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Health jobs are crucial to Michigan’s economy
Four Japanese gang figures got liver transplants at UCLA
Feds charge former Edgewater Medical Center chief with obstruction
Harvard medical researchers to pool work
Opinion: Ailing ERs threaten patients, leave communities vulnerable
Brazil court rules in favor of stem cell research
Study: Bacteria a factor in sudden infant death syndrome
Study finds NYC hospitals differ on care at life’s end
Police say man posed as doctor at Piedmont Hospital
Medical copter crashes at Grand Rapids hospital
Are doctors to blame for low health literacy?
May 29, 2008
Wrong patient almost gets cardiac catheterization at Tampa (FL) General Hospital
Larger hospital may be needed in New Orleans, new report says
North Carolina lawsuit: Open Rex, WakeMed pact
North Carolina doctors fight malpractice Web site
California hospital halts cardiac surgeries due to infections
Consumers Union to rate hospitals
Aetna, CIGNA rank highest in efficiency
California bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
Task force to review University of California-San Francisco data security
Hospital’s cuts sow anxiety in South Los Angeles
Pennsylvania hospitals report security breaches in newborn-care areas
Hartford Hospital refunds Medicare
Ratings boost good news for Chicago medical center
Newly insured outpace available doctors in Massachusetts
Quake victims overwhelm Chinese hospitals
Czech court approves fees for patients
Negotiators named in bid to find buyers for Maryland county’s hospital system
Cardiac response lags in Washington, DC
May 28, 2008
Michigan health systems unite to fight cancer
Insurer, physicians fight over ERISA limits
Grand Prairie, TX, may get two health clinics
Doctor sues California hospital, claiming retaliation
Healthcare to get the Hollywood treatment
Child healthcare varies widely among states
Texas physicians debate computerizing medical records
Connecticut healthcare effort takes a new turn
Spring Hill, TN, hospital boosters plan rally
Harvard professor applauds hospital safety but says more should be done
Moody’s lifts Illinois hospital operator’s bond rating
Cape Cod Healthcare’s new hospital chief will confront revenue woes
Hospitals move to reduce night shift risk
Survey: Spending doesn’t improve patients’ perception of care
May 27, 2008
There’s a lengthy wait at Orlando-area emergency rooms, and it could get worse
Electronic prescriptions gain ground
Urban hospitals in New Jersey to take huge hit in charity aid
Changes stepping up as Tarrant County, TX, hospital administrator leaves
Florida-based West Boca Medical Center expands neonatal unit
Seattle medical center’s $257 million expansion almost complete
Hospitals, patients clash on privacy rights
University of California hospital, campus workers authorize strike
Push for stricter plastic surgery rules swells in California
Ailing Southwest Atlanta Hospital reopens, but just barely
Nurses at Upland, PA, medical center vote to strike if new deal isn’t struck
Ties get the boot for British doctors
Connecticut AG says insurers couldn’t unilaterally change state contracts
Tennessee healthcare firms renew interest in acquisitions
TennCare patient wins experimental treatment as rare disease worsens
Hospitals gain reprieve in Medicaid lawsuit
Critics queasy over Illinois hospital mergers
Where have all the doctors gone?
