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Bill in Washington state to curb doctor 'data mining' runs into resistance
Transplant surgeon's actions defended
Google unveils personal medical record service
February 28, 2008
Lack of neurosurgeons forces Florida medical center to divert trauma victims
National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative collaborates with Google
Creating sustainable local health information exchanges
Perks for doctors questioned by Senate panel
Tennessee managed-care company sees benefits of pay-for-performance
Health insurers address issue of nixed policies
Aetna backs off a colonoscopy change
February 27, 2008
California doctors get $10 million bump in bonus payments
eICU gives long-distance care, specialists' eyes to rural areas
Detroit Medical Center moves to end fight with WSU
Senate panel to question payments to surgeons
Surgeon accused in death of patient to get organs
Arizona governor seeks ban on new Medicaid rules
February 26, 2008
Shortage of surgeons pinches U.S. hospitals
Rhode Island lawmakers propose medical tracking system
Enlisting hospitals in fight against carbon monoxide
New York City to help doctors track patients’ records electronically
February 25, 2008
Doctors slow to volunteer for MilwaukeeCares
Missouri bill targets stroke and heart attack care
Doctors leery of online meds
Governor proposes loan payoff reward for upstate New York job
Link in Massachusetts aims to keep healthcare local
Governors of both parties oppose Medicaid rules
Network lets Tennessee doctors share patient info
February 22, 2008
Oregon malpractice insurer offers physicians a discount
Just one in four know heart attack signs
February 21, 2008
Expert to be hired in Detroit Medical Center's pay feud with WSU
Doctors' stance leaves Pennsylvania hospital short-handed
Specialty concierge medicine new trend in Naples, FL, area
Senate bans AMA from Medicare talks
Health pilot project has allure to Georgia
Google to store patients' health records
February 20, 2008
Hospital 'code blue' deadlier at night
February 19, 2008
Visa program not helping ease Ohio's primary care doctors shortage
Insurer urges computerized prescriptions at Massachusetts hospitals
E-mails improve patient-surgeon communication
Timely cancer diagnosis linked to insurance status
February 15, 2008
Major physician association asks for change in marijuana laws
February 14, 2008
Role of physician assistants may grow in New Mexico
Where do doctors go online? Merck
Second opinions, through a patient’s eyes
Finding a medical home may be just what the doctor ordered
Depression in residents, not burnout, poses patient safety risk
Medicine meets a culture gap
February 13, 2008
Detroit Medical Center’s state payment assertions challenged
Study: Older men with prostate cancer can delay treatment
A second Los Angeles hospital could close
Blue Cross of California halts letters amid furor
Pennsylvania panel aims to transform chronic-care delivery
Number of U.S. primary care doctors down
February 12, 2008
California doctors balk at request for data
Higher Medicaid fees can’t fix pay gaps, say Georgia doctors
New York City hospitals reinvent role of emergency
February 11, 2008
Cincinnati-area doctors dwindle in number
ERs fail as the nation’s safety net
Hartford Hospital on probation
New York hospital scrutinized after deaths of patients
February 8, 2008
Cincinnati Hospital decries cut in training money
Questions linger about Carolinas Medical Center ALS expert
Florida surgeon is still practicing despite plea deal
Removing clot aids heart attack recovery
Health cuts in Illinois a risk to women
February 7, 2008
Physicals undergoing a new examination
Physician numbers at odds in Maryland
Breaching barriers of culture and understanding
Patient tower at Nebraska medical center helps draw new physicians
Give doctors and patients privacy
BlueCross of Tennessee to share doctor ratings
February 5, 2008
University of Washington seeks to prevent ’awareness’ in surgery
Good night, sleep tight, turn off hospital lights
Docs oppose Aetna plan on colonoscopies
February 4, 2008
Political ads featuring U of L doctors draw fire
In health debate, Clinton remains vague on penalties
Good news for makers of stents
Online house calls click with doctors
Healthcare collections cause swelling of bills
U.S. flu outbreak plan criticized
Flu shots urged for children already in hospital
Surgery pushed memory’s buttons by accident
Massachusetts’ subsidized insurance cost to double
Physicians develop new techniques and equipment to keep up with athletes
Neurosurgeons scarce in Florida due to legal climate
February 1, 2008
Seattle-area healthcare ’checkup’ finds room for improvement
HHS Secretary seeks expanded use of electronic health records