ALSO NOTED: NIH researcher pleads guilty; Nurse engagement key to quality; and much more...

> Former NIH geriatric psychiatry head Pearson "Trey" Sunderland pleaded guilty this week to violating conflict of interest rules. Sunderland had failed to disclose that he had accepted $285,000 in payments from Pfizer while serving as a researcher at NIH. Article

> Getting nurses deeply engaged with their work has an enormous impact on healthcare quality and safety, lowering rates of complications, mortality and infections, write two Gallup researchers. Article

> Aetna Behavioral Health has introduced a disease management program focused on improving the treatment of bipolar disorder. Article

> Consumers say they're not sure healthcare organizations are able to protect them against medical identity theft. Release

> Healthcare at Dallas County Jail found to be 'grossly inadequate' after 11 inmates die from poor medical care over the last three years. Blog

> Backers of a Virginia fund offering lifetime care for birth-injured babies put off a needed $140 million cash boost. Article

And Finally… Here's a fun trick: How a town father from the 17th century avoided taxes by running a medical practice. Blog

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