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AMA Backs House's Health and Medicare Reform Bills

AMA Backs House's Health and Medicare Reform Bills

The American Medical Association has endorsed a House healthcare reform, but has also called on Congress to pass a separate bill that eliminates the sustainable growth rate formula in Medicare that will mandate a 21% cut in reimbursements this January.

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Congress Takes Aim at Insurer Profits

As Congress appears poised, as many on Capitol Hill have been saying lately, "on the verge of a historic moment" with healthcare care reform, it is also preparing to take on the insurance industry over costs and profits—no matter what happens with reform.

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Hospital Job Growth Surged in October

Even as the nation's unemployment rate hit 10.2%—the highest in 26 years—hospitals reported a surge of 10,000 payroll additions during October. This represents the largest single month of hospital job growth in nearly one year—as the overall healthcare sector continues to be one of the few job engines in the sluggish economy, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics seasonally adjusted preliminary data released this morning.

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Hand-hygiene Rates Improved Through Variety of Reinforcement Styles

It takes more than one method to bring a hospital's hand-hygiene compliance rate up over 90%. At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, MO, it was a matter of trial and error to reach its compliance goal.

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State of Emergency

The nation's emergency departments are feeling the effects of the economic downturn, but innovations in patient throughput and other strategies offer hope for a beleaguered system. More Analysis

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Preparing for Comparative Effectiveness Research

To get ready, start with evidence-based medicine. More Analysis

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