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Florida nursing shortage needs urgent attention, group says
California hospital workers stage 24-hour strike
Urban medical schools feel weight of uninsured
WHO study backs universal healthcare
Doctor-celebrity confidentiality: Does it even exist?
Yakima, WA, medical school to open two more colleges
Las Vegas hospital workers file complaint about care
Extra pounds mean insurance fees for Alabama workers
TB scare brings babies, parents to Kaiser
Emergency doctors dispute McCain advisor’s take on healthcare
Guilty plea in Los Angeles skid row health fraud
Georgia Officials: PeachCare, Medicaid services stay
Philadelphia's Fox Chase defends taking parkland
Illinois genetic nondiscrimination law strengthened
WellPoint spent $890,000 on lobbying in second quarter
August 28, 2008
Akron (OH) General Medical Center cries foul on rival hospital
SEC probes West Penn Allegheny’s $73 million revenue write-down
Report: Hospital costs slow under pressure by insurers
South Carolina hospital, prison agency act in wake of ER shooting
Lower court’s ruling on Urbana, IL, hospital reversed
Four Medicaid health plans withdrawing from Florida counties
C Difficile deaths up by 28% in England and Wales
Nonprofit hospitals flex pricing power
Disney, Florida Hospital team up for kids
Denver-based system to continue Ask-A-Nurse program
Pontiac, MI, hospital out of cash
Let childless get Medicaid, Iowa leader exhorts
Panel on Pennsylvania health reform focuses on price tag
New Howard County, MD, health official set to build from ground up
Economy may stall push for healthcare
Health insurance venture propels Massachusetts to top of the list
August 27, 2008
Waterbury, CT, hospitals exploring merger
California bill targets health record spying
Decline in uninsured is reported for 2007
Report shows more errors at Indiana’s hospitals
Long-distance healthcare cuts costs, can improve outcomes
Candidate outlines healthcare proposal for Missouri
As HCA marks 40 years, its impact on healthcare is still felt
Seattle fund bankrolls Asian private hospital chain
Senator urges review of Medicare payment errors
960 babies in TB scare at Kaiser in San Francisco
California seeks to block Medi-Cal payment ruling
HMO to pay $41 million for shorting New Jersey patients
Single rooms becoming the norm in new hospitals
August 26, 2008
More hospitals want payment before treatment
Blue Cross plans feeling pressure to consolidate
The Wild West of medical care abroad
Report faults Medicare audits
Stanford to limit drug maker financing
India’s poor get healthcare in a card
Federal regulators find patients sleeping in Tampa General hallways
Warning rocks Healthways stock
Healthcare stocks performing well
Hospitals to vie for Olympics
Judge hears arguments over Wisconsin medical fund
Iraq says 650 doctors have returned from exile
Doctors reinvent their offices to build improved ties with patients
August 25, 2008
Insurers warn brokers
Turmoil at Miami Beach’s Mount Sinai Medical Center
Two Orlando hospitals win OK for transplants
Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance
Financial cure unsure at Grady
New Jersey doing more to keep hospitals alive
Uninsured to spend $30 billion, study says
Lenexa, KS, approves plan for medical complex
Hollywood, FL, hospital opens resource center
ER waits shorter than national average in Florida’s Treasure Coast region
South Carolina Medicaid to quit paying for errors
Strife eroded University of Maryland Medical System goals
Walk-in clinics come to Miami pharmacies
Los Angeles hospital begins shutting down
Texas Medicaid plan may not be broad enough
Young patients learn about treatments through play
Errors leave some without insurance in Massachusetts
August 22, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center profits take nose-dive
Maryland-based system board chair, nine others resign over dispute
Fairview, Blue Cross of Minnesota sign new contract
Tampa General Hospital faces Medicare sanctions
Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine
