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March 19, 2010
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This is reason enough to drop out of the AMA if you belong, or refuse to join if you don't. How can an organization representing such a small percentage of physicians attempt to speak for the majority of physicians who are against this bill? FULL STORY »
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March 19, 2010
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The Congressional Budget Office can only work with the data that are given to them. They can't say, “Wait a minute, your premise is flawed because...” FULL STORY »
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By Gregg Blesch |
March 19, 2010
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.) agreed to pay $6.35 million to settle allegations that the 270-bed reported inflated charges to Medicare from 1998 to 2001 in order to get higher payments from Medicare's outlier program, the U.S. Justice Department announced. FULL STORY »
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By Jessica Zigmond |
March 19, 2010
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Vanguard Health System, Nashville, said it has agreed in a letter of intent to pay $417 million to buy all of the assets of Detroit Medical Center, a six-hospital system, and invest $850 million in the system within five years of purchasing it. The deal is contingent on establishing a special... FULL STORY »
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March 19, 2010
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President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's healthcare vote in stark terms, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: “If this vote fails.” FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 19, 2010
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The American Medical Association supports the sweeping $940 billion healthcare reform bill scheduled for consideration on the House floor on Sunday, AMA President J. James Rohack announced. FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 19, 2010
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House Democrats waxed optimistic that healthcare reform legislation will pass their chamber this Sunday, as more undecided lawmakers in the party climbed aboard the $940 billion bill that aims to provide insurance coverage for 32 million more Americans. FULL STORY »
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March 19, 2010
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The nomination deadline for Modern Healthcare's eighth annual CEO IT Achievement Award competition is today, March 19. The 2010 award, co-sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, honors one or more healthcare industry CEOs who demonstrate leadership and... FULL STORY »
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March 19, 2010
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Modern Healthcare will be producing a daily electronic newsletter from the American College of Healthcare Executives' 2010 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which will be held March 22-25 in Chicago. See our news briefs and video interviews, and take our daily ACHE poll by visiting the FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 19, 2010
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The AFL-CIO has decided to support the Democrats' sweeping health reform legislation, its president Richard Trumka said during a teleconference. FULL STORY »
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By Matthew DoBias |
March 18, 2010
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Senior House Democrats said that a legislative package aimed at changing the way healthcare is delivered and paid for would cost roughly $940 billion over 10 years and extend insurance coverage to some 32 million people who currently go without. FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 18, 2010
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House and Senate Republicans met to strategize on killing the Democrat's $940 billion healthcare package that's slated for a final vote in the House this weekend. FULL STORY »
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By Joe Carlson |
March 18, 2010
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A new federal survey of U.S. nurses finds the country's 3.1 million registered nurses are more educated and ethnically diverse than ever, but the group's average age continues to approach 50 even as the number of nurses has grown. FULL STORY »
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March 18, 2010
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We the physicians are like the unions representing the steelworkers of the '60s, and the auto workers of the '80s, blind to the fiscal realities of the business that we are in. FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 18, 2010
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The House approved yet another temporary measure to extend COBRA subsidies and prevent Medicare physician payment cuts from taking place for another month. FULL STORY »
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By Matthew DoBias |
March 18, 2010
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer outlined a rare weekend schedule for lawmakers in the House, with a vote on a $940 billion health overhaul package expected Sunday afternoon. FULL STORY »
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March 18, 2010
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Physician and author Atul Gawande is scheduled to address the American Medical Group Association’s annual conference in New Orleans on Friday morning, March 19. FULL STORY »
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By Gregg Blesch |
March 18, 2010
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Ending a widely watched seven-year dispute, the Illinois Supreme Court has agreed with the state's decision to strip 202-bed Provena Covenant Medical Center of its property tax exemption. FULL STORY »
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By Vince Galloro |
March 18, 2010
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The Joint Commission said it has approved a new standard for constructing, writing and implementing medical staff bylaws. The new standard goes into effect March 31, 2011. FULL STORY »
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By Andis Robeznieks |
March 17, 2010
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The American Medical Association, which reported last month that most states' insurance markets are controlled by only two companies, has launched an online managed-care database that it said will “help physicians analyze and negotiate contracts with insurers and help provide relief from... FULL STORY »
