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NewsDirty ORs threaten UCLA Medicare funds
Jeopardizing much-needed Medicare dollars and patient safety, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center performed surgeries in unsanitary operating rooms (OR), reports the Los Angeles Times. A federal inspection of Read more...
More drugs don't yield healthier patients
Higher levels of drug spending does not always deliver better quality of care for Medicare patients, concludes a new study published in the Nov. 3 online edition of the New England Journal of Read more...
Researcher challenges FDA approval process
A high-profile researcher has issued what is now one of many public challenges to the manner in which the FDA speeds approval of certain drugs. Researcher Dr. Clifford J. Rosen is concerned, in Read more...
Texas hospital demands identity of blogger criticFed up with accusations one of its hospitals has engaged in Medicare fraud and operational problems, a Texas hospital has gotten a judge to issue an order which will bare the identity of a persistent blogger critic. Nashville-based Essent Healthcare is forcing the Internet service provider hosting blog "The-Paris-site" to cough up the blog owner's name, not to mention the identities of several other people who posted critical follow-on … Read more...Doctors push law regulating retail clinics
Illinois-based retail clinics may soon find that there are a new set of eyes looking over their shoulder. Retail clinics, which are popping up in Wal-Marts, Walgreen's and CVS/Caremark pharmacies, Read more...
Editor's Corner
Mass. mulls hospital-acquired infection reportingIn a bid to reduce hospital-acquired infections, Senator Richard T. Moore (D) of Massachusetts has filed legislation that would require all state hospitals to publicly report hospital-acquired infection rates as early as next year. According to the Boston Globe, the law calls for "mandatory education for healthcare workers and penalties for employees and facilities that don't comply with infection prevention measures, which health officials are developing." Regulators hope to … Read more...CDHPs: Stand and DeliverWhile a tiny 1 percent of U.S. workers are enrolled in CDHPs, lots of people are suggesting that they have an extremely rosy future, notably the health insurance industry, the employers who see big cost savings, and the banks slavering over the profits from the be made a billion-dollar inflow of health savings account funding. Still, those without financial skin in the game, such as The … Read more...SPOTLIGHT: Prison health strikes avoided
Editor's Corner
| Press ReleasesMyca Health Adds New Primary Care Clients Serving 10,000 Patients to its Hello Health® CommunityPrimary Care Practices in 5 States Select the Hello Health Platform Over Traditional Electronic Health RecordsNEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Myca Health Inc. announced today that in the past Read more >> HealthGrades and CPM to Merge- Combination Creates Unique Digital Media Platform -DENVER, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthGrades, the leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a Read more >> Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Chooses RelayHealth for Proactive Hospital Readmission ManagementATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a 1,004-bed, academic medical center based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has chosen RelayHealth’s RelayCare for proactive hospital readmission Read more >> Polyglot Systems Partners with Family Health Network“Integrated offering will improve patient understanding of medication” RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Polyglot Systems, Inc. and Family Health Network will partner to integrate Read more >> MEDfx Demonstrates Potential of Connected Healthcare by Enabling Military and Civilian Medical Professionals to Securely AccessVirtual Lifetime Electronic Records (VLER) Program Lightens the Load for Veterans and Military PersonnelWARWICK, R.I., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDfx announced today that it has successfully Read more >> |
