The American Association of Medical Colleges sent a letter to 20 U.S. senators and representatives appointed to draft legislation on the payroll tax holiday and fixing the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate urging them not to cut hospital reimbursement for…
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Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, has agreed to settle a class-action discrimination suit for $2 million, according to a KWWL report.
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has acquired Lehigh Valley Cardiology Associates, the second cardiology group acquired by the system, according to a Morning Call report.
Peoria, Ill-based OSF Healthcare System has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ottawa (Ill.) Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center, according to an OSF news release.
Oregon has returned its supply of lethal injection drugs to an undisclosed wholesaler, testing the sincerity of pharmaceutical executives who say they don't want their products to be used for execution, according to an Oregon Live report.
Michael Simon, MD, North American Partners in American anesthesiologist, director of cardiothoracic anesthesia at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, chairman of anesthesia at UPMC Hamot Medical Center and president-elect of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists says improving operating room…
Certain nontechnical skills, such as coping and communication, may have a direct association with surgeons' technical skills, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Researchers have developed a questionnaire that could help healthcare providers determine and analyze near-misses, according to a study published in BMC Research Notes.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have proposed legislation designed to improve post-market surveillance of medical devices to ensure patient safety without stifling innovation.
John E. McDonough, professor of practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, outlines 36 ways a repeal of President Obama's healthcare reform could affect Massachusetts residents, who already have their state's own health reform, according to a Boston Globe…