> Harvard University has honored the VA for its advancements in the area of electronic medical records. The VA maintains records on 5 million vets and despite recent security issues, the program has successfully increased care quality and reduced cost. The agency will receive a $100,000 grant as part of the University's Innovations in American Government Award. Report [1]
> Cook County in Illinois is looking to foreign-born nurses, pharmacists and radiologists to compensate for a lack of bilingual healthcare workers--even if they are illegal immigrants. Report [2]
> U.S. Renal Care has acquired nine dialysis centers from Tarrant Dialysis Centers in the Fort Worth, TX area. The company also completed the subscription of $36 million of series C preferred stock. Release [3]
> Comprehensive Care Corporation has signed a contract with a health plan in southeast Michigan to provide behavioral health services for 60,000 Medicaid recipients, making it the largest Managed Behavioral Health Organization (MBHO) servicing Medicaid HMOs in that state. Release [4]
> In the struggle to reduce medical malpractice suits, which is more important: capping jury payouts or preventing medical errors in the first place? Article [5]
And Finally... Brace yourselves. Michael Moore's healthcare industry exposé Sicko is on track for a 2007 release. Report [6]
Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000199.html
[2] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0607110123jul11,1,5328834.story?coll=chi-newslocal-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
[3] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060710005799&newsLang=en
[4] http://www.marketwire.com/mw/iwprf?id=142245
[5] http://www.slate.com/id/2145400/
[6] http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/15010049.htm