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SPOTLIGHT: Officials consider reasons for steep mammogram drop

May 20, 2008 — 6:59am ET
For reasons no one completely understands, the number of women having mammograms began to decline in 2000, with 1.1 million fewer women getting one in 2005 than 2000. Now, researchers and clinicians... Read more...

Kaiser suspends perinatologist over mistakes

March 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Years after co-workers allegedly reported him to management for inappropriate behavior, Kaiser Permanente has announced that it has suspended high-risk perinatologist Dr. Hamid Safari. As of late... Read more...

Trend: States try to counter pharma drug marketing

March 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
As we reported last year, a small but growing number of advocates have begun working to provide their own brand of drug education to doctors--without the sales message that pharmaceutical companies... Read more...

"Behind the counter" non prescription meds considered

October 5, 2007 — 6:59am ET
The FDA is looking at establishing a new category of drugs known as "behind the counter" which won't require a prescription but also, won't go out unless a pharmacist is involved. Before a patient... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: CalPERS cuts $225M deal with BC of California; D.C. retail clinic operator plans area expansion; and much more...

September 10, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> The California Public Employees Retirement System, usually known as CalPERS, has agreed to pay Blue Cross of California $225 million over three years to run its self-funded PPO plans. Read more...

Hospitals let families, patients activate rapid response

September 6, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Generally speaking, hospitals have assumed that clinicians, not patients or their families, should decide when a sick person is having an emergency. But lately, a small number of hospitals have... Read more...

Wash. state program increases pain med use

August 22, 2007 — 6:59am ET
In a marked departure from current practices, the state of Washington developed a program 10 years ago designed to make sure doctors didn't under treat pain patients. The program seems to have... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Senators approve CHIP expansion; Bill would give chronically-ill better insurance access; and much more...

July 20, 2007 — 6:59am ET
> Despite a veto threat from President Bush, the Senate has voted in favor of a major financial expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Study: Process measures improve outcomes

July 19, 2007 — 6:59am ET
One of the big knocks on pushing clinicians to follow specific processes--aside from the fact that it makes some feel disempowered--is that it's not clear whether they actually improve outcomes. ... Read more...

Prosecutors won't charge cops in King-Harbor death

July 18, 2007 — 6:59am ET
It's a sad commentary when police officers end up trying harder to help an agonized patient than the clinicians charged with getting her care. But that's apparently what happened in the case of Edith... Read more...
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