HHS Distributes $17M for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration will distribute $17 million for patient-centered outcomes research, comparing treatments and strategies to improve health outcomes for patients, according to an HHS release. Click to continue »Atlanta's Grady Hospital Agrees to Provide Dialysis For Illegal Immigrants
After months of negotiations, Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta has arranged treatment for 38 end-stage renal patients, mostly illegal immigrants, to receive free dialysis, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Click to continue »Scott & White Healthcare Finalizes Agreement With Johns Community Hospital
Temple, Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare has finalized its agreement to merge with Johns Community Hospital in Taylor, Texas, according to a news release from Scott & White. Click to continue »Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty Rejects All Funds From Reform Bill
Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's Republican governor, has issued an executive order rejecting all funds from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform law, according to a report by Minnesota Public Radio. Click to continue »10 of the Biggest Hospital and Health System Transactions of 2010
Here are 10 of the biggest hospital and health system transactions in the United States so far in 2010. Click to continue »Improving Medication Reconciliation With EMRs: Insight from John Klimek of NCPDP
John Klimek, senior vice president of industry information technology at the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, offers key insights into how hospitals can better fuse medication reconciliation with electronic medical records. Click to continue »8 Largest Group Purchasing Organizations for Hospitals
Here are eight of the largest independent group purchasing organizations in the United States, ranked by number of hospitals served. Click to continue »Study Shows Patients Prefer Additional Informed Consent Before Sharing Medical Info
A study conducted by the Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington reveals patient preferred that their healthcare providers ask them more than once for consent to share their medical information if that information is used in more than one way, according to a Healthcare IT News report. Click to continue »Maryland Cardiologist Charged with Healthcare Fraud After Allegedly Implanting Unnecessary Stents
John R. McLean, MD, a cardiologist from Salisbury, Md., has been indicted for allegedly putting unnecessary coronary stents in hundreds of patients and billing private and public payors for the procedures, according to a Baltimore Sun report. Click to continue »9 Statistics About General Surgeon Compensation
Here are nine statistics about general surgeon compensation based on spring 2010 data, according to the LocumTenens.com 2010 General Surgery Salary Survey Report.
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