> HealthSouth is selling its surgery division for $945 million as part of its restructuring. Article
> It's boom time for hospitals in Tarrant County, Texas. Article
> The University of Miami is in talks to acquire adjoining Cedars Medical Center, in a deal which could change the dynamics of the healthcare industry across South Florida. Article
> The New York Times has come out in support of mental health parity legislation, throwing its weight behind the more conservative Senate version of the bill. Editorial
> A plan to foster EMR adoption by shifting millions out of the state's medical malpractice fund has gotten a sharp rebuke from state auditors, who say that the move could be illegal and would undermine the state's med mal coverage system. Report
> A proposed Florida law would ban chip implants without patient consent. Report
> A recent incident in which parents installed their own webcam in their child's hospital room has raised a host of thorny privacy issues among hospital staff. Report
And Finally... Who would have thought that The Beatles would bring CT scans to the masses? Blog