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SPOTLIGHT: California hospital says it's first to self-implement VistA
April 26th, 2010, 10:05 pmHard to believe--and we'd like to see some more proof ourselves--but a California hospital claims that it is the first in the country to download the VA's VistA EMR software and tailor the open-sou Read more »
Boeing medical home pilot cuts healthcare costs 20 percent, improves care
April 26th, 2010, 1:49 pmEmployer-based access to a personalized healthcare team 24 hours a day, seven days a week could be a new wave in patient care, if a pilot program recently completed by a Puget Sound, Wash., branch Read more »
Thousands of Californians benefit from free-care events
April 26th, 2010, 11:58 amThis week, thousands of patients will gather at the L.A. Sports Arena to receive free medical, dental and vision care provided by Tennessee-based nonprofit Remote Access Medical. Read more »
Transparency of physician-industry ties becomes law
April 26th, 2010, 11:48 amThe Physician Payments Sunshine Act will require companies that provide gifts, including stock options, research grants, consulting fees, travel to medical conferences and more to begin tracking an Read more »
Military health costs soar, raising possibility of higher out-of-pocket expenses
April 26th, 2010, 11:41 amPentagon spending on healthcare has soared from $19 billion in 2001 to a projected $50.7 billion in 2011, a 167 percent increase. Read more »
Medical TV shows help to facilitate ethics discussions in the classroom
April 26th, 2010, 10:34 amJust how unrealistic are medical shows like ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and Fox's "House"? According to a study in April's Journal of Medical Ethics, extremely. Read more »
Insured black women suffer same delays in breast cancer care as uninsured
April 23rd, 2010, 1:39 pmRegardless of insurance status, black women have to wait twice as long as insured white women for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, a study by the GW Cancer Institute reveals. Read more »
Forecast: Health overhaul will succeed in covering more, fail in reducing costs
April 23rd, 2010, 1:32 pmThe good news: Health reform will add approximately 34 million currently uninsured Americans to the rolls. Read more »
Survey: Health executives not optimistic about reform's impact
April 23rd, 2010, 1:17 pmIncreased patient demands for services, which will likely increase the demand for health professionals overall, have a majority of healthcare executives saying they're less than optimistic about he Read more »
Temple U. Hospital receiving a lot of complaints in wake of nurse's strike
April 23rd, 2010, 11:29 amWhile a flood of complaints have been made about Temple University Hospital since 1,500 nurses and allied workers began a strike on March 31, it doesn't appear as if a whole lot can be done to reme Read more »
SPOTLIGHT: Bill seeks expansion of 'meaningful use' bonuses to mental health
April 22nd, 2010, 1:49 pmPhysicians in hospital-based outpatient clinics now are eligible for federal EMR incentive payments, as President Obama has signed into law legislation that removes a restriction in the American Re Read more »
Washington nurse who barred woman from seeing her dying partner cleared of wrongdoing
April 22nd, 2010, 1:10 pmNot even a week after President Obama mandated hospital visitati Read more »
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