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NewsHHS reg changes to lab services, privileges aim to save billions
The federal government is making "significant progress" toward new rules that would save the healthcare industry billions of dollars, increase efficiency and alleviate administrative burdens on Read more...
Hospitals use more NPs, PAs amid doc shortage
With some hospitals struggling to fill a physician void, more institutions are turning to nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) for a solution. In fact, hospital outpatient visits Read more...
Physicians should supervise physician assistants to avoid malpractice
As the use of physician assistants (PA) grows, healthcare administrators should ensure appropriate physician supervision of PAs, according to Patrick A. Salvi, a medical malpractice attorney at Read more...
Think tank offers recommendations for expanding primary care rolls
As reform discussions steam on, one issue that keeps popping up is how the system will generate enough primary-care physicians to cope with the influx of newly-insured patients. It's not just a Read more...
Trends: ED crowding may be pushing growth of urgent care centers
Over the past few years, emergency department crowding has grown steadily worse, with waits climbing to an average of 3.3 hours as of 2006, according to the CDC. Given these pressures on the ED, Read more...
Hospitals finding solutions for ER overcrowding
There's no question that hospitals are struggling, and not just financially: wait times in the ER are up, and frustration and the potential for death or serious complications for critical patients is Read more...
MD hospitals face shortage of health professionals
Like their peers across the country, Maryland hospitals are continuing to struggle with a shortage of health professionals, according to a study released this week by the Maryland Hospital Read more...
Trend: Dermatologists give cosmetic patients red carpet treatment
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...
States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope
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...
Physician assistant, nurse practitioners roles blurring
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...
| Press ReleasesInnosight Institute Releases Study on Innovations that Drive Successful Integrated Health SystemsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Innosight Institute – a non-profit think tank focused on health care and co-founded by innovation expert Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business Read more >> MedInformatix' Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records Solution Streamlines The Family Doctors of Belleview's High DaTwin-Location Florida Practice Leverages Full Suite of Modules While Preparing to Employ Software to Achieve Meaningful Use and Newly Available Certified Medicare VersionBELLEVIEW, Fla., Aug. 30, Read more >> NPs, PAs and RNs Using Digital Content for Info Seeking and Patient SupportManhattan Research’s Taking the Pulse® Nurses Study Shows that NPs, PAs and RNs Play a Critical Role in Patient Care and are Increasingly Active Online NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Registered nurses Read more >> Medical Division of Custom Briefings Launches as Bulletin HealthcareName Emphasizes New Company’s Focus on Delivering the Most Up-to-Date and Targeted News to Medical Professionals RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bulletin News, a quiet leader in delivering daily Read more >> Texas Health Makes Giant Leap toward Goal of Coordinated, Integrated Care Delivery with Acquisition of MedicalEdge HealthcDeal believed to be nation’s second-largest transaction involving physician groups Hawthorne says Texas Health reaches strategic goal and enhances ability to serve patients and align with physicians Read more >> |
