Archives for May 2013
State Spending On Consumer Assistance Could Have ‘Huge Impact’ On Marketplace Enrollment07 May 2013
Florida is on course to spend $6 million to reach out to nearly 4 million uninsured people and help them... Continue Reading
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How a million-dollar patient got off a medical merry-go-round07 May 2013
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high... Continue Reading
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May 07, 2013-Hoag Hospital to stop performing elective abortions07 May 2013
Tuesday May 7, 2013 Home | Subscribe Provider Advisory Weekly Top Stories How a million-dollar patient got off a medical... Continue Reading
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Supreme Court Of Ohio Protects Physician’s Statement Of Comfort Under Apology Statute03 May 2013
On April 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio reversed the decision of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals and... Continue Reading
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Wrong-Site Surgeries Are Real and Not Uncommon03 May 2013
Most people expect that a physician operating on the wrong body part — or on the wrong person — is... Continue Reading
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Beth Israel, Cambridge Health Alliance ink affiliation deal03 May 2013
Cambridge Health Alliance and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have signed an agreement to form a clinical and academic affiliation... Continue Reading
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Public, Private Hospitals to Negotiate With Dewhurst03 May 2013
Officials from more than a dozen hospital systems — some private, some public — will gather at the Capitol with... Continue Reading
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State officials call meeting with pols about LICH’s future – and then refuse to talk about the Brooklyn hospital03 May 2013
Brooklyn pols and advocates were angered Thursday that state officials who invited them for a pow-wow refused to discuss the... Continue Reading
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U.S. to Delete Data on Life-Threatening Mistakes From Website03 May 2013
Two years ago, over objections from the hospital industry, the U.S. announced it would add data about “potentially life-threatening” mistakes... Continue Reading
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Doctors, others criticize Medicare’s proposal on hospital admissions rules03 May 2013
Medicare officials have proposed changes in hospital admission rules that they say will curb the rising number of beneficiaries who... Continue Reading
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