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ED Docs Sound Alarm on Overcrowding
April 28, 2011
Medicare at heart of budget debate
MRSA infections down at VA hospitals
AL hospital damaged by tornado
Chicago HIE to host 9.4M healthcare records
7 employees donate kidneys at Loyola U. Medical Center
April 27, 2011
Brigham and Women’s performs another full face transplant
FDA Urged to Ban Medical Use of Latex Gloves
IOM Calls for National Quality Measures for Pediatric Healthcare
April 26, 2011
Supreme Court won’t expedite review of healthcare law
TN malpractice suits face new barriers
Hospital recruitment begins for lab interoperability project
MU: Attestation easy, registration not
Opinion: Better hand-washing through technology
April 25, 2011
Medicare treatment costs in Metro Detroit posted online
Iowa hospices inspected only once every 20 years
CA orders fixes at 2 UCSD emergency rooms
Weight-loss surgery with a single incision
April 22, 2011
Opinion: Patients are not consumers
Medicare rules tighten screening for home healthcare services
ED Management Strategies Linked to Revenue Recovery
April 21, 2011
Medical experts dispute a hospital's claims on heart device data
Drugstore Hand Sanitizers Don't Kill MRSA, Warns FDA
April 20, 2011
DE legislator trying to learn fate of three heart patients
Value-Based Payment Rules May Be Bound for ASCs
April 19, 2011
'DNR' patients more likely to die following surgery
MedSolutions' heart test denials criticized
Skills suffer for hungover surgeons, study finds
HDHPs Pose No Additional Risk to Medically Vulnerable
April 18, 2011
How CER could pay for itself: Insights from vertebral fracture treatments
Opinion: EHRs face human hurdles more than technological ones
Doctors could learn something about medical handoffs from the Navy
FL Gov. Scott releases hold on $35M for Jackson
HCA, Metro Nashville land swap gets scrutiny
RI judge examines bids for Landmark Medical Center
April 15, 2011
Drug Shortages Raise Costs, Put Patients at Risk
NC Blue Cross ads look at care costs
Delay optional surgeries after heart attack: study
CA Lap-Band death blamed on anesthesiologist
ED Safety Initiative Scrutinizes Quality of Care
Obama Deficit Reduction Plan Prompts Call for Repeal of IPAB
April 14, 2011
Study finds drop in deadly VA hospital infections
Leukemia drug shortage worsens
Lung transplants get a little time on their side
ONC: Time to 'double down' on putting patients first
HealthGrades Names Tops Cities for ED Care
CHIME: CIOs' Hopes Sag for EHR Early Funding
White House Deficit Reduction Proposal Targets Medicare
April 13, 2011
NJ hospitals duel over wait times
FL Gov. Scott divesting family shares of Solantic
Hospital is drawn into Bahrain strife
Healthcare Fundraising Shows Signs of Life
HHS Unveils $1B Program to Reduce Medical Errors
Dartmouth Atlas: Costs Rise for Medicare Patients at End of Life
April 12, 2011
7 Ways Hospitals Can Trim Costs
Governors cut taxes and medical aid to the poor
Physicians may heal themselves differently
Tufts nurses to hold strike vote
IL House approves crackdown on sex offender docs
Health Plan Performance Standards Open for Comment
April 11, 2011
Hospital patient safety under a spotlight
A new push to let HIV patients accept infected organs
AL sterilization problem led to IV infections
April 8, 2011
US healthcare system unprepared for major nuclear emergency
Physician groups slow to schedule internal HIPAA 5010 testing
Stent studies don't reflect 'real world' patients
Roundup: ACO Proposed Rules Fuel Uncertainty
April 7, 2011
Medicare releases data on hospital errors
Why the feds plan to fine poor performing hospitals
Healthcare data security in transition
Adverse Events in Hospitals Largely Undetected
Wright Memorial Readies $30M MO Hospital
April 6, 2011
Steward bringing Lowell, MA hospital into fold
USC to resume kidney transplants in wake of mix-up
TX physician bills raise concern about safety, motive
Infection Prevention Pilot Slashes CLABSI by 35%
'Unreasonable' Rate Increase Rule Proposal Scrutinized
13 Hot ACO Buzzwords All Providers Should Know
April 5, 2011
Weighing risk of surgery via wrist
Children's pain in hospital undertreated: study
Pediatric clinic relocated while CA hospital explores radiation concerns
FDA probe closes WI medical wipes maker
Feds Rev HAI Prevention Guidelines
ACO Proposed Rules Spotlight Physician-Hospital Alignment
April 4, 2011
More physicians say no to endless workdays
Nanoparticles may 'kick backside' of deadly MRSA
ACO Rules Receive Guarded, Mixed Reviews
April 1, 2011
Arizona proposes Medicaid fat fee
Early Removal of Pediatric Catheters Key to Infection Prevention