Massachusetts General Hospital will cut nearly 200 positions, citing rising costs. However, hospital officials say they hope to find alternative positions for those impacted by the cuts.
Google and Microsoft have begun working on plans to improve the nation's healthcare. The two will combine the Web's resources, online health records, and enhanced Internet search tools to ultimately help people make better choices when it comes to their healthcare.
Hospitals in the Cincinnati region have been seeing hundreds of patients complaining of weather-related health problems following a severe windstorm last weekend. Hundreds of thousands of residents are still reportedly without electricity, prompting concern for the care of homebound patients.
North Carolina lawmakers may soon implement policies requiring hospitals to report infections, which would help to meet standards that are already in place.
New television ads for medical devices have some medical experts concerned, as they say this can pose a more serious risk for patients than those advertising drugs. The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing recently to discuss whether restrictions on such advertising are needed.
Physician-hospital administrator disputes are prevalent nationwide, and are often caused by budgetary issues as well as determining who is in control. And these disputes too often put patients in the middle.