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PA health pros no longer face forced overtime

December 19, 2008 — 10:33am ET | By Anne Zieger
A new law going into effect July of next year will end a practice that has vexed Pennsylvania health professionals greatly. The law will prohibit healthcare facilities, under most circumstances, from... Read more...

MA puts hospital costs, ratings on the web

December 11, 2008 — 11:09am ET | By Anne Zieger
Like a growing number of its peers, the state of Massachusetts is taking transparency to a whole new level. Residents now have access to a website that allows them to directly compare the cost and... Read more...

MedPAC mulls financial relationship disclosure rules

October 5, 2008 — 7:11pm ET | By Anne Zieger
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has started considering recommendations that would require new disclosures regarding financial relationships between drug manufacturers, device... Read more...

AHRQ grant targets central-line infections

October 2, 2008 — 12:54pm ET | By Anne Zieger
The agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $3 million contract to an American Hospital Association Affiliate to implemented a three-year program designed to slash... Read more...

Study: Harm from patient handoffs is common

September 30, 2008 — 2:22pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Transferring care of a hospitalized patient from one resident to another frequently causes harm to that patient, including some serious problems, according to new research. The study, which was... Read more...

Leapfrog names top hospital safety performers

September 25, 2008 — 1:26pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Leapfrog Group has named 33 hospitals to this year's list of its top safety performers, a number that has shrunk from prior years as the ratings organization has gotten tougher. This year, 26... Read more...

NJ, PA hospital mistakes not being reported

September 12, 2008 — 10:03am ET | By Anne Zieger
While hospitals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are supposed to be reporting serious mistakes, it appears that too often, they aren't doing so. That, at least, is the conclusion drawn by observers in... Read more...

New England hospitals create clinical practice improvement network

July 28, 2008 — 10:21am ET | By Anne Zieger
A group of nineteen New England hospitals have joined together in a network allowing them to share information about clinical practices and boost their quality improvement efforts. The hospitals are... Read more...

MN hospital cited after disturbed ED patient gets Tasered

June 16, 2008 — 8:55am ET | By Anne Zieger
When the staff at Northfield (Mn.) City Hospital's emergency believed that a disturbed patient was about to become violent, they called the local police, as their facility didn't have the security... Read more...

Allina plans $100 million health innovation center

June 12, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Allina Hospitals & Clinics has launched a $100 million Center for Health Innovation dedicated to public health and healthcare quality. The 11-hospital system plans to spend $10 million annually... Read more...
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