Poll finds more in Ohio lack medical coverage
Alabama committee wants more information on Hoover hospital plans
More than 100,000 UK operations cancelled in one year
Indianapolis-based Clarian to lease Tipton Hospital
New Minnesota plan targets the older uninsured
Ecolab wants patients to be clean all over
HHS: Doctors can refuse to provide abortions
FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women in Indiana
Medical identity theft spreads
GlaxoSmithKline to disclose grants to hospitals, patient groups
Obama camp has many ties to University of Chicago Medical Center
August 21, 2008
$75 million in trauma care funds at risk in Georgia
Tufts Medical seeks listing as trauma center
Report rejects Medicare boast of paring fraud
Des Moines, IA, medical center addresses need for family doctors
Cost of new mandate to extend coverage in Illinois remains in dispute
Florida hospital streamlines lung cancer care
Simulation training prepares Hopkins teams for emergencies
Nurses, two Sutter hospitals have tentative pact
Healthcare no longer near top of election agenda
Washington approves sale of two Spokane hospitals
California officials plan to appeal Medi-Cal ruling
New Mexico center to blend Eastern, Western medicine
Study: HPV vaccine by age 21 a sound public health investment
California doctors may be required to explain end-of-life rights to patients
Penn cancer center links to Bayhealth in Delaware
Undocumented immigrant in coma set to be returned to Mexico
Massachusetts hospital launches $1 million quick-care unit
Data miners fight law that shields doctors
August 20, 2008
Hospital death rates unveiled
439,000 more get health coverage in Massachusetts
New York legislators negotiate $200 million cut to hospitals
Lack of insurance, high medical costs put more in a bind
Judge blocks California's cut in Medi-Cal fees
Milwaukee-area doctor group members to join Wheaton Franciscan, Aurora Advanced
Florida Board of Medicine drops plan to hike fees for copies of medical records
North Carolina hospitals vie for new beds
Doctors within borders
North Carolina man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital
Illegal aliens may fear to seek care
California bill would cap healthcare administration
Florida backs St. Joseph's plan for Riverview hospital
Orange County, CA, supervisors wrangle over doctors’ funding
Nine firms submit healthcare plans to cover adults under Cover Florida
More apologies to families follow medical mistakes
Pennsylvania healthcare system plans sale
HCA’s possible psychiatric expansion raises concerns
Nashville hospital will soon stop delivering babies
Joliet, IL, gets more time to consider appeal of Silver Cross relocation
Illinois says kids up to 26 can be insured under parents’ policy
A treatment room with a view
Medicare Web site confounds many seniors
August 19, 2008
Philadelphia residents win round with Fox Chase Cancer Center
In-store health clinics battle perception issues
Los Angeles hospital CEO pleads not guilty to billing fraud
California doctors can’t refuse treatment to gays on religious grounds, court rules
California hospitals fined for violations
Merck faces another round of criticism
$11 million verdict in Pennsylvania malpractice case
Law would require insurers to offer policies to more Connecticut consumers
Tools help patients interface with doctors
In Rwanda, hospital’s design keeps fresh air in mind
They’re back: Harry and Louise on health insurance
Older patients less likely to be taken to trauma centers
August 18, 2008
City of Angels’ admissions issues cited four years ago, Los Angeles County report says
HHS announces timeline for transition to ICD-10-CM
Illinois’ medical malpractice law on trial
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina hit with class action
VA brass keep options open on site of hospital
Eastern New Orleans gets new adult clinic
Medical privacy law fails to stop snooping
Battle of beds heats up in Wake County, NC
McCain’s health insurance plan: More radical than Democrats’?
