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Medical groups revise lung cancer CT screening guidelines
Amid debate over the merits of annual CT scans to look for lung cancer in smokers, three medical groups are recommending them for one particular group: current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.
Enhanced emergency preparedness the focus of new hospital design
As readers of FierceHealthcare already know, Hurricanes Irene and Katrina exposed that there is much to be desired on the hospital emergency preparedness front. Chicago-based Rush University Medical
Hospitals report more occurrences of deadly KPC bacteria
Bacteria that produces Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)--a deadly infection that can cause pneumonia, sepsis and urinary tract infections--has been found more frequently among hospital
Patricia Skarulis - Disruptive Forces in Health IT
Who: Patricia Skarulis Current position: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Location: New York Fast Facts: Before being named vice president and CIO
Rush University Medical Center
Location: Chicago Number of beds: 676 CEO: Larry Goodman, MD Type of hospital: Non-profit academic medical center Lists appeared on: Thomson Reuters, Most Wired, Most Wireless Hospital's website:
Whistleblower lawsuit accuses six surgeons of Medicare fraud
Six orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center's orthopedic department violated federal Medicare billing rules, according to a newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit filed in U.S. District
Hospital's planned emergency center will provide biothreat preparedness
A $10 million capital grant recently announced by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will cover half the cost of a new $20 million emergency facility planned for Rush University Medical Center in Chicago that
Green trend blossoming with recent hospital projects
While there is no argument that healthcare providers benefit society through health prevention, maintenance and treatment, there is also no argument that there is an environmental cost because of the
Healthcare fraud: False Claims Act will get boost from reform
Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced several fairly significant False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with healthcare providers, and such settlements could
SPOTLIGHT: Rush completes EMR project
Rush University Medical Center has completed a two-year roll out of an Epic Systems EMR, with electronic documentation and clinical decision support throughout all clinical units. The project, part