$1.85 fee to see a doctor? Some say it’s too much
SEC backs healthcare balloting
National nurse union joins fight against Virginia hospital
May 23, 2008
Austin, TX, struggles to care for mentally ill; ERs see result
Texas-based JPS board seeks ’new direction’ with interim chief
Nevada insurers targeting individual customers
Wisconsin employers want more health price info, survey finds
Blue Shield of California Foundation gives out $12.3 million
Geisinger Health System plans Aug. 4 opening for $35 million PA facility
Cleveland Clinic forum examines solutions to health insurance gap
Residents of Sun City Center, FL, continue fight to keep South Bay Hospital
New safety program to monitor Medicare drug use
Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
As Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center nears opening, disputes persist
Officials say Connecticut governor should sign health partnership bill
Plan to revive Boston hospital unveiled
Japan taps foreign nurses in labor squeeze
Agency to look for owner for hospitals in Prince George's County, MD
May 22, 2008
Anthem, OhioHealth join others in posting quality, price data
Health policies to be studied in Michigan
Blue Foundation launches $8 million Florida study of child obesity
California hospitals fined for putting patients at risk
Texas advisory panel calls for state oversight of PPO health insurance plans
Houston firm takes control of Renaissance Healthcare
Tenet opens medical center in El Paso, TX
New CIGNA Web site lets plan members shop for healthcare
Brentwood, TN, medical group gets $75 million from NYC investor
Doctors to provide online consultations in war areas
Bill sets stay in hospital for breast cancer
Massachusetts Medical Society files suit over rankings
CBO questions savings from digital healthcare records
Bush signs anti-discrimination bill
New Florida law allows low-cost health policies
ICU docs less likely to discuss end-of-life issues with blacks
Day of admission dictates length of stay for heart failure
May 21, 2008
Des Moines, IA, medical center’s plan for renovations moves forward
Erickson, Baltimore-area hospitals to create patient information exchange
Orlando Health springs to life
Franklin County, NC, hospital appeals state’s denial of its request to relocate
Florida governor signs autism health insurance coverage bill
Parents, doctors fight for space in Dallas neonatal nurseries
Dallas hospital will treat all moms-to-be
Connecticut Democrats press for small-business health plan
Advocate Health Care agrees to buy hospital in Libertyville, IL
Children’s Hospital buys more land in Chicago
Illinois woman settles for $15 million in hospital malpractice suit
Boston spine group moves to Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Rhode Island bill may cut health perk for lawmakers
Even doctors guess at health charges
Government ads to show consumers how hospitals rate
May 20, 2008
New Web portal and blog opens online communities for those involved in medical travel
Thailand Emerges as World Leader in ’Medical Tourism’
Study: Med schools can boost rural physician supply
Court rejects North Texas Specialty Physicians’ appeal of FTC ruling
Columbia, SC, facility completes renovated children’s hospital
Florida Hospital creates own in-house radiology group
Patients help design Cancer Hospital at Cleveland medical center
Louisiana Senators urged to restore cuts
Legal protections for Louisiana doctors during disasters advance
Process eased for adding hospitals in Florida
Digging into celebrity medical records has a long history
Atlanta hospital gets first infusion of $50 million
Connecticut insurance bill faces veto threat
Coventry, CT, Council backs healthcare initiative
Necklace could help patients take their medication on time
Caritas expanding heart care to Boston suburbs
Initially rebuffed, Manhattan hospital scales down its redesign plans
Google launches online medical records service
May 19, 2008
Lapses may prompt an overhaul of Texas-based JPS board
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO’s compensation near $3.95 million
St. Joseph’s should build Riverview, FL, hospital, judge says
Online, patients-as-consumers are reviewing doctors
University of California willing to discuss operating King-Harbor hospital
Billing issue leaves patients feeling ill
Pennsylvania governor touts new program to help chronically ill
Nonprofit coalition in Connecticut focuses on covering the uninsured
Maury County, TN, hospital to join Williamson Medical Center in appeal
Northwestern Memorial Hospital buys land in Chicago’s north suburbs
A more welcoming model for care
Why doctors are heading for Texas
Nurses unions square off over workers
Doctors say ’I’m sorry’ before ’see you in court’
In hospitals, simple reminders reduce deadly infections
May 16, 2008
University of Kansas Hospital plans ER expansion for better patient care
Study co-pays’ impact on poor, Texas physicians urge
Texas patient dies after policy slows move to ER
Henry Ford Health System earnings fall
AARP Ohio seeks ideas on healthcare
Heparin fix leads to new concerns
