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Trend: Young MDs seek new practice options
Historically, doctors in training have been encouraged to see medicine as their entire life, not just something they do--and to make themselves available around the clock for patient care. But this... Read more...
Genetic discrimination bill progressing in Congress
After more than a decade of attempts, it looks like Congress might finally pass a bill that would block health insurers from denying coverage to otherwise healthy persons based on their genetic... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Has HIPAA worked?
More than a decade ago, when Congress passed HIPAA, it was seen as a major victory for privacy advocates. Today, however, people have become disenchanted with the law, with few defendants being... Read more...
In CA, MD complaint probes taking longer
In California, it's taking longer for the state's Medical Board and the attorney general to suspend or revoke licenses of problem physicians. An average of two and a half year (934 days) passes from... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: FDA requiring suicide tracking in drug trials
For more than a decade, drug makers have not been required to pay much attention to the potential psychiatric side effects generated by experimental medicines. Now, however, new FDA rules will... Read more...
CMS to publish names of worst-quality nursing homes
CMS agreed this week to publish the names of 54 nursing homes it has targeted as being the worst in their respective states on its website. The homes, which are located in 33 states as well as the... Read more...
Trend: How TX is coping with nursing instructor shortage
In Texas, it's not just the nursing shortage--there's an acute nursing instructor shortage underway as well. To address this problem, nursing schools there are getting creative, instituting Web-based... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: CA faces pronounced health worker shortage
Whatever problems the health industry faces are writ large in California--and health worker shortages are no exception. According to a new study, demand for allied health professionals in the state... Read more...
MA surgical errors persist despite efforts to address them
Hospital leaders in Massachusetts have been working to reduce surgical error rates for more than a decade. Nonetheless, like peers in other states, health executives have been unable to eliminate... Read more...
Trend: Pediatric specialist MDs in short supply
In recent times, children in need of pediatric specialists have been facing long waits. Across the U.S., there's a shortage of such specialists, despite the fact that there's been an increase in... Read more...
