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OH plans, providers share pricing and quality information
This week seems to be a big one for transparency. Not only did Cigna roll out its nationwide physician and hospital rankings program nationwide, central Ohio got into the action, too. Anthem Blue... Read more...
Saying 'I'm sorry' grows more popular in med mal cases
Historically, in medical malpractice situations, attorneys have advised doctors and hospitals to deny that any medical error has been made--or even express any form of regret that a patient is... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Bird flu pandemic risk rising; Los Angeles hospitals struggle with excess demand; and much more...
> Experts are warning that the risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising. Read more...
Hospital resists buyout by maverick Prime Healthcare
To date, growing California hospital chain Prime Healthcare has picked up nine facilities, all of which were in financial trouble when it arrived on the scene. These days, it's trying to pick up a... Read more...
Lawsuits, insurance costs stymie ob-gyns
Would you want your baby to be delivered by a complete stranger? According to an article in the Times-Picayune, that scenario is becoming a reality more quickly than you'd think. The threat of... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Cleveland Clinic spends big on lobbying feds; Seattle hospitals going green; and much more...
> When it comes to lobbying, the Cleveland Clinic does it up. The multispecialty medical center spent more than $1.36 million during 2007 alone to lobby the federal government. Read more...
PA doctors, lawyers cooperate on med mal project
Here's a case where strange bedfellows seem to be making good law. Doctors in Pennsylvania's Montgomery County have begun working together on a pilot project that they're hoping will keep malpractice... Read more...
Patients dying needlessly at troubled VA facility
At least nine patients died and dozens more got sicker than they should be because of inadequate care delivered by the troubled Marion, IL VA Medical Center, according to internal reports released... Read more...
VA discloses major MD credentialing problems
It looks like the VA has a whopper of a credentialing problem on its hands. Officials with the agency admitted to Congress yesterday that about 17,000 of the 56,000 physicians practicing within its... Read more...
Union fights suspensions for workers viewing star's records
A union representing hospital employees accused of improperly viewing television and movie actor George's Clooney's medical records says the Palisades Medical Center executives have come down too... Read more...