Louisiana parish studies hospital plan
UnitedHealth Group, Sierra Health Services deal challenged
1,200 California residents to have canceled healthcare coverage restored
New Jersey bill aims for universal health coverage by 2011
Hartford retirees angry about health plan change
Blue Island, IL, OKs tax breaks for new owners of St. Francis Hospital
Massachusetts health plans’ results in first quarter are just mediocre
Judge considers challenge to Inova acquisition
Long wait for medical care after China quake
May 15, 2008
SynergyHealth in West Bend, WI, joining Froedtert, Columbia St. Mary’s
Cleveland-based University Hospitals had operating income of $104 million for 2007
Cleveland medical center to cut employees
Survey: Universal healthcare would add to U.S. doctor shortage
Quaid testifies on peril to newborn twins
Hospital staffs train for safe delivery of babies
Los Angeles City Council gives preliminary approval to fines for patient dumping
Los Angeles supervisor candidates discuss healthcare issues
Nashville-area companies win new Medicaid contracts in Arizona
Judge rules against Blue Cross of Michigan on rate hikes
Illinois hospitals agree to purchase
MDs at Beverly, MA, hospital vote to rebuff hospital’s executive
Closer follow-up urged for heart implants
Cleveland Clinic to pay tuition for medical school students
Healthcare center branch opens in Silver Spring, MD
May 14, 2008
Hospital rate increase wins approval in Maryland
Florida Medicaid reimbursements cut by $6 billion in new fiscal year
Taking a closer look at St. Louis-area hospitals’ profits
Firm to determine whether New Orleans hospital can be restored
Minnesota governor vetoes healthcare bill
$887.4 million bond for San Francisco General Hospital
Tennessee doctors, hospitals fight denial of substance-use claims
Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use
Audit fuels criticism of Illinois governor on healthcare programs
Iowa governor signs $25 million healthcare package for uninsured
Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for training doctors
Doctors can help lower hospital costs
Study: Quality lags at safety-net hospitals
Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost
Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines
May 13, 2008
Tennessee healthcare costs jump 10 percent
New Hampshire doctors access patients’ records electronically
New Orleans clinic’s reins shift to Charity Hospital system
Bill would cut New Orleans healthcare
Healthcare bill clears Minnesota Legislature
Nurses’ union pushes for better staffing
Baptist Health South Florida pays $7.75M to settle claim
More with ties to UCLA may have snooped
Former Atlanta hospital CEO sues, saying firing ’malicious’
Pennsylvania Insurance Department sets July hearing for Blue Cross, Highmark deal
New Jersey hospital workers rally against proposed budget cuts
Insurers pay caregivers to track patients
Greenwich (CT) Hospital fined for overcharging Medicare program
Southern Illinois hospital resumes some outpatient surgeries
More tying the knot to get health insurance
Most Massachusetts doctors face lower cost for malpractice coverage
HMO pullouts upend Connecticut Medicaid
May 12, 2008
Uninsured Floridians should not hold their breath for coverage
High health costs in Milwaukee area due to power of care systems, study says
New voices in the rounds
Los Angeles hospital’s recovery could take years
Georgia trauma bill supporters preparing for push next year
New Jersey rally to protest proposed healthcare cuts
Advocates want safety net to catch TennCare’s sickest
Insurance model follows American tradition
Iowa nurses to see pay raise with increase in Medicaid
Feds approve Indiana plan to expand SCHIP coverage
Illinois officials launch updated Web portal for Medicaid information
Illinois hospital’s savior faces tough task
Loan effort lures recruits to Massachusetts health centers
Manhattan hospital pleads poverty to evade landmark law
Study: Telemedicine a cost-effective alternative to ER visits
FTC moves to block merger of Inova and Virginia hospital
May 9, 2008
Healthcare Association of New York receives $105,000 state grant
Kaiser doctors making a different kind of house call
Ohio pharmacists want to expand role with patients
Cleveland Clinic hospital gets $5 million donation for expansion
Center to add healthcare in Buffalo
Independence Blue Cross, PA-based system agree on reimbursement contracts
Florida group steps in when doctor bill is bitter pill
Blue Cross of Minnesota dropping its contract with Healthways
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
Web site to help Georgians make decisions about healthcare
New leader hired for UConn Health Center
Blue Island, IL, hospital to get second chance, new name
Massachusetts agency seeks to cover 30,000 more uninsured
Hard sell to Medicare insurance buyers would get softer under new rules
May 8, 2008
Excela Health buys Pennsylvania hospital
North Carolina denies hospital plans
Loan to help fund North Carolina hospital expansion
Two percent of New York state doctors on watch list
