Monday, February 27, 2012

Feds try again to block Albany hospital merger | Georgia Health News

Feds try again to block Albany hospital merger | Georgia Health News

Have hospital mergers gone too far? - FierceHealthcare

Have hospital mergers gone too far? - FierceHealthcare

amednews: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

: HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Physician rating website reveals formula for good reviews :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Physician rating website reveals formula for good reviews :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption

Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption

Friday, February 24, 2012

Medicare anti-fraud effort disappoints - The Reporter

Medicare anti-fraud effort disappoints - The Reporter

Lives Forever Linked Through Kidney Transplant Chain 124 - NYTimes.com

Lives Forever Linked Through Kidney Transplant Chain 124 - NYTimes.com

CMS measure to curb CT use 'unreliable' - FierceHealthcare

CMS measure to curb CT use 'unreliable' - FierceHealthcare

Revenue integrity critical to hospital execs - FierceHealthcare

Revenue integrity critical to hospital execs - FierceHealthcare

Dirty surgical tools a dangerous, growing problem - FierceHealthcare

Dirty surgical tools a dangerous, growing problem - FierceHealthcare

Medicare doctor pay patch sets up 32% cut for 2013 :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Medicare doctor pay patch sets up 32% cut for 2013 :: Feb. 27, 2012 ... American Medical News

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Accurate population data predict ACO success - FierceHealthcare

Accurate population data predict ACO success - FierceHealthcare

News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms

News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms

News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms

News from the American College of Surgeons: Agreement on Short-term SGR “Patch” Fails to Ensure Access to Care or Advance Needed Reforms

Physicians unsettled by temporary doc fix - FiercePracticeManagement

Physicians unsettled by temporary doc fix - FiercePracticeManagement

Health professionals warn against Kemp plan | Georgia Health News

Health professionals warn against Kemp plan | Georgia Health News

General Surgery News - In Large Colectomy Study, Open Approach Leads to More Complications Than Laparoscopy

General Surgery News - In Large Colectomy Study, Open Approach Leads to More Complications Than Laparoscopy

New Approach To Fighting Cancer - New Combo Of Chemo And Malaria Drug Delivers Double Punch To Tumors

New Approach To Fighting Cancer - New Combo Of Chemo And Malaria Drug Delivers Double Punch To Tumors

CO hospitals object to transparency proposal - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

CO hospitals object to transparency proposal - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

CO hospitals object to transparency proposal - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

CO hospitals object to transparency proposal - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

IL to make Medicaid modifications without CMS approval - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

IL to make Medicaid modifications without CMS approval - FierceHealthFinance - Health Finance, Healthcare Finance

State drug-testing bill would break new ground | Georgia Health News

State drug-testing bill would break new ground | Georgia Health News

Overweight Americans May Risk Kidney Damage When Attempting Weight Loss

Overweight Americans May Risk Kidney Damage When Attempting Weight Loss

Georgia lawmakers want to outlaw assisted suicide  | ajc.com

Georgia lawmakers want to outlaw assisted suicide | ajc.com

Health care costs for poor draining Georgia budget | The Augusta Chronicle

Health care costs for poor draining Georgia budget | The Augusta Chronicle

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hospitals Demand Payment Upfront From ER Patients With Routine Problems - Kaiser Health News

Hospitals Demand Payment Upfront From ER Patients With Routine Problems - Kaiser Health News

Buying health insurance to become a little less nightmarish

Buying health insurance to become a little less nightmarish

Struggling rural hospital seeks partner | Georgia Health News

Struggling rural hospital seeks partner | Georgia Health News

Medical News:Burnout May Drive Surgeons to Drink - in Surgery, General Surgery from MedPage Today

Medical News:Burnout May Drive Surgeons to Drink - in Surgery, General Surgery from MedPage Today

Medical News:Bias Common Against Pregnant Residents - in Public Health & Policy, Medical Education from MedPage Today

Medical News:Bias Common Against Pregnant Residents - in Public Health & Policy, Medical Education from MedPage Today

