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Obama aministration shelves doctor ’mystery shoppers’ plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which "mystery shoppers" posing as...
Portland, OR doc makes house calls by bicycle
Before leaving the office to visit a homebound patient, Tony Ohotto, MD, gathered a few necessities: his stethoscope...
Snow-blower hand injuries help keep NJ emergency rooms busy
A dozen North Jersey residents were treated for hand injuries Monday — one serious enough to require surgery...
Surgeons salvage hand nerves of double-transplant patient at Jewish Hospital
--> Doctors completed the region's first double-hand transplant Wednesday, replacing a man's burned...
UT Southwestern faculty let unsupervised resident doctors operate at Parkland
  Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has allowed trainee doctors, known as residents, to operate with...
The hospital’s growing role as care coordinator
Hospitals aren't known for making house calls. Once patients get their discharge papers, they take their chances with a...
Healthcare overhaul includes pilot program of house calls for elderly patients
In this era of assembly-line appointments, when you're lucky to get 10 minutes of face time with a physician, the idea...
Private surgery centers compete with Metro Detroit hospitals
Doctor-owned surgery centers have begun to pop up across Metro Detroit and Michigan as advances in medical technology...
Mass General to target adult autism
Massachusetts General Hospital is creating one of the first comprehensive programs in the nation to provide specialized...
Children’s Hospital Boston gets donation
Children’s Hospital Boston has received a $150,000 donation from the Jeffrey Modell Foundation and Talecris...