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> As hospitals take a hard stance on flu shots, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center could be headed toward a trial this summer over its 2010 firing of a customer-service worker who refused to get vaccinated, according to Cincinnati.com. Article
> Hospital workers in California get tips on dealing with an armed intruder, The Sacramento Bee. Article
> State University of New York Downstate Medical Center is losing millions of dollars, due to "poor financial decisions" by management, reported The Wall Street Journal. Article
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> Patients might not depend on social media for their health status or actual healthcare, but when it comes to choosing a hospital, chances are good that social media may come into play. Blog post
> People who participate in genomic research need to be better informed that they and their relatives can be identified from supposedly anonymous data, a new study concludes. Article
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> According to Network Health in Massachusetts, public and diversity awareness fuels exchange success. Interview
> UnitedHealth and Mayo Clinic have formed a new partnership to combine their data for more than 110 million patients to help research methods to improve healthcare while lowering costs. Article
And Finally… This 'hair of the dog' treatment worked for this puppy. Article