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Cancer institute warns of cell phone use
Although many studies have not established any link between cell phone use and an increased risk of cancer, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, issued Read more...
U. of Pittsburgh Med Ctr. starts $20M joint venture with GE
Though a not-for-profit organization, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has a portfolio of deals with technical organizations that would make many commercial organizations weep with envy. Read more...
UPMC CEO's $3.95M pay draws attention
In a world where the bar keeps moving higher, it seems that bar has gone up yet again. It looks like University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Romoff was paid almost $3.95 million in total Read more...
Pitt locks out MDs moving to competitor
It seems that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doesn't take disloyalty well. A month after a six-OB/GYN practice based at its UPMC Mercy facility it was moving to rival West Penn Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Med mal insurer offers EMR, email discount; Iowa facing nursing crisis; and much more...
> An Oregon-based malpractice insurer is offering discounts to physicians who use electronic medical records and email to communicate with patients. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NY gov, MDs push EMRs; Caritas loses hoped-for CEO; and much more...
> New York's governor and state medical association are working together to push acceptance of electronic medical records in the state. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Schumer proposes expanded diabetes care; Exempla sues Sisters of Charity; and much more...
> Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for new legislation which would help fight the advance of diabetes in several ways, including expanded Medicaid coverage for screening and early treatment. Read more...
U of Pittsburgh gets DOJ information request
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has just disclosed that it got a request for competitive information last summer from the U.S. Department of Justice. The request, which didn't name any Read more...
UPMC plans rollout of drugmaker relationship limits
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is planning the rollout of a newly-tough conflict-of-interest policy which would greatly curtail traditional relationships between its providers and Read more...
U of Pittsburgh tries ED donor organ program
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's hospital plans to kick off a unique program which would attempt to do better at obtaining donor organs from patients who can't be revived. Under the Read more...
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