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Vital Signs
Activists in Calif. challenge medical malpractice cap
By Andis Robeznieks | August 06, 2013
Medical journals and healthcare publications may soon notice more readers taking deep research dives into their archives looking for old studies, reports and articles on defensive medicine. That's because California's landmark 1975 Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act—which limits pain and...
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ONC guide gives advice on EHR software, services
By Joseph Conn | August 05, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Hospitals and office-based physicians not yet using an electronic health-record system can get some free help from the federal government on what to expect when contracting to buy EHR software or services.
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Leapfrog tool 'seriously flawed'
By Modern Healthcare | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The American Hospital Association and its members are committed to providing safe, high-quality healthcare. A major part of that effort is to provide reliable information to patients and their families so that they can make the best decisions about their...
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CMS final rule on inpatient stays offers payment increases
By Joseph Conn | August 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The CMS has issued its final Medicare 2014 payment rule for inpatient stays at acute-care hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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Information
FDA warns acetaminophen can cause rare skin diseases
By Wall Street Journal | August 02, 2013
The pain reliever acetaminophen, often sold as Tylenol, can cause rare but serious skin diseases, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
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Patients were exposed to hepatitis B because nurses lacked access to electronic medical records
By Boston Globe via Boston.com | August 01, 2013
Dialysis patients at Boston Medical Center were exposed to hepatitis B in March because nurses lacked access to computerized medical records that would have told them one patient was infected, a state health department investigation concluded.
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Vital Signs
PBS documentary explores problems at Emeritus' assisted-living facilities
By Beth Kutscher | July 31, 2013
The for-profit assisted-living industry came under the harsh spotlight of PBS' “Frontline” investigators Tuesday night as the news program took Seattle-based Emeritus Corp. to task for a number of deaths and injuries involving residents with dementia at Emeritus facilities across the...
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Pfizer to pay $491M to resolve drug marketing case
By Linda A. Johnson / Associated Press | July 30, 2013
Pfizer and the Justice Department say the drugmaker will pay almost $491 million to resolve an investigation into illegal marketing of the company's organ transplant drug Rapamune.
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Scientists seek to rein in diagnoses of cancer
By New York Times | July 30, 2013
A group of experts advising the nation's premier cancer research institution has recommended changing the definition of cancer and eliminating the word from some common diagnoses.
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Magazine
'Hidden surcharge' | Leapfrog Group introduces error calculator
By Rachel Landen | July 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Slightly more than a year after the Leapfrog Group unveiled controversial letter grades for hospital safety, the organization introduced an online tool to help employers calculate the “hidden surcharge”...
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