Healthcare grows into a big business in Forsyth County, GA
Officials: Connecticut nursing shortage could become crisis
More health insurers competing in individual coverage market
Florida Memorial, FIU team up for nursing
Cuba reaps goodwill from doctor diplomacy
San Diego hospitals fined for preventable mistakes
Hospital fuses Navajo tradition, modern medicine
Future remains uncertain for Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles
Some Texas foster kids’ doctors have drug firm ties
New Jersey’s biggest insurer may turn for-profit
FDA weighs training to dispense narcotics
A social network for your doctor, pharmacist and insurer
August 15, 2008
California quashes sale of Anaheim Memorial Medical Center to Pacific Health
States won’t be sanctioned over kids’ health insurance
Judge rules patient can sue Duke University Medical System over surgery
Healthcare prognosis brightens for New Orleans
Lexington (SC) Medical gets revote on heart regs
Des Moines, IA, hospital plans to cut back on free medications
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo readies for expansion
Health insurers hedge their bets
Alabama-based Mercy Medical lays off staff
Drugs often rival angioplasty, study finds
Texas Health Resources renaming 12 hospitals
Georgia governor touts drug discounts for uninsured
U.S. says Amerigroup settles Medicaid case
Manistique, MI, hospital loses court fight over bed use
Medicare prescription drug premiums to rise in 2009
Study: Insurance matters when it comes to kids’ healthcare
August 14, 2008
Inspection reports of Florida health facilities now available online
Missouri program offers Medicaid recipients visits to primary care doctor
Profession ponders why there are so few female neurosurgeons
Lawsuit alleges kickbacks paid to Pittsburgh-area doctors
Affiliates planned for Waukesha (WI) Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas Hospital first in nation to use course for childbirth emergencies
Globalization and healthcare: Operating profit
Hearing tackles New Orleans VA med center location
Experts try to close Florida’s healthcare gap for minorities
Kansas City program announced to improve nurses' work environments
Florida bosses huddle on healthcare
Atlanta hospital begins expansion
Protests accompany final day for New Jersey hospital
Maryland hospitals receive funds
Many Hispanics shut out of U.S. healthcare system
August 13, 2008
Illinois Health Planning Board again rejects proposal to build in Plainfield
Two hospitals seek extension for Waterbury (CT) Heart Center
Thousands in California whose policies were canceled to be offered new coverage
Brookwood Medical Center plans Hoover, AL, hospital
Clean up wards or lose your patients, U.K. hospitals are warned
22% of Americans surveyed cut visits to doctor
Dallas County commissioners set Parkland hospital bond election
Nashville-area execs ready for healthcare trade trip
Illinois panel backs Advocate purchase of Libertyville hospital
Harvard Vanguard’s credit status improves
Life sciences firms anxious about Massachusetts rules on gifts to doctors
Cleveland Clinic forgoes Boston Scientific stent
GM to crack down on health coverage
Health benefits inspire rush to marry, or divorce
August 12, 2008
Do safety-net hospitals put money over mission?
For strokes, closest hospital might not be best
New kids’ hospital in Pittsburgh aims to please
Texas expects flat growth for Children’s Health Insurance Program
Healthcare costs seen rising 10% in 2009
More states shred bills for awful medical errors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee settles suit in New Jersey
Patient burned during surgery at Minneapolis hospital
South Carolina hospital shows off new unit
Report: Family doctors scarce
Some walk-in clinics closing after boom
Philadelphia VA hospital investigating its treatments
Iowa officials say health plan could take four years
Study: Hospitals are underusing cardiac devices
Massachusetts businesses rip healthcare proposal
More turn to professional groups for insurance
New York governor seeks cuts of $1 billion
States fail to report health provider sanctions
August 11, 2008
Can the government help people lose weight?
Chemical scare briefly closes Egleston ER
Crocs no longer in style at safety-conscious hospitals
Robot delivers meals at Boynton Beach, FL, hospital
Restitution due some Texas Blue Cross customers
Hospitals try to calm doctors’ outbursts
Panels address physician shortage in Maryland
Massachusetts leaders nip, tuck healthcare policy
New law to help warn New Jersey of hospital financial crises
Heart, cancer care help lead Chicago hospital’s revival
Guaranteed healthcare key plank in Dems’ platform
One New Jersey hospital closes, another expands
Doctor campaigns for iPhone drug application
More hospitals sign up for Connecticut’s Charter Oak Health Plan
Fourth delay in Massachusetts care plan sought
Medicare plan changing
Washington, DC’s Medicaid rules criticized
Aging baby boomers drive hospital growth in Maryland
August 8, 2008
