Matthew DoBias April 13, 2009 It’s no secret that the Obama administration and other Democratic leaders have had their sights set on the Medicare Advantage program for a while now. Few, however, expected them to pounce so quickly. ... FULL STORY
Neil McLaughlin April 13, 2009 There’s a theme that runs through a lot of healthcare commentary that goes like this: Americans are fat, lazy, dissipated slobs and that’s why they’re so sick. ... FULL STORY
Melanie Evans April 13, 2009 Healthcare’s single largest occupation is making gains in U.S. hospital boardrooms as directors and trustees grapple with efforts to curb costly and harmful medical errors. On healthcare governing boards, nurses remain in the minority among experts in finance, business and law—more often recruited... ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 Robert Urciuoli was sentenced to three years in federal prison for conspiracy and mail fraud committed while he was president and CEO of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I. Urciuoli was ordered to surrender to authorities June 15, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in... ... FULL STORY
Jennifer Lubell April 13, 2009 President Barack Obama’s new initiative to create a joint virtual lifetime electronic health record within U.S. military departments was hailed by industry and government officials as a precursor to perhaps something even bigger. ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama’s choice to head HHS and usher in a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, provided federal lawmakers with additional details on roughly $8,000 in back taxes and interest paid by her and her husband, Gary. ... FULL STORY
Matthew DoBias April 13, 2009 It’s no secret that the Obama administration and other Democratic leaders have had their sights set on the Medicare Advantage program for a while now. Few, however, expected them to pounce so quickly. ... FULL STORY
Jean DerGurahian April 13, 2009 Medical students already carry a heavy academic load, but an opportunity to supplement their formal education with more patient-safety and quality topics is leading them to a new initiative offered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The IHI has created the Open School to teach what many... ... FULL STORY
Melanie Evans April 13, 2009 Healthcare’s single largest occupation is making gains in U.S. hospital boardrooms as directors and trustees grapple with efforts to curb costly and harmful medical errors. On healthcare governing boards, nurses remain in the minority among experts in finance, business and law—more often recruited... ... FULL STORY
Neil McLaughlin April 13, 2009 There’s a theme that runs through a lot of healthcare commentary that goes like this: Americans are fat, lazy, dissipated slobs and that’s why they’re so sick. ... FULL STORY
Marcy Darnovsky April 13, 2009 Each year, assisted reproduction quietly helps thousands of people in their quest for children biologically related to them. But the fertility field has been far from quiet of late. In recent weeks, two scandals burst into the headlines ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 Thank you for the article on the debate over stem-cell research and funding (“Crossing the line?” March 16, p. 6). The president’s decision to lift the limits put in place by former President George W. Bush is wrong for these reasons: ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 A list of the nation's largest nursing schools, ranked by total enrollment for the 2007-08 school year. Source: National League for Nursing. Published April 13, 2009. ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 And finally, our musical Outliers journey ends in Louisiana, where physicians, healthcare workers and their families honored National Doctors’ Day recently with the third annual Doctors’ Day Follies and Art Exhibit, an all-day event sponsored by Central Louisiana Arts and Healthcare, a group... ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 And since Outliers is in a musical mood, next we turn to Mack Harrell, a Nashville-bred songwriter, who pens lyrics on country music’s most enduring themes: God and family; drinking and cheating; love and loss; a man’s dog and his truck. ... FULL STORY
April 13, 2009 Songs about cancer treatment are rare. Songs about cancer treatment that don’t border on self-parody and, instead, garner critical acclaim are even more scarce, but White Sulphur Springs, Mont., family physician Ben Bullington managed to pull off that feat with his song “Twangy Guitars.” Public... ... FULL STORY
