The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act opened many doors for the world of health IT when it was signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009. The HITECH Act engaged hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to…
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There has been growing concern regarding the incidence of adverse events associated with clinical alarm systems and alarm fatigue. In fact, a recent analysis by the Boston Globe revealed 119 patient deaths were linked to ventilator alarm errors alone from…
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered medical device manufacturers to conduct a review of possible risks stemming from their respective implantable surgical mesh products, according to a New York Times report.
As of Nov. 2011, there were nearly 615,000 Colorado residents on Medicaid, the highest total Colorado's program has ever seen, according to a Denver Post report.
Here is a graph showing the distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by age across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to statistics provided by Kaiser State Health Facts.
The former vice president of corporate services at University Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., is the target of a federal investigation separate from the hospital, according to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. An internal audit at the hospital recently…
A Bloomberg Government study revealed that the Medicare and Medicaid portions of private health insurers have increased insurers' revenues from 36 percent to 42 percent over the past three years, according to a Washington Post report.
There were seven hospital layoffs that affected more than 450 employees in November, signaling fewer layoffs in the last months of 2011, according to an American Medical News report.
A federal push for electronic health records and a downtrodden economy are the primary reasons University of Mississippi Medical Center has laid off 115 employees, according to a WJTV report.
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is rebranding its 343-bed Suburban Hospital by dedicating it to women and children, according to a Norton news release. Norton Suburban Hospital will be split into two entities. The women’s component of services will be named…