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SPOTLIGHT: House plans several healthcare hearings
It should be an interesting summer for the healthcare industry, with Congress taking a closer look at Medicare Advantage plans, nursing home ownership structures, Department of Justice enforcement Read more...
Case study: In metro Boston, the return of the house call
A non-profit primary care practice serving the Boston metro area has seen improved outcomes in caring for the frail elderly by re-instituting the age old practice of making house calls. Urban Medical Read more...
RI lawmakers propose medical error tracking system
Rhode Island lawmakers have introduced a bill that would create a system tracking medical mistakes and near misses, spurred in part by incidents in which brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital Read more...
Trend: Providers use teams to fight pressure ulcers
With evidence mounting that the fight against pressure ulcers requires a group approach, providers are increasingly assembling teams to battle these debilitating wounds and avoid potentially fatal Read more...
AHA lobbies to fight cuts, boost health IT
Hospitals, if you're wondering whether the American Hospital Association is fighting for your interests on the Hill, here's one piece of evidence to ponder. The trade group apparently paid a lobbying Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Despite issues, investors still like healthcare
Sure, the healthcare industry faces some big challenges--particularly given the rising number of uninsured patients--but there's still plenty of money to be made in the healthcare business, Read more...
Study: Antipsychotics don't manage aggressive outbursts
In a finding that would potentially mount a challenge to, among other treatments, the widespread practice of sedating agitated nursing home patients with antipsychotics, a new study suggests that Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Feds crack down on Medicare marketing practices; NJ lawmakers pass patient-handling bill; and much more...
> Once again, the feds are cracking down on aggressive marketing practices engaged in by private Medicare plans. Read more...
NY health system restructuring moving ahead
As FierceHealthcare readers know, the New York state health system underwent a historic shock last year, when state health planners named a list of hospitals and nursing homes which would be required Read more...
Trend: Nursing homes big users of antipsychotic meds
In recent times, nursing homes' use of antipsychotic drugs for patients without psychosis has gone up significantly--a trend which is beginning to catch the eye of regulators, consumer groups and Read more...
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