Association to Pay $9.5M to Resolve Whistleblower Allegations
Where Does the Reform Bill Go Now?
10 Phrases That Became Part of the Healthcare Lexicon in 2009
Doughnut hole in Medicare eyed
States with expanded health coverage fight bill
Senate, House to haggle over health reform differences
Recommendations for cancer screening are under review
Medical billing code monopoly explains AMA's support for health plan, critics say
Mayo Clinic supports bill but seeks more action on how care is paid for
Officials re-examining organ transplant rules
Medical sales reps work alongside doctors, even in operating rooms
December 24, 2009
10 Issues that Congress will Need to Resolve in Final Reform Bill
HHS Offers $38M in New HIT Workforce Development Grants
Remembering an Active Year in Hospital Medicine
Senate Passes Health Reform Bill, 60-39
When the health changes could take effect
Doctors seek out cure for inefficiency
Drug makers hope to avoid bitter pill in final legislation
Firms warn of cuts to benefits
NH, Maine test transparency with health cost tools
Stent maker paying $22M to end probe
Stocking stuffer: health gift card
More H1N1 vaccine is recalled
December 23, 2009
OK Health System Pays $13.2M to Settle Self-disclosed Kickback Violations
Feds Investigating Prescription Drug Price Increases
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
States probing Senate healthcare deal
Weighing medical costs of end-of-life care
Health bill will keep Mass. overhaul intact
More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate
December 22, 2009
Senate Bill Clears Second Hurdle; Christmas Eve Vote Expected
Top 10 Articles from HealthLeaders Media in 2009
Is the Public Insurance Option Gone for Good?
ED Wait Times Touted Online, But Docs Point to a Dangerous Trend
10 Weird Healthcare Stories of 2009
Now Democrats must sell health plan to voters
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
Hospital comparisons soon to be a click away in Ohio
Brigham and Women's Hospital gets $3.4m for face transplants
The virtual visit may expand access to doctors
December 21, 2009
Hundreds of Cancer Programs Seek New Breast Center Accreditation
HHS Offers $60M Grants for Strategic Health IT Projects
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
Senate debate on healthcare exacerbates partisanship
Louisiana has much at stake in healthcare debate
Study reports prevalence of autism
Negotiating to 60 votes, compromise by compromise
Industry official faults radiologists in mammogram debate
December 18, 2009
Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Declining for Older Adults
Former, Current GOP Governors Bash Medicaid Expansion Plan
Top 10 Issues Facing Healthcare in 2010
Don't Use Texas as Model for Tort Reform, Advocacy Group Warns
Senate healthcare bill now relies on regulation
Health gap widens between blacks, whites in Chicago
Liberal revolt on healthcare stings White House
A race to win one more vote for health bill
Doctors seek aid from business schools
Supreme Court delays medical malpractice damage cap ruling
Audit blasts docs for turning conferences into luxurious family getaways
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
Rogue group of pain managers skirts rules
Exam-room rules: What is in a name?
Senate Health Reform Vote May Not Happen Until After Christmas
Number of Uninsured Americans Rose in First Six Months of 2009
Senate Republicans vow to delay healthcare vote
Senate plan is called too empowering to health insurers
Reid fights for 60th vote on health bill
Grassley eyes Miami doctor
Medicare payments to docs: Here comes the two-month patch
December 16, 2009
House Postpones Medicare Payment Cut Until March
Medical Tourism Options Expand to Puerto Rico
Native Americans Four Times More Vulnerable to H1N1 Death, Says CDC
Senate Rejects Drug Imports from Canada
MRSA Cases in California Skyrocket
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations
Obama urges Senate to pass healthcare bill
Obama healthcare meeting aims to rally senators
Public cooling to healthcare reform as debate drags on, poll finds
Democrats urged to act on health
Internet security breach found at UCSF School of Medicine
GlaxoSmithKline reports payments to doctors
Infants' swine flu vaccine is recalled as less potent
December 15, 2009
Web Site Hopes to Activate Diabetes Patients in New York
Radiologists Rap Study Linking CT Scans with Cancer
Study Internal, External Factors in Practice Merger Decisions
Reid Says Senate Reform Bill Is Nearly Complete
Senate health bill unlikely to include Medicare buy-in
Lieberman gets ex-party to shift on health plan
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
Should Physician Practices Pursue Joint Commission Accreditation?
Countdown on the Senate Reform Bill: Is the Finish Line Close?