Medical schools hope to educate more primary-care doctors - latimes.com

Medical schools hope to educate more primary-care doctors - latimes.com

FAQ: The 'Doc Fix' Dilemma - Kaiser Health News

FAQ: The 'Doc Fix' Dilemma - Kaiser Health News

Hospitals Demand Payment Upfront From ER Patients With Routine Problems - Kaiser Health News

Hospitals Demand Payment Upfront From ER Patients With Routine Problems - Kaiser Health News

Monday, February 20, 2012

Georgia governor's administration looking for ways to slow cost of treating poor | jacksonville.com

Georgia governor's administration looking for ways to slow cost of treating poor | jacksonville.com

amednews: Defensive medicine seeping into physician training, study says :: Feb. 15, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Defensive medicine seeping into physician training, study says :: Feb. 15, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Doctors win redress in online defamation suits :: Feb. 20, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Doctors win redress in online defamation suits :: Feb. 20, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Medicare physician pay frozen until 2013 :: Feb. 17, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Medicare physician pay frozen until 2013 :: Feb. 17, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers :: Feb. 20, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers :: Feb. 20, 2012 ... American Medical News

Experts Question Medicare's Effort To Rate Hospitals' Patient Safety Records - Kaiser Health News

Experts Question Medicare's Effort To Rate Hospitals' Patient Safety Records - Kaiser Health News

Friday, February 17, 2012

An Animated Conversation About ACOs – Capsules - The KHN Blog

An Animated Conversation About ACOs – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Notices detail how premiums are spent - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Notices detail how premiums are spent - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Hospitals hit too hard in SGR deal: AHA - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Hospitals hit too hard in SGR deal: AHA - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Preview: The 'Very Big Deal' – SCOTUS Takes On The Health Law - Kaiser Health News

Preview: The 'Very Big Deal' – SCOTUS Takes On The Health Law - Kaiser Health News

SCOTUS Preview Part 2: Analyzing The Likely High Court Arguments On The Health Law - Kaiser Health News

SCOTUS Preview Part 2: Analyzing The Likely High Court Arguments On The Health Law - Kaiser Health News

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Mercer to start med school campus in Columbus - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Mercer to start med school campus in Columbus - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Health proposals: For some, they’re personal | Georgia Health News

Health proposals: For some, they’re personal | Georgia Health News

Self-Insurance Complicates Deal on Birth Control - NYTimes.com

Self-Insurance Complicates Deal on Birth Control - NYTimes.com

Panel Completes Last Details of Tax Cut Extension - NYTimes.com

Panel Completes Last Details of Tax Cut Extension - NYTimes.com

Tentative ‘Doc Fix’ Deal Would Cut Health Law’s Prevention Fund by B – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Tentative ‘Doc Fix’ Deal Would Cut Health Law’s Prevention Fund by B – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Feds to postpone ICD-10 compliance date - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Feds to postpone ICD-10 compliance date - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Deal reached on tax bill, doc-payment fix - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Deal reached on tax bill, doc-payment fix - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Georgia Legislature considers overhaul of sunshine laws  | ajc.com

Georgia Legislature considers overhaul of sunshine laws | ajc.com

Georgia tax revenue up in January - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Georgia tax revenue up in January - Atlanta Business Chronicle

General Surgery News - More Evidence Against Axillary Dissection

General Surgery News - More Evidence Against Axillary Dissection

General Surgery News - FDA Squeezes Centers for Improper Promotion of Gastric Banding

General Surgery News - FDA Squeezes Centers for Improper Promotion of Gastric Banding

Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News

Monday, February 13, 2012

Bending the Obesity Cost Curve: - Trust for America's Health

Bending the Obesity Cost Curve: - Trust for America's Health

Obama's budget plan to cut more than $360 billion from healthcare - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Obama's budget plan to cut more than $360 billion from healthcare - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors - The Washington Post

The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors - The Washington Post

Experts Question Medicare's Effort To Rate Hospitals' Patient Safety Records - Kaiser Health News

Experts Question Medicare's Effort To Rate Hospitals' Patient Safety Records - Kaiser Health News

