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NewsUniversity Hospital deemed public, could affect $620M merger
A pending three-system $620 million merger may be altered after the Kentucky attorney general ruled that University Hospital in Louisville is a public--not private--institution, reports the Read more...
Study: Majority of U.S. doctors support public option
If support for a government-run "public option" health plan is waning, don't blame America's doctors. A new survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that 63 percent of U.S. physicians Read more...
NYC's Health & Hospitals Corp. faces charges of medical record cover-ups
About a year ago, we reported how a woman waiting for psychiatric care in the lobby of one of the public hospitals run by the New York's Health & Hospitals Corp. fell on the floor and was allowed Read more...
Auditor brings whistle-blower suit against FL hospital district
The former internal audit director for a South Florida-based public-health system has filed a whistle-blower suit claiming that he was fired after challenging improper payments to its chief Read more...
| Press ReleasesHHS Awards $40 Million to Boost Public Health Infrastructure, Prepare Tomorrow’s Public Health WorkforceAffordable Care Act creates jobs, helps ensure healthy communities, cities and states through a strong public health system WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Read more >> Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Announces $1.8M to Strengthen Healthcare SectorGrant will help to decentralize, upgrade, and standardize Haiti’s medical education WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund today announced a $1.8 million grant to the Boston-based Read more >> HHS releases new strategic plan to advance vaccine and immunization science and policy for the next decadeWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization Read more >> South Australia's Public Health System Selects Allscripts as Vendor of Choice for 80-Hospital Electronic Health Record ProjectSA Health Cites Allscripts Success with International Healthcare OrganizationsCHICAGO and ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SA Health, the public health system of South Australia, Read more >> Sebelius Announces $42.5 Million for Public Health Improvement Programs Through the Affordable Care ActWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded funding Read more >> |
