Press Releases
Provena Covenant Officials Comment on High Court Ruling
03/18/2010
Officials at Urbana-based Provena Covenant today released the following statement regarding an Illinois Supreme Court ruling that denied the Catholic hospital ministry exemption from... Read more...
Residency Match Results Not Encouraging for Adults Needing Primary Care
PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 2010 -- The number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies inched higher from 2009 but not enough to significantly impact the shortage of primary care... Read more...
MORE U.S. MEDICAL SCHOOL SENIORS TO TRAIN AS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2010 -The number of U.S. medical school seniors who will enter residency training in family medicine rose 9 percent over 2009, according to the National Resident Matching... Read more...
PHYSICIAN-LED INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY MARKS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Celebrating its 10 year anniversary today at its meeting in the nation's capital, the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (PCPI) highlighted its... Read more...
Joint Commission Approves Revised Medical Staff Bylaws Standard MS.01.01.01
(OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. - March 18, 2010) The Joint Commission today announced the approval of revisions to Medical Staff Standard MS.01.01.01, formerly known as MS.1.20, that is designed to... Read more...
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association Responds to Proposed Meaningful Use and Certification Rules
CHICAGO (March 15, 2010) â€â€ The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) has submitted its detailed responses on two major regulations that implement healthcare IT incentive... Read more...
National Consumer, Employer Groups Express Support, Make Recommendations on Proposed Definition of Meaningful Use of Health IT
WASHINGTON, DC - March 15, 2010 -Four of the nation's leading consumer organizations - AARP, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Consumers Union, the National Partnership for Women &... Read more...
HCSC Uses New Analytics to Identify Health Risks
CHICAGO (March 16, 2010) - Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is offering physicians and healthcare facilities access to a new tool that will assist them in identifying health risks for 9 million... Read more...
Catholic Sisters Support Passage of Healthcare Bill
March 17, 2010, Washington DC: NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, released the text of a letter to Congress supporting healthcare legislation from organizations and communities... Read more...
A letter from Va. AG Ken Cuccinellis to Nancy Pelosi regarding passing the healthcare bill using the 'deem and pass' maneuver
March 17, 2010 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesOffice of the SpeakerH-232, U.S. CapitolWashington, D.C. Dear Speaker Pelosi: I am writing to urge you... Read more...
AMA PRESIDENT CALLS ON INSURERS TO ABANDON FLAWED PHYSICIAN RATING PROGRAMS
March 17, 2010 Statement attributable to: J. James Rohack, M.D., President, American Medical Association "The RAND Corporation study published today verifies the AMA's longstanding contention that... Read more...
Massachusetts Medical Society Comments on RAND Study Critical of Physician Tiering Programs
Waltham, Mass. -- March 17, 2010 -- The Massachusetts Medical Society has commented on a new study released today by the RAND Corporation which, analyzing the use of physician cost profiling tools... Read more...
NRC PROPOSES $227,500 FINE AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
March 17, 2010--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $227,500 fine against the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for violations of NRC regulations associated with an unprecedented... Read more...
Survey Reveals Potential Impact of Health Reform on Physician Supply
March 17, 2010--What if nearly HALF of all physicians in America suddenly stopped practicing medicine? Such a drastic decrease in the physician workforce could become a reality, depending upon how... Read more...
ULP filed against Kalamazoo employer
March 16, 2010, Kalamazoo, MI - The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Borgess Medical Center in... Read more...
