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Trend: Shortage of oncologists predicted

September 22, 2008 — 1:38pm ET | By Anne Zieger
While cancer treatment is advancing rapidly, the supply of cancer doctors isn't. According a new report from the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as... Read more...

Case study: KY hospital ED cuts patient wait times in half

September 2, 2008 — 11:43am ET | By Anne Zieger
King's Daughters Medical Center, a 385-bed regional hospital in Ashland, KY, has pulled off a trick many of its peers would envy. The not-for-profit cut its emergency department's length of stay from... Read more...

Trend: Dermatologists give cosmetic patients red carpet treatment

July 29, 2008 — 10:33am ET | By Anne Zieger
Increasingly, dermatologists are offering a broad range of cosmetic services to patients--several million a year, according to estimates by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. This is no... Read more...

New TX venture offers twist on retail clinic model

July 28, 2008 — 8:46am ET | By Anne Zieger
In an interesting mashup of retail clinic and telemedical models, a group of Houston-based Wal-Marts will soon begin offering walk-in telemedical consults. The service is being offered by a... Read more...

Kroger chain invests in retail clinic operator

June 3, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Retail grocery chain Kroger Co. made what it terms a "significant investment" this week in The Little Clinic LLC, a Brentwood, TN-based chain of retail clinics. The Little Clinic already operates... Read more...

Repaying student loans helps MA health centers get staff

May 12, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Ordinarily, health centers serving the poor aren't in a great position when it comes to competing for the services of nurse practitioners and physicians. The centers, which serve largely lower-income... Read more...

OIG: Duke overstated Medicare wage data

May 7, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A new report from the HHS office of the inspector general has concluded the Duke University Hospital overstated wage data by $9.3 million in its 2006 Medicare cost report. This data doesn't affect... Read more...

States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope

April 14, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A wave of bills are working their way through state legislatures that would expand the scope of practice for advanced-practice nurses. In fact, at least 24 states are either considering such bills... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Nurse practitioners play big role in TN; CT hospital construction project creates collapse danger; and much more...

March 31, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Nurse practitioners are playing an increasingly important role in Tennessee, which is considering expanding the roles NPs can fill. Read more...

Physician assistant, nurse practitioners roles blurring

March 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Despite the fact that the two have different types of training, in practical situations, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are increasingly being called upon to do similar work... Read more...
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