Texas hospital shifts patients to another facility amid shortage of neurosurgeons
Quicker approval for hospitals coming to Florida
New Michigan hospital strives for five-star treatment
Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati shrinking staff
Contra Costa County, CA, caps some health benefits
New York City to prep potential organ donors before getting consent
New Fort Worth, TX, hospital focuses on women’s healthcare
Infection numbers unusually low in Georgia counties
Georgia governor signs high-deductible insurance plan bill
Franklin, TN-based Williamson Medical receives $53,000 in grants
Critics doubt Tennessee insurance bill will slash costs
Business leaders expect little expansion in health benefits
Connecticut governor cool to expansion of state worker insurance pool
White House may soften health policy
Officials testify on hospitals’ disaster plans
May 7, 2008
Birmingham City Council approves $20 million for hospital expansion
Tarrant County, TX, officials are concerned about problems in JPS network
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reports rare loss
Identity thieves prey on patients’ medical records
Los Angeles investigates alleged patient dumping by Costa Mesa hospital
Healthcare costs pinch employers
Medicare bid process drawing flak
Connecticut Senate approves state health insurance pooling bill
Poll: Majority of Wisconsin residents want universal care
Illinois governor halts enrollment in expanded health program
Medical schools try to quash use of sometimes-demeaning shorthand
Health clinics inside stores likely to slow their growth
Slowdown’s side effect: More nurses
Building proposal by Manhattan hospital is rejected
Senators told to tread carefully on healthcare
May 6, 2008
Tenet Healthcare reports $31 million loss
Workshop calls attention to rural healthcare crisis
Kaiser completes national installation of electronic health record system
Kaiser sees 64 percent drop in net income
Health disparities grant to help older blacks in rural Alabama
Wife dies but new hospital bills keep coming
Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council study points to economic contributions
Atlanta hospital faces funding issues
Suit filed to block Medi-Cal rate cuts
Medical tourism is still small
ERs are busy, but fewer patients are uninsured
Federal health plan for children still leaves needs unmet
Democrats warn about hospital capacity
Provider, doctors may pull out of Washington, DC, program
Ten million children worldwide die from lack of healthcare
May 5, 2008
HCA executive answers questions on plans for new Virginia hospital
New technology at Washington, PA, facility puts staff in touch instantly
Sacramento-area hospitals bulking up
Florida lawmakers have healthcare plan
C. diff rivals MRSA as the next deadly bacteria threat, experts say
Australian doctor proposes paying $47,000 for a kidney
Minnesota bill: Hospitals can’t use patient’s medical debt to decide care
Health industry drives job growth in Nashville area
Iowa lawmakers pass bill that would exempt hospitals
Medical specialties hit by a growing pay gap
Firms adjust to San Francisco healthcare law
Even the insured feel strain of health costs
Middle class uninsured kids’ health risk almost as high as poor children’s
Speakers express division on bill to mandate coverage in Washington, DC
Healthcare waits to ignite as campaign issue
Prepping robots to perform surgery
May 2, 2008
Top JPS officials called to appear before Tarrant County, TX, commissioners
Missouri system expects to pay $60 million to settle federal investigation
Jupiter Medical Center pairs with University of Miami
Health plan for uninsured near passage in Florida
734 businesses sign up for San Francisco health program
Report: Texans most satisfied with Humana among health insurers
New cancer center’s location already benefiting Gwinnett County, GA
Georgia judge rejects damages limit for malpractice
Atlanta-based Grady’s CEO has run a hospital, won’t say where
Excela Health completes purchase of Pennsylvania hospital
New Jersey lax on Medicaid data
Health insurance debate continues in Michigan
Illinois health bill would cap costs for the uninsured
Aetna to prod vendors to offer health insurance
British court rules drug data must be shared
Congress passes anti-genetic discrimination bill
Home monitoring program improves outcomes for heart patients
Report questions quality of medical care for workers in war zones
Report boosts bipartisan health plan
Maryland insurance law draws praise from young adults
May 1, 2008
Minnesota governor’s healthcare proposal has a ring familiar to McCain’s
Nurses ratify contract with Scranton, PA, hospital
Vanderbilt, HCA seek permits for cancer center
Healthy finances prepare Chicago-area provider for growth spurt
Buyer needs another week to forge deal for Illinois hospital
Vital signs in healthcare debate
States limit costly sites for cancer radiation
The hassles of health savings accounts
Health savings accounts growing in popularity
McCain health plan could mean higher tax
Some may see better with Lasik alternatives
McCain offers market-based health plan