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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2010
Invasive, hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections decreased "dramatically and significantly" by 9.4% per year from 2005 to 2008 a Journal of the American Medical Association report says.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2010
President Obama signed into law Tuesday a bill that extends through June 2011 Medicaid's temporary enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. FMAP helps financially strapped states pay for additional Medicaid coverage under the economic stimulus package.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2010
Mental health facilities originally excluded from receiving financial incentives for electronic health record adoption would be eligible under a bill introduced in the senate.
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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2010
A survey of more 4,000 nursing homes and assisted living facilities finds that average boarding costs for seniors varies widely according to region and whether caregivers are Medicare-certified or not.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, August 11, 2010
Avoidable medical errors added $19.5 billion to the nation's healthcare bill in 2008, a claims-based estimate released this week shows. Here are the 10 most expensive and 10 most frequent errors in healthcare settings.
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By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2010
It's that time of year again. Graduating nursing students are preparing to take the NCLEX and are looking for their first jobs. This year, many are finding those first jobs in short supply.
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By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, August 10, 2010
From a tiny eye telescope to microscopic health data on the surface of contact lenses to advances in cancer treatments, medical devices continue to get smaller and smaller. And the smallest of the small fields—nanotechnology—is expected to get bigger (so to speak) over the coming years.
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