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NewsPeer feedback reduces doctors' overtesting
With a close eye on controlling healthcare costs, hospitals are looking for ways to cut back on the unnecessary. A recent study published in The Journal of Urology found that physician feedback and Read more...
Pricier lab tests better at preventing HAIs
While money can't buy you happiness, it could buy you better prevention of hospital-acquired infections, according to a study in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Even though hospitals are trying Read more...
CMS moves toward rescinding clinical approval rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking steps toward rescinding a regulation that requires a physician or other qualified clinical practitioner's signature to requisition a Read more...
Former Cedars-Sinai employee allegedly stole records, committed fraud
Once again a Los Angeles hospital is having trouble keeping its medical records private, but this time it's a much more drastic case. Now, a former employee from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Read more...
| Press ReleasesNational Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus ConnectFree tool links patient portals and EHRs to consumer health information WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the Read more >> South Los Angeles Welcomes New Medical Office BuildingCommunity Leaders Gather for the Grand Opening Celebration of New Kaiser Permanente South Los Angeles Medical Offices LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Read more >> Double Hand Transplant Recipient See Hands for First Time at Jewish HospitalLOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. Richard “Rich” Edwards got a look at his new hands for the first time today when all the bandages were removed so doctors could evaluate how the hands are Read more >> Medivo Discusses Importance of Physician Oversight in Genetic Lab TestingDestry Sulkes, MD, to present at FDA/CDRH Public Meeting: Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) today in MarylandNEW YORK, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Medivo, a provider of virtual healthcare Read more >> |
