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ALSO NOTED: Govt. to revise Medicare guidebook;Scrushy profiled on 60 Minutes; and much more...

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Created May 22 2005 - 8:00pm

> After much criticism, government officials say they will revise the Medicare guidebook. Story [1]

> The family of Harvard biologist Stephen Jay Gould has filed a malpractice suit against three Boston doctors, charging them with missing an obvious tumor. Story [2]

> An advertising war between Detroit hospitals gets ugly. Story [3]

> An editorial in The Washington Post argues Maryland Gov. Jim Ehrlich should not use his veto to stop the state's Medical Decision Making Act. Op-Ed [4]

> On Sunday, 60 Minutes profiled Robert Scrushy. Jurors resume deliberations in the ex-HealthSouth CEO's fraud trial on Monday. Story [5]

> Tension grows between WHO officials and local Asian governments in the fight against the avian flu. Story [6]

> The Boston Globe examines the link between high healthcare costs and the property taxes Americans pay. Story [7]

> In Texas, a cease fire is in sight in the fight over specialty hospitals. The Texas senate votes this week on legislation to authorize a study on their impact. Story [8]

And Finally... Another look at the factors holding back physician adoption of electronic medical records. Story [9]


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