Medicare cuts could hurt hospitals, expert warns
Report: Senate health bill will raise costs
Two senators doubt Medicare compromise
New Jersey targets doctor-drugmaker ties
Drug companies defend data mining practice
Chicago hospitals weigh continuing ban on children over concerns about H1N1
Massachusetts ER policy passes checkup
December 11, 2009
Some Savings in Senate Reform Bill are Unrealistic, Says CMS Actuary
Providers Receive First RAC Medical Record Documentation Requests
Top 10 Smartphone App Trends for 2010
Training Can Prevent Needlestick Injuries from Going Unreported
Senate Looks for Possible Compromises on Public Option
Health Leaders Speak Out About MedPAC's Proposed Lower Payments for 2010
Guide Looks to Engage Patients and Families in Healthcare Quality
Senate health debate hits snag over imported drugs
Pelosi backs Medicare buy-in plan in Senate healthcare deal
High premiums in Senate Democrats' health plan
Flu is waning, say University of Chicago professors
Swine flu death toll at 10,000 since April
December 10, 2009
CBO: Medical Malpractice Reform Could Save $54 Billion
Planned Cancer Center Stresses Patient Experience, Evidence-based Design
South Jersey Program Seeks to Reduce Readmissions, Improve Quality
Microsoft Looks to Expand Healthcare Offerings
Survey reveals impact of eliminating of Medicare consultation codes on endocrinologists
AMA opposes Medicare expansion
Senate Democrats satisfied with healthcare deal
White House pins hopes on Senate’s deal
Senators seek to shine light on medical industry relationships
Patient Knowledge of Their Meds Woeful, Says Study
Another medical school reports doctors' industry ties
Public option keeps toehold in Senate deal on health bill
Senate Democrats see room for hope on healthcare bill
If public option is no longer an option in Senate bill, then what?
December 9, 2009
Freshman Senators' Amendments Focus on Improving Value
Live from IHI: What's the Fate of Healthcare?
Senate may drop public option
Reid says deal resolves the impasse on the public option
Are primary-care practices too small to measure quality?
Finding the nerve to cut health costs
December 8, 2009
FDA Issues Interim Recommendations on CT Scans
Survey: Health Costs, Reform a Source of Stress for Americans
Senators: Congress, President Should Get Health Insurance Through Public Option
Senate turns to health bill's major obstacles
Liberal senators press for expansion of Medicare
Senator Grassley seeks financial details from medical groups
Third Los Angeles-area hospital in radiation overdose probe
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
Eight Ways to Prepare Staff, Educate Patients About Mammography Recommendations
Senate Amendments Feature Insurer Exec Pay Limits, Malpractice Award Caps
CDC Video Urges Patients to Insist They Witness Provider Hand-washing
Obama presses Democrats on healthcare bill
Push for deal on public health plan
Abortion Amendment Expected Today
Deals cut with health groups may be at peril
Obama administration pushes swine flu vaccines in ads
Death in Philadelphia ER spurs a plea for system reform
UnitedHealthCare's acquisition of Health Net approved
Musical surgeon examines the OR soundtrack
December 4, 2009
Senate Democrats Bash Blue Cross' Health Reform Report
Deleting Medicare Consult Code Could Hurt Patients, Say Doctors
Use Medical Staff Membership to Integrate, Not Separate, Satellite Clinics
Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $350 Million UnitedHealth Settlement
Women's Preventive Services Now Part of Senate Reform Bill
Senate votes down GOP plan to strip Medicare cuts from bill
Senate backs preventive healthcare for women
Surgeon general calls for more minorities in medicine
Doctors: Senate health bill needs some surgery
Crowded agenda dogs health bill
New Jersey clamps down on the relationship between doctors, industry
December 3, 2009
Almost 40,000 Qualified Nursing School Applications Turned Away
Healthcare Sector Online Job Ads Remain Sluggish
Doctors warned of Facebook flirts
Appendicitis? There's an app for that
Mammography Screening Message Was Misunderstood, Says Task Force
Senate breaks health stalemate
Mammogram guidelines debated along party lines as panel members are grilled
California Medical Association opposes U.S. Senate's healthcare plan
House panel split on mammogram guidelines
Study shows treatment after heart attack is getting faster
December 2, 2009
Feds Offering $235 Million to Model Health IT Communities
MedPAC: Regional Variation in Service Use Not Same as Medicare Spending
Flurry of HIPAA Activity Expected Over Next Three Months
Senators express hope for a health reform bill
Medicare dispute delays Senate healthcare votes
Fear, frustration mounts for dialysis patients at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital
December 1, 2009
CCHIT Certifies First EHR Programs Under Federal Standards
Senators Attempt to Add Amendments to Health Reform Bill
The Great CBO Debate: Does Reform Bill Cut or Create Costs?
Healthcare debate is officially on in the Senate
Senate health bill gets a boost
Essay: To curb repeat hospital stays, pay doctors
H1N1 flu cases decline, but still taking heavy toll