Study Finds New York Hospitals Flout Charity Rules - NYTimes.com

Study Finds New York Hospitals Flout Charity Rules - NYTimes.com

Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon - NYTimes.com

Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon - NYTimes.com

General Surgery News - Preliminary Study: Patients Prefer Single-Incision Chole

General Surgery News - Preliminary Study: Patients Prefer Single-Incision Chole

Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform :: Feb. 13, 2012 ... American Medical News

Legislature hits halfway point | savannahnow.com

Legislature hits halfway point | savannahnow.com

Thursday, February 9, 2012

New Medicaid Report Finds Health Reform Law Insurer Fee Costly to States

New Medicaid Report Finds Health Reform Law Insurer Fee Costly to States

Medicaid cuts loom despite overdue reimbursements - FierceHealthcare

Medicaid cuts loom despite overdue reimbursements - FierceHealthcare

Docs not always honest with patients - FierceHealthcare

Docs not always honest with patients - FierceHealthcare

Hospitals lose reimbursement for 'unnecessary' ER visits - FierceHealthcare

Hospitals lose reimbursement for 'unnecessary' ER visits - FierceHealthcare

HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News

HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News

HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News

HHS Unveils Final Design For Insurance Labels - Kaiser Health News

States step in to define scope of practice - FiercePracticeManagement

States step in to define scope of practice - FiercePracticeManagement

Poor systems, not docs, drive bad online reviews - FiercePracticeManagement

Poor systems, not docs, drive bad online reviews - FiercePracticeManagement

Tenet Healthcare consolidating hospitals, layoffs possible - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Tenet Healthcare consolidating hospitals, layoffs possible - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Health exchange idea faces uncertain future | Georgia Health News

Health exchange idea faces uncertain future | Georgia Health News

Task forces to discuss report on Medicaid | Georgia Health News

Task forces to discuss report on Medicaid | Georgia Health News

Stryker Seeks CEO After MacMillan Steps Down for Family Reasons - Businessweek

Stryker Seeks CEO After MacMillan Steps Down for Family Reasons - Businessweek

Republicans await Dems' options for funding SGR fix - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Republicans await Dems' options for funding SGR fix - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Hospitals Mine Their Patients' Records In Search Of Customers - Kaiser Health News

Hospitals Mine Their Patients' Records In Search Of Customers - Kaiser Health News

Congress must show courage on care for seniors, veterans | Georgia Health News

Congress must show courage on care for seniors, veterans | Georgia Health News

General Surgery News - Surgical Education: Finally, There Are Some Apps for That

General Surgery News - Surgical Education: Finally, There Are Some Apps for That

Disaster medicine dilemmas examined :: Jan. 2, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Disaster medicine dilemmas examined :: Jan. 2, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

Physician autonomy bill passes Georgia Senate

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Budget Plan Has Familiar Ring - WSJ.com

Budget Plan Has Familiar Ring - WSJ.com

House and Senate at Impasse on Medicare - NYTimes.com

House and Senate at Impasse on Medicare - NYTimes.com

UGA stem cell discovery could help bones mend faster | Online Athens

UGA stem cell discovery could help bones mend faster | Online Athens

Court strikes down Georgia's assisted-suicide law  | ajc.com

Court strikes down Georgia's assisted-suicide law | ajc.com

Budget Forecast for 2014

Budget Forecast for 2014

Monday, February 6, 2012

Study Suggests Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused

Study Suggests Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused

Partial Mastectomies Often Result In Further Surgeries

Partial Mastectomies Often Result In Further Surgeries

amednews: Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

amednews: Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts :: Feb. 6, 2012 ... American Medical News

Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform | timesfreepress.com

Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform | timesfreepress.com

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Selling practices to hospitals can hurt profits - FiercePracticeManagement

Selling practices to hospitals can hurt profits - FiercePracticeManagement

Breast Cancer Surgery Often Repeated To Take Out More Tissue

Breast Cancer Surgery Often Repeated To Take Out More Tissue

Blue Cross, Tenet reach new deal | Georgia Health News

Blue Cross, Tenet reach new deal | Georgia Health News

Selling practices to hospitals can hurt profits - FiercePracticeManagement

Selling practices to hospitals can hurt profits - FiercePracticeManagement

Judge blocks California from cutting Medicaid payments - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare

Judge blocks California from cutting Medicaid payments - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare