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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2009
The Senate may be in a temporary healthcare reform holding pattern for a day or two as the Congressional Budget Office continues to "score," or estimate, the related costs spent or saved in the Finance Committee bill approved Friday. However, blocks away on Pennsylvania Avenue, President Obama on Monday was rallying the "troops"—in this case physicians from every state in this union—for reform in the White House Rose Garden.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2009
Lawmakers should be careful about imposing an excise tax on health insurers whose so-called Cadillac plans cost more than $8,750 for an individual, or $23,000 per year for a family. The proposal under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee makes a big mistake in treating the value of those plans as if they are the same—regardless of the groups that those plans cover. That's the message from Robert Dobson of Milliman, Inc., a large actuarial and consulting firm specializing in health plan and cost analysis.
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By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, October 6, 2009
Though health providers nervously prepare for an influenza pandemic that threatens their hospitals, office practices and clinics, more than half of Americans surveyed don't think the virus will have a significant impact on public health.
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By: Matt Phillion, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2009
Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL, has become the first organization in the country to be certified according to the new Advanced Certification Program in Heart Failure, according to an official statement released on the Joint Commission's Web site.
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By: Julie McCoy, October 5, 2009
Social networking Web sites and modern communication media are a part of our daily lives, but they are taking a toll on the professional image of tomorrow's physicians.
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By: Rebecca Hendren, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2009
A few weeks ago, in a non-descript ballroom at a nice Boston hotel, I experienced what I can honestly say was one of the highlights of my career.
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By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2009
The H1N1 flu is expected to hit hard this fall, and it's time for states or the federal government to mandate vaccinations for healthcare employees with direct contact with patients.
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By: Ben Cole, for HealthLeaders Media, October 5, 2009
The Regional Cancer Collaborative at St. Mary's Hospital in Green Bay, WI, recently installed a "living roof" on its newest addition.
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