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Healthcare adds 32,800 jobs in May

Healthcare added 32,800 jobs last month, an increase of 0.2%, to bring the industry's total employment to 1.43 million workers, new seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show....

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Video Feature: Modern Healthcare's Advance Notice for the week of June 4, 2012 (1:32)
By Modern Healthcare | June 02, 2012
Welcome to Advance Notice, Modern Healthcare's preview of news for the week ahead.
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Video News: What's ahead at APIC 2012 (1:19)
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2012
Modern Healthcare reporter Maureen McKinney previews the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's annual conference in San Antonio June 4-6.
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Anesthesia-services provider's plans raise red flags
By Jaimy Lee | June 01, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
An anesthesia-services provider's proposals to enter into contracts with physician-owned outpatient surgery and endoscopy centers could lead to liability under the anti-kickback statute and possible...
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Video Feature: Reporter's Notebook from NPSF's Patient Safety Congress (3:46)
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2012
Modern Healthcare quality and safety reporter Maureen McKinney talks to attendees at the National Patient Safety Foundation's annual meeting about their organizations' most pressing concerns and what...
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Disaster-preparedness Facebook apps released
By Paul Barr | June 01, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Two free disaster-preparedness Facebook apps went live after winning a challenge sponsored by HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response earlier this year.
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WebMD names former Pfizer exec Redmond as CEO
By Jaimy Lee | June 01, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
WebMD Health Corp. has hired former Pfizer executive Cavan Redmond as CEO.
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Mobile tech, money help patients help themselves: study
By Paul Barr | May 31, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A study backed by the National Institutes of Health found that remote coaching supported by mobile technology and financial incentives has the potential to improve diet and activity among patients...
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House panel OKs device-tax repeal, bills to expand HSA use
By Rich Daly | May 31, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A House panel advanced measures to roll back two unpopular provisions of the 2010 healthcare overhaul and also approved two other bills that aim to expand the use of health savings accounts.
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St. Jude Medical to pay $3.65 million settlement
By Jaimy Lee | May 31, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Justice Department said St. Jude Medical, a St. Paul, Minn.-based medical device maker, will pay $3.65 million to settle allegations that it inflated the cost of replacement pacemakers and...
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Specialty boards set time limits for certification
By Andis Robeznieks | May 31, 2012
In an effort to prevent physicians' indefinite use of the term "board-eligible," all member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties will limit the time that physicians have to undergo...
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Plan targets disparities regarding asthma
By Paul Barr | May 31, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The federal government released its action plan for reducing racial and ethnic disparities regarding asthma.
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Geisinger sees opportunity in new apps
May 31, 2012
Here's an interesting new business line from one widely known health system: Geisinger Health System will seek to market downloadable quality and efficiency applications as part of the...
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Multihospital systems saw another year of strong revenue growth in 2011 even as they navigated familiar financial roadblocks, according to our annual Hospital Systems Survey. Systems again faced the challenges of decreased volumes and increased reimbursement pressures, resulting in flat incomes overall. Not-for-profits and for-profits responded with a renewed focus on managing costs and maximizing revenue collection, while continuing to increase their investments in outpatient settings.

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