3:00 p.m., Fri. - Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), a moderate Democrat who has been critical of how his party has handled health reform efforts, said that he would vote to advance a bill during a crucial weekend test vote. ... FULL STORY
11:00 a.m., Fri. - Success Healthcare, Boca Raton, Fla., said that John Hirsch has resigned as CEO of its 178-bed Forest Park Community Hospital, St. Louis. The company declined to say why he left, and Hirsch could not be reached for comment. ... FULL STORY
3:00 p.m., Fri. - Although average flu activity in the U.S. has declined slightly in the past week, the level of flu activity remains higher than normal for this time of year, said a top... ... FULL STORY
Proposed rules on the meaningful use of electronic health records will be made public by the end of the year or perhaps sooner, said David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information... ... FULL STORY
The IOM published a report in June 2009 called Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research, which I read with interest and noted that no nurses were included on the IOM... ... FULL STORY
After reading the article “One-day stays a big reason for excess pay to hospitals, RAC project finds,” if I were a consumer of services, I would want to know specifically the criterion... ... FULL STORY
Infections hurt patients and represent one of the primary opportunities in healthcare to improve outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year 1.7 million patients get sick from an infection they contract while in the hospital, and 100,000 of them die.
This is the fourth installment for 2009 of the Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Opinion Leaders Survey. More survey results can be found at the Commonwealth Fund's Web site, commonwealthfund.org.
With so much attention being given to healthcare reform—which unfortunately seems to have morphed into health insurance reform—it's essential to remember the importance of reforming...
Just as in 1993, when the architects of health reform initially took Medicare for granted and then scrambled to address beneficiaries' concerns, Washington finds itself caught up in the fog of...
In its 44-year history, Medicare has been effective at providing access to medical care and predictable coverage for its beneficiaries. Now it’s time for the federal program to use its...
Modern Healthcare is tracking the state and national proposals to expand access to health benefits for the uninsured and underinsured. This section on Modern Healthcare Online will be updated with each new proposal. Submit comments on any or all of the proposals to mheditorial@modernhealthcare.com.
House Democrats voted 220-215 to approve a historic healthcare reform bill that aims to cover 96% of all Americans through various insurance market and coverage reforms.
In a Web-exclusive story that accompanies the release of this year's roster of the 100 Top heart hospitals produced by Thomson Reuters, Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian reports on gains being made in cardiac care, while also noting that similar progress isn't being seen in other areas, such as cancer, blood infections and other diseases.
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