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N.C. moves closer to HAI reporting mandate

North Carolina doesn't mandate public reporting of hospital infection data, but it's moving one step closer. Read more »

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Double-digit Medicaid growth pile-drives Texas budget

Not only is Texas facing a shortfall of $11 billion to $15 billion when the next state budget is due in 2011, but unanticipated healthcare costs have already driven the state's current two-year bud Read more »

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Long-term acute-care hospitals face growing scrutiny

The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into quality-of-care concerns at the nation's roughly 400 long-term acute-care (LTAC) hospitals. Read more »

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SPOTLIGHT: Patients see benefits to visits in group settings

Group doctor visits, while lacking in privacy, can have several benefits, according to an article in the Washington Post. Read more »

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Bundling payments is one solution to high healthcare costs

For various reasons, including trying to stay afloat financially despite lower reimbursem Read more »

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Health costs, not coverage status, keep people away from the doctor

Health insurance, or lack of it, isn't the biggest factor keeping patients from getting medical treatment. Read more »

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Carnegie Mellon Initiative To Commercialize Quality Of Life Technologies Boosted By NSF Grant

An already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 mill Read more »
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Immigrants With Disabilities More Frequently Employed Than US-Born Persons With Disabilities

Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. Read more »
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ANA Nurses Join President Obama For PA Health Reform Rally

Members of the American Nurses Association (ANA), the largest nursing organization in the US, joined President Obama today in Glendale, PA to demonstrate their strong support for the President and his Read more »
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New Survey Shows Urgent Need For Better Access To Post-hospital Physiotherapy For Stroke Patients, UK

A fifth of stroke survivors questioned in England for a recent survey didn't receive any post-hospital physiotherapy on the NHS, meaning they either had to pay for private treatment or go without any. Read more »
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Will stop-and-start cycle of physician pay cuts ever end?

Physicians are enjoying a temporary reprieve from Medicare Part B pay cuts, but the battle is far from over. Read more »

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