Utah news from FierceHealthcare
NewsNonteaching hospitals think they're better at teamwork, handoffs
Nonteaching hospitals on average scored higher than academic medical centers for teamwork and patient handoffs, according to the latest patient safety survey from the Agency for Healthcare Research Read more...
High-risk insurance pools will cost eight times more than forecasted, expert predicts
The federal government's $5 billion plan for creating state-based high-risk insurance pools for uninsured patients could cost five times that amount, according to one healthcare analyst's Read more...
Docs seek medical liability protections, state by state
With national tort reform still on the back burner, physicians are mounting state-based efforts to achieve tort reforms, with a key focus on enacting, maintaining or lowering noneconomic damage caps, Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FL medical records sold in Utah surplus store; Another retail clinic operator closes its doors; and much more...
> Big "oops!"...Somehow, a box of medical records from Florida got sold in a Utah surplus store this week. Read more...
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