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N.C. moves closer to HAI reporting mandate
March 9th, 2010, 1:47 pmNorth Carolina doesn't mandate public reporting of hospital infection data, but it's moving one step closer. Read more »
Double-digit Medicaid growth pile-drives Texas budget
March 9th, 2010, 1:37 pmNot 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 »
Long-term acute-care hospitals face growing scrutiny
March 9th, 2010, 1:30 pmThe 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 »
SPOTLIGHT: Patients see benefits to visits in group settings
March 9th, 2010, 12:57 pmGroup doctor visits, while lacking in privacy, can have several benefits, according to an article in the Washington Post. Read more »
Bundling payments is one solution to high healthcare costs
March 9th, 2010, 12:19 pmFor various reasons, including trying to stay afloat financially despite lower reimbursem Read more »
Health costs, not coverage status, keep people away from the doctor
March 9th, 2010, 10:49 amHealth insurance, or lack of it, isn't the biggest factor keeping patients from getting medical treatment. Read more »
Carnegie Mellon Initiative To Commercialize Quality Of Life Technologies Boosted By NSF Grant
March 9th, 2010, 9:00 amImmigrants With Disabilities More Frequently Employed Than US-Born Persons With Disabilities
March 9th, 2010, 8:00 amANA Nurses Join President Obama For PA Health Reform Rally
March 9th, 2010, 6:00 amNew Survey Shows Urgent Need For Better Access To Post-hospital Physiotherapy For Stroke Patients, UK
March 9th, 2010, 5:00 amWill stop-and-start cycle of physician pay cuts ever end?
March 8th, 2010, 1:24 pmPhysicians are enjoying a temporary reprieve from Medicare Part B pay cuts, but the battle is far from over. Read more »
National healthcare nullification law on the books in Virginia
March 8th, 2010, 1:17 pmVirginia has beaten Missouri to the punch, beco Read more »
