Cases in which doctors were accused of botching operations while undergoing treatment for drugs or alcohol have led to criticism of rehab programs that allow thousands of U.S. physicians to keep their addictions hidden from their patients.
Approximately 4 million nonelderly Floridians--about a quarter of the state's under-65 population--are expected to spend more than 10 percent of their income on healthcare in 2008, according to a report released from Families USA.
A proposed lease transferring management of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta to a private, nonprofit corporation requires the new board to break even within six years while maintaining Grady's mission to care for the poor.
Vanderbilt Medical Group Westhaven is has announced the opening of a new Primary Care Practice in Franklin, TN. The practice will offer a full range of primary care services and are accepting patients of all ages.
A Brentwood, TN-based operator of dialysis centers announced it has acquired a California company and its joint venture interest in 35 dialysis programs nationwide. The acquisition of Innovative Dialysis Systems Inc. of Long Beach is the largest by Ambulatory Services of America Inc.
Tufts Health Plan has donated $500,000 to Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, a nonprofit attempting to create new ways to measure physicians' performance. The gift is intended to accelerate the partnership's work and establish Tufts as a force for improving healthcare quality, the insurer said.