Archives for June 2013
U.S. lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment21 Jun 2013
A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate... Continue Reading
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Breakthrough surgery allows boy, 3, to hear his father’s voice for the first time21 Jun 2013
The look on the face of Len Clamp’s 3-year-old son hearing his voice for the first time is a memory... Continue Reading
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SUNY bans ambulances from bringing patients to LICH, leaving a significant portion of Brooklyn without ready access to emergency room services21 Jun 2013
Long Island College Hospital barred city ambulances from bringing patients to the emergency room of beleaguered Cobble Hill medical center... Continue Reading
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Nurses demand delay of EHR rollout21 Jun 2013
Citing insufficient training, system shortfalls and the hospital’s failure to involve direct-care nurses in the implementation process, RNs at the... Continue Reading
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New Federal HIT Content Targets Long-Term Care21 Jun 2013
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has a new Web page for long-term care providers. The... Continue Reading
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Dallas named HQ of merged Baylor, Scott & White parent company21 Jun 2013
The merger of Temple-based Scott & White Healthcare and Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System advanced Wednesday with the signing of... Continue Reading
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Senator questions bonuses for hospital CEOs, including Tarwater’s21 Jun 2013
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Congress’ leading critic of nonprofit abuses, is raising questions about bonuses for executives of... Continue Reading
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June 21, 2013-Nurses demand delay of EHR rollout21 Jun 2013
Friday June 21, 2013 Home | Subscribe Provider Advisory Weekly Top Stories Senator questions bonuses for hospital CEOs, including Tarwaters... Continue Reading
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ACLU sues psychiatric hospital for alleged ‘patient dumping’18 Jun 2013
James F. Brown hopes the civil rights class action lawsuit filed late Tuesday afternoon over allegations of patient dumping by... Continue Reading
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Hospital pricing transparency for the masses18 Jun 2013
Do you remember last month when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its database of what hospitals charge... Continue Reading
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