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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, September 9, 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit approved a request Thursday from the Justice Department to lift a temporary injunction, issued Aug. 23 by a lower court, that had blocked the funding of stem cell research. The decision is not final, the three-judge appeals panel stated.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, September 9, 2010
Healthcare spending nationwide appears not to be slowing down as much as initially anticipated since healthcare reform legislation was approved this past spring, according to figures released Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, September 9, 2010
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University has been fined $250,000 by California health officials for failing to report a patient records breach apparently linked to the theft of a hospital computer.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 10, 2010
A former home healthcare executive could face up to five years in prison and a $3 million fine after admitting this week that he failed to pay the Internal Revenue Service about $1.5 million in payroll taxes, the Department of Justice says.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 10, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $1.3 million contract to Colorado builders Kiewit-Turner to provide preconstruction services for the $800 Denver VA Medical Center replacement hospital.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, September 9, 2010
Healthy living is on the healthcare reform agenda this year, and the American College of Physicians is leading the march. As incentive plans move forward, ACP is offering recommendations for patient incentives to improve personal health responsibility.
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By: Joe Cantlupe, for HealthLeaders Media, September 9, 2010
Lots of people fear visiting the doctor's office for a variety of reasons, among them not wanting to deal with potentially uncomfortable situations, bad news, for instance. Doctors have a fear of their own: the judge's gavel.
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