> Despite offering bonuses, training and other incentives, the VA is struggling to recruit and keep medical personnel. Article [1]
> Pennsylvania's new report on hospital-acquired infections concluded that about 19 patients in 1,000 got such infections in 2006, running up an average $176,000 bill. Article [2]
> This week, Johns Hopkins set a record. Six kidney patients at Johns Hopkins got new organs from six unrelated living donors in what's considered to be the nation's first six-way swap. Article [3]
> Insurers are increasingly deciding to pay for web visits to physicians, though Medicare hasn't gotten on board. FierceHealthIT [4]
And Finally... Folks, I can't beat this real-life headline: "Bees swarm Mexican police in reverse sting operation." Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080409/REG/681260364
[2] http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/17453659.html
[3] http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.transplant09apr09,0,3086281.story
[4] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/insurers-keep-getting-on-web-visit-bandwagon/2008-04-07
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080409/od_afp/mexicoanimalsoffbeat_080409161103;_ylt=AgBw107tpsAwBjWHttcIdKys0NUE