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Study: More patients leaving hospitals against MD advice
A new study released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has concluded that there's been a dramatic increase in the rate of patients leaving hospitals against physician advice between... Read more...
Los Angeles arena plays host to free care for thousands of homeless, uninsured patients
Not that heathcare providers--or society at large--needed a reminder that there are vast unserved needs among the among the homeless and uninsured, but they surely got one this week. About 1,500... Read more...
Pharma gets White House nod on banning drug reimportation; State budget crunches push hospitals to cut more staff;
> While President Obama endorsed the practice of reimporting cheaper foreign drugs during his campaign, it seems that pharmaceutical companies have changed his mind. FiercePharma > As if the... Read more...
Study: 40 percent of diabetics in remission after gastric banding
As bariatric surgeries have become more common, health plans have waffled as to whether it makes financial sense to pay for them. Now, there's a study suggesting that, yet again, the longer-term... Read more...
Stimulus bucks may not boost health IT; HFMA offers model charity care policy;
> Will the stimulus bucks get doctors to adopt more health IT tools? Maybe not. In a new survey, 50 percent said the stimulus money wouldn't have much of an effect. FierceHealthIT > In an... Read more...
Study: Kidney donors do well over long term
While donating a kidney is a big step for any live donor, it appears that they don't face significant added risks from the donation, according to a new study. The study, which appears in the New... Read more...
Children 10 to 19 not receiving adequate care
A report released by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine says that children between the ages of 10 and 19 are not receiving adequate medical care. Specifically, their care... Read more...
Program shows diabetic care quality improvement
Score another point for quality improvement using health IT: Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa and its partner MDdatacor have reported positive results from their year-long quality improvement... Read more...
Cost of diabetes care has nearly doubled in six years
Over the course of the last six years, the cost of diabetes medicine in the U.S. has nearly doubled, from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5 billion in 2007, according to a new study that appeared in the... Read more...
CMS plans outreach to family caregivers
CMS leaders have said that they're planning an effort aimed at reaching the growing number of family members and other caregivers who are not Medicare age, but may be taking care of a Medicare... Read more...