New hospital is latest in Milwaukee-area boom
New York City Hospitals Corporation board member resigns as inquiry starts
Indianapolis-based system tries to improve healthcare with a card
Pacific Health’s plan to buy Anaheim (CA) Memorial meets with resistance
Records loss in Texas may violate U.S. law
Rex Healthcare gets OK to build outpatient center
Older Hispanics find healthcare lacking in Florida
Two Catholic hospitals in Florida to get one boss
Orlando hospitals give resort treatment to maternity rooms, services
Kaiser starts fifth year of Thrive campaign
Leavitt says new rules are not anti-birth control
Most Americans want healthcare reform
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange not siding with healthcare workers union
Tenet Healthcare moving to downtown Dallas’ Fountain Place
Report cites reduction in fall-related injuries in Connecticut
States mandate ’culturally competent’ healthcare
August 7, 2008
Three Southern California hospitals accused of fraud
Mistakes to cost Illinois hospitals
University of Chicago Medical Center preps for addition
Florida-based hospital district auditor files whistle-blower suit
Mercy-Healthtrax building bought by Pittsburgh-based Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Eight deaths linked to superbug outbreak in Ireland
California Healthcare Foundation kicks in $10 million to clinic loan fund
Detroit leads in risky births
Ohio executives sentenced for $1.9 billion fraud
Florida International University medical school flooded with aspirants
Illinois governor rewriting bill to improve healthcare access
Anaheim (CA) General Hospital hit with dozens of citations over staffing, care
Prince George’s County, Maryland yet to deliver hospital funds
August 6, 2008
Average ER waiting time nears one hour, CDC says
Pennsylvania hospital claims UPMC denying care to children
Plan reduces health costs for large employers in Wisconsin
Chronic health issues cost Kentucky
High prices at the pump complicate health choices
Woman drives four hours to lead rural county’s medical clinic
Pediatrix wonders where the babies are
Commonwealth faces $13.3b healthcare bill for retirees
Louisiana hospital nearly three years away
Disclosure of CEOs’ health info is a growing issue
J&J agrees to pay drug import fine
Humana reports profit decline, raises outlook
Lower sales of Tysabri predicted
Grady Hospital: no room for new mental patients
Admissions growth helps Tenet reduce 2Q loss
Options expand for avoiding crowded ERs
August 5, 2008
Dwindling number of independent hospitals in Greater Cleveland struggle to survive
New York hospitals create outcry in foreign deal
More UCLA Medical Center employees peeked at celebrities’ records, state says
Cincinnati healthcare leaders sued
Federal prosecutors ask appeals court to let convictions of HealthSouth founder stand
University of Alabama Health System selects new CEO
Physician to open concierge medical practice in Mequon, WI
Proposed New Orleans clinic gets $300,000 gift
UConn Health Care Center has five suitors
Holy Cross develops proposal to build hospital in Germantown, MD
Grady CEO faces deficit, patient loss
Connecticut governor defends Charter Oak plan
Columbus, IN, hospital reopens flood-damaged ER
Cape Cod Healthcare to cut 169 positions
Hospital plans to build over FDR Drive in New York City, but foes fear traffic
Millions with chronic disease get little to no treatment
August 4, 2008
California considering laws modifying individual health insurance policies
Miami’s Jackson South getting ready to double its size
Prescription data used to assess consumers
Hospital in Newark gets sold and saved
University of California doctors treat inmates through video program
Video game on a ’Re-Mission’ to help kids with cancer
Jefferson Medical Center buys Bethel Park, PA, facility
Pittsburgh could see Philadelphia hospital tax
Cape Cod hospital CEO maps turnaround
State’s Medi-Cal program is being hit hard
San Francisco pushes legislation to promote good health
Medical residents lack sleep, despite policy change
Los Angeles-based Century City Doctors Hospital seeks buyer
Report: E-mails show Connecticut health insurance program push
Los Angeles law may keep homeless in hospitals
Immigrants facing deportation by U.S. hospitals
Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return
Lax oversight risks millions of Medicare dollars
August 1, 2008
CMS releases 2009 IPPS final rule
Florida healthcare groups to share $30 million facility
Survey: Western Pennsylvania has better medical benefits
Doctor insurer seeks rate cut
California medical center names permanent CEO
Snohomish, WA, Health District faces over $4 million budget shortfall
’Rising star’ Miami hospital exec quits under cloud
Scotland smoking ban credited with fewer heart attacks
Medicare adds to do-not-pay list
Boston hospital quits lobby association
Cigna second quarter profit jumps 37%
Boston adds a doctor referral service
Biogen, Elan report cases of brain disease
Senators slam Indian Health agency for lost items