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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, October 12, 2009
In response to a query from Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, CBO said in a letter from CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf that tort reform could affect costs for healthcare both directly (by 0.2%) through lowering premiums for medical liability insurance, and indirectly (by 0.3%) by reducing the use of diagnostic tests and other healthcare services.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 12, 2009
The 206 people who received "significant" overdoses of radiation eight times above expected levels were undergoing CT scans for detection of stroke at Cedars -Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, federal and hospital officials confirmed on Friday. The incidents, which may have occurred over an 18-month period starting in February 2008, is under investigation by California public health officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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By: Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, October 12, 2009
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, didn't mention any of the controversy from the heated political debates of August as he delivered an opening address at the MGMA annual conference in Denver on Sunday. Instead, he presented his vision for achieving what he called the "holy grail" in healthcare: Improving quality, lowering costs, and expanding coverage.
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By: Dom Nicastro, for HealthLeaders Media, October 9, 2009
Six members of the House of Representatives signed a letter written to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that urges HHS to repeal or revise the harm standard provision in HHS' interim final rule on breach notification.
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By: Evan Sweeney, for HealthLeaders Media, October 9, 2009
After learning about the above-average hospital-acquired infection rates, SUNY Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, NY, kick-started a fast-paced improvement program to reduce central line infections in all ICUs throughout the facility.
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By: Heather Comak, for HealthLeaders Media, October 12, 2009
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum recently announced the 2009 winners of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality award, recognizing five honorees. "This year's winners represent the best of what is possible in improving the safety and quality of healthcare," says Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum.
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By: Philip Betbeze, for HealthLeaders Media, October 9, 2009
Given the tenor of the healthcare debate, it seems that many think of hospitals as a big part of the problem of increasing healthcare costs. As CEO, you're in charge of that perception, right or wrong.
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