Tuesday, April 30, 2013

How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control

How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control

Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk

Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk

Hospital execs project shift to outpatient care, more HIT spending - FierceHealthcare

Hospital execs project shift to outpatient care, more HIT spending - FierceHealthcare

Hospital officials muted on Medicaid expansion here | Georgia Health News

Hospital officials muted on Medicaid expansion here | Georgia Health News

Health Care's 'Dirty Little Secret': No One May Be Coordinating Care - Kaiser Health News

Health Care's 'Dirty Little Secret': No One May Be Coordinating Care - Kaiser Health News

Monday, April 29, 2013

Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery

Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery

Drug safety group: Hospitals need interdisciplinary medication safety training - FierceHealthcare

Drug safety group: Hospitals need interdisciplinary medication safety training - FierceHealthcare

Feds zero in on costly readmissions | Georgia Health News

Feds zero in on costly readmissions | Georgia Health News

Medicare Plans to Boost Pay to U.S. Hospitals by 0.8% - Bloomberg

Medicare Plans to Boost Pay to U.S. Hospitals by 0.8% - Bloomberg

M. Gage Ochsner Obituary: View M. Ochsner's Obituary by Savannah Morning News

M. Gage Ochsner Obituary: View M. Ochsner's Obituary by Savannah Morning News

Last chance for quality reporting before Medicare penalty kicks in - amednews.com

Last chance for quality reporting before Medicare penalty kicks in - amednews.com

Calming a hospital culture clash - amednews.com

Calming a hospital culture clash - amednews.com

Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - amednews.com

Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - amednews.com

Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - amednews.com

Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - amednews.com

Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests

Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests

Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests

Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests

500 groups urge Congress to kill IPAB - FierceHealthcare

500 groups urge Congress to kill IPAB - FierceHealthcare

Georgia trails neighboring states on infection control | www.myajc.com

Georgia trails neighboring states on infection control | www.myajc.com

Hospital Quality Tracker | www.myajc.com

Hospital Quality Tracker | www.myajc.com

Georgia ranks near bottom on hospital infections | www.myajc.com

Georgia ranks near bottom on hospital infections | www.myajc.com

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs? | www.ajc.com

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs? | www.ajc.com

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries

Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries

Diagnostic errors: Most costly, common malpractice claim - FierceHealthcare

Diagnostic errors: Most costly, common malpractice claim - FierceHealthcare

List of ER wait times improves for some hospitals | Georgia Health News

List of ER wait times improves for some hospitals | Georgia Health News

Affordable Care Act Health Exchanges May Lack Competition When They Launch in October

Affordable Care Act Health Exchanges May Lack Competition When They Launch in October

Questions Arise About Robotic Surgery's Cost, Effectiveness - Kaiser Health News

Questions Arise About Robotic Surgery's Cost, Effectiveness - Kaiser Health News

Monday, April 22, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling

Central-line infections drop, but teaching hospitals remain area of concern - FierceHealthcare

Central-line infections drop, but teaching hospitals remain area of concern - FierceHealthcare

Medicaid opt-out exposes hospitals, businesses to financial strain - FierceHealthcare

Medicaid opt-out exposes hospitals, businesses to financial strain - FierceHealthcare

State leaders deal with consequences of rejecting Medicaid expansion in Obama health overhaul - The Washington Post

State leaders deal with consequences of rejecting Medicaid expansion in Obama health overhaul - The Washington Post

Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - amednews.com

Hospitals are buying, but doctors don't have to sell - amednews.com

Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - amednews.com

Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - amednews.com

Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - amednews.com

Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - amednews.com

Scientists Spot Cancer Metabolism Changes

Scientists Spot Cancer Metabolism Changes

To survive reform, safety-net hospitals need integration, partnerships - FierceHealthcare

To survive reform, safety-net hospitals need integration, partnerships - FierceHealthcare

Seeking the solution to packed, slow ERs | Georgia Health News

Seeking the solution to packed, slow ERs | Georgia Health News

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Selecting Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer And Liver Metastasis For Surgery