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By Jessica Zigmond |
March 17, 2010
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HCA Corp.'s Gulf Coast division said it will end inpatient hospital operations at its 160-bed Spring Branch Medical Center in Houston by no later than May 1, 2010. The campus will continue to provide its outpatient programs, which include radiation oncology, imaging services and emergency care. The... FULL STORY »
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By Shawn Rhea |
March 17, 2010
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An updated set of guidelines aimed at making radiation treatment of 16 different organs safer have been published as a supplement to the current issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. FULL STORY »
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By Melanie Evans |
March 17, 2010
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Wholesale prices for acute-care hospitals rose 0.5% in February after a 0.4% rise the prior month, preliminary figures for the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index show. The same month last year saw a 0.2% rise for wholesale acute-care hospital prices. For the year that ended in... FULL STORY »
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By Matthew DoBias |
March 17, 2010
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In a week that could see a conclusive vote on healthcare in the House, the two parties spent Tuesday sharpening their final messages, with Democrats pinning hopes on talk of policy while Republicans aimed their ire at the process. FULL STORY »
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By Jessica Zigmond |
March 17, 2010
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Health insurer WellPoint said it expects its 2010 operating revenue to be about $59 billion and its medical enrollment to total about 33.3 million members by year end, down about 400,000. FULL STORY »
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By Matthew DoBias |
March 17, 2010
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Citing the very future of Barack Obama's presidency and the urgent needs of his own constituents, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), a strident critic of earlier efforts by his party to overhaul healthcare, said he would vote in favor of legislation this time around. FULL STORY »
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March 17, 2010
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Though your article mentioned only Baxter, in actuality nearly all manufacturers of heparin have faced challenges implementing the new standards and the new test method, as evidenced by the multiple companies listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug shortage list. FULL STORY »
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By Rebecca Vesely |
March 17, 2010
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Middle-class Americans are becoming uninsured at a faster pace than lower- or upper-income earners, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released during the annual Cover the Uninsured Week. FULL STORY »
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March 17, 2010
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Before we add 40 million more to the insurance rolls through the president's plan—and add another trillion dollars of debt to this country—show us the proof. FULL STORY »
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March 17, 2010
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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology plans to hold a town call meeting to discuss the latest updates to the certification process at 3 p.m. CT Thursday, March 18. FULL STORY »
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By Jennifer Lubell |
March 16, 2010
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Democrats will not be breaking any rules if they decide to approve the Senate healthcare reform bill through a no-vote process, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said during a weekly briefing. FULL STORY »
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By Melanie Evans |
March 16, 2010
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The Association of Healthcare Foodservice, the Louisville, Ky.-based group created by the 2009 merger of two professional associations, announced seven inaugural chapters. The regional affiliates represent more than 500 members and are based in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Texas, Washington... FULL STORY »
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By Shawn Rhea |
March 16, 2010
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Cleve Killingsworth has resigned his post as president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts. William Van Faasen, who was CEO of the company from 1992 to 2005, will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for Killingsworth's replacement, company officials said in a news... FULL STORY »
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By Melanie Evans |
March 16, 2010
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Massachusetts hospitals spent roughly 55% more per person than the average U.S. hospital in 2007, though not as a result of the state's health reform, according to a newly released study. FULL STORY »
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March 16, 2010
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On day one, students are hazed and ridiculed about what they don't know, which leads to low self-confidence and esteem. They become isolated and learn to function independently and later on become very dominant, authoritative and almost bullying as they take charge of patient care. FULL STORY »
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By David Gordon |
March 16, 2010
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The main problem with our healthcare system is that healthcare, as we practice it, is too expensive, and it has not gotten less expensive over time. Yet advances in technology in other industries from cars to food to energy have created well-documented efficiencies that have enabled the... FULL STORY »
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March 16, 2010
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WellPoint, Indianapolis, plans to hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, March 17, to discuss its financial outlook for 2010. FULL STORY »
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By Gregg Blesch |
March 16, 2010
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The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a provision of the state's 2005 tort reform law that requires that plaintiffs prove “gross negligence” to win a malpractice lawsuit over emergency care. FULL STORY »
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