> The U.S. Department of Justice continues to scrutinize UnitedHealth's planned buyout of Sierra Health Services. Article [1]
> A trade association is charging that CMS doesn't do enough to prevent Medicare fraud by long-term-care providers. Article [2]
> The Joint Commission has announced that its upcoming national conference will focus on reporting and managing infections in healthcare settings. Release [3]
> Nurses have gone union at Philadelphia's Jeanes Hospital, joining the state's nursing and allied professions group. Article [4]
And Finally... What if President Lincoln had been taken to a trauma center when he was shot? Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2007/05/14/daily29.html?b=1179115200^1464327
[2] http://www.upi.com/Health_Business/Briefing/2007/05/17/group_medicare_should_nix_homecare_fraud/7541/
[3] http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_051607.htm
[4] http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/business_breaking/20070517_Jeanes_Hospital_nurses_vote_to_unionize.html
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_he_me/lincoln_survived;_ylt=AgkbUvq_DyNEv9wwnuR4xUDMWM0F