Selecting Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer And Liver Metastasis For Surgery

High patient satisfaction doesn't mean better surgical quality - FierceHealthcare

High patient satisfaction doesn't mean better surgical quality - FierceHealthcare

How lessons from treating combat wounds helped save lives in Boston - FierceHealthcare

How lessons from treating combat wounds helped save lives in Boston - FierceHealthcare

Hospitals Spend Little on Health of Community

Hospitals Spend Little on Health of Community

Sebelius Gets Grilling In Senate Committee Hearing - Kaiser Health News

Sebelius Gets Grilling In Senate Committee Hearing - Kaiser Health News

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage

Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage

Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

Hospitals Profit From Surgical Errors, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

Patient Satisfaction May Not Be A Good Indicator Of Surgical Quality, Study Finds – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Patient Satisfaction May Not Be A Good Indicator Of Surgical Quality, Study Finds – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Top Dem sees 'train wreck' for health law rollout | www.ajc.com

Top Dem sees 'train wreck' for health law rollout | www.ajc.com

Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - amednews.com

Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - amednews.com

Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - amednews.com

Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - amednews.com

FTC pushes ahead against Albany hospital deal | Georgia Health News

FTC pushes ahead against Albany hospital deal | Georgia Health News

Auditors: Medicare Could Save Millions By Limiting Advance Payments To Insurers – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Auditors: Medicare Could Save Millions By Limiting Advance Payments To Insurers – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Questions About Colon Screening Coverage Still Vex Consumers - Kaiser Health News

Questions About Colon Screening Coverage Still Vex Consumers - Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds

Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds

Hospital groups urge Congress to protect tax-exempt bond financing - FierceHealthcare

Hospital groups urge Congress to protect tax-exempt bond financing - FierceHealthcare

Albany Herald | FTC files new motions to stop merger of hospitals (UPDATE with FTC response)

Albany Herald | FTC files new motions to stop merger of hospitals (UPDATE with FTC response)

FTC files new motions to stop hospital merger in Georgia - FierceHealthcare

FTC files new motions to stop hospital merger in Georgia - FierceHealthcare

Physician-led ACOs outnumber hospital counterparts - FierceHealthcare

Physician-led ACOs outnumber hospital counterparts - FierceHealthcare

Some renewing insurance early in face of ACA | Georgia Health News

Some renewing insurance early in face of ACA | Georgia Health News

HHS Seeking $1.5B In Funding To Run Federal Health Insurance Exchanges - Kaiser Health News

HHS Seeking $1.5B In Funding To Run Federal Health Insurance Exchanges - Kaiser Health News

Sebelius: Exchanges will be ready on time, no need for backup plan - The Hill's Healthwatch

Sebelius: Exchanges will be ready on time, no need for backup plan - The Hill's Healthwatch

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report

Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report

Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes

Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes

Study: Hospitals save millions with surgical complication prevention - FierceHealthcare

Study: Hospitals save millions with surgical complication prevention - FierceHealthcare

Study: Fewer Georgians get health care through jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Study: Fewer Georgians get health care through jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Obama Budget Replaces Sequester Cuts and SGR

Obama Budget Replaces Sequester Cuts and SGR

Sebelius acknowledges tension between care coordination, antitrust laws - FierceHealthcare

Sebelius acknowledges tension between care coordination, antitrust laws - FierceHealthcare

Funding To Enroll Uninsured In New Markets Called 'Drop In Bucket' - Kaiser Health News

Funding To Enroll Uninsured In New Markets Called 'Drop In Bucket' - Kaiser Health News

Obama releases a budget plan with a simple goal: Ending the debt standoff - The Washington Post

Obama releases a budget plan with a simple goal: Ending the debt standoff - The Washington Post

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - amednews.com

Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - amednews.com

Study: Hospital boards need more focus on quality of care - FierceHealthcare

Study: Hospital boards need more focus on quality of care - FierceHealthcare

Debate rages over restrictions on ED painkiller prescriptions - FierceHealthcare

Debate rages over restrictions on ED painkiller prescriptions - FierceHealthcare

Website data for some Ga. hospitals are flat wrong | Georgia Health News

Website data for some Ga. hospitals are flat wrong | Georgia Health News

Medicare Effort To Cut Readmissions Isn’t Counting Patients Who Come Back To ER – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Medicare Effort To Cut Readmissions Isn’t Counting Patients Who Come Back To ER – Capsules - The KHN Blog

Monday, April 8, 2013

Memorial joins with Evans County to improve health care | savannahnow.com

Memorial joins with Evans County to improve health care | savannahnow.com

Smokers’ surcharge may be having an effect | Georgia Health News

Smokers’ surcharge may be having an effect | Georgia Health News

Smokers’ surcharge may be having an effect | Georgia Health News

Smokers’ surcharge may be having an effect | Georgia Health News

MedPAC Debates Better Pay for APRNs, PAs

MedPAC Debates Better Pay for APRNs, PAs

Purchasing medical practices drags down for-profit hospital finances - amednews.com

Purchasing medical practices drags down for-profit hospital finances - amednews.com

Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - amednews.com

Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - amednews.com

Residents doubt work-hour limits benefit patient safety - amednews.com

Residents doubt work-hour limits benefit patient safety - amednews.com

Merge Deductibles? Common Ground on Medicare Emerges - WSJ.com

Merge Deductibles? Common Ground on Medicare Emerges - WSJ.com

Obama’s budget will avoid deep cuts in Medicaid as he presses states to expand aid for poor - The Washington Post

Obama’s budget will avoid deep cuts in Medicaid as he presses states to expand aid for poor - The Washington Post

Congress Moves Forward on SGR Replacement

Congress Moves Forward on SGR Replacement

Should Calif. Set Charity Minimum for Not-for-Profit Hospitals? - Think Tank - California Healthline

Should Calif. Set Charity Minimum for Not-for-Profit Hospitals? - Think Tank - California Healthline

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Surgical Removal Of Lung Metastases In Breast Cancer Patients May Improve Overall Survival

Surgical Removal Of Lung Metastases In Breast Cancer Patients May Improve Overall Survival

Doctors unite against healthcare consolidation trend - FierceHealthcare

Doctors unite against healthcare consolidation trend - FierceHealthcare

Rural counties ailing as suburban ones thrive | Georgia Health News

Rural counties ailing as suburban ones thrive | Georgia Health News

House GOP releases revised proposal for replacing SGR, Updated proposal includes specialty-specific performance measures. | Modern Healthcare

House GOP releases revised proposal for replacing SGR, Updated proposal includes specialty-specific performance measures. | Modern Healthcare

'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff

'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff

Do hospitals profit from drug discounts meant for poor, uninsured patients? - FierceHealthcare

Do hospitals profit from drug discounts meant for poor, uninsured patients? - FierceHealthcare

Many Georgians projected to get exchange subsidy | Georgia Health News

Many Georgians projected to get exchange subsidy | Georgia Health News

Misperception of Government Benefits Makes Trimming Them Harder - NYTimes.com

Misperception of Government Benefits Makes Trimming Them Harder - NYTimes.com

Death Rates Rise At Geographically Isolated Hospitals, Study Finds - Kaiser Health News

Death Rates Rise At Geographically Isolated Hospitals, Study Finds - Kaiser Health News

Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain To Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions - Kaiser Health News

Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain To Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions - Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Calculating Risk Of Post-Surgical Venous Thromboembolisms

Calculating Risk Of Post-Surgical Venous Thromboembolisms

For-profits outperform nonprofit, public hospitals on ED measures - FierceHealthcare

For-profits outperform nonprofit, public hospitals on ED measures - FierceHealthcare

CMS backtracks on proposed Medicare Advantage cuts - FierceHealthcare

CMS backtracks on proposed Medicare Advantage cuts - FierceHealthcare

Feds take slow approach to small firms’ exchange | Georgia Health News

Feds take slow approach to small firms’ exchange | Georgia Health News

Maryland’s Tough New Hospital Spending Proposal Seen As 'Nationally Significant' - