News From Around the Web
> An estimated 300,000 U.S. patients get surgical site infections every year and a new University of Utah study suggests for some of those patients, genes are partly to blame. Statement
> Hospitals and health systems in Long Island, N.Y., New Jersey and New York City have received more than $600,000 in Hurricane Sandy relief funds. Announcement
> Forty-eight medical supply and device manufacturers have told hospitals they will pass the cost of the medical-device excise tax on to providers, according to a list compiled by the Healthcare Supply Chain Association. List
> Hospitals support a proposed bill that would limit the power of Utah's Medicaid Inspector General. Article
Provider News
> Missed diagnoses in doctor's offices are common and don't get nearly the attention they're due, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study. Article
> Doctors worry accountable care models take away their control of patient care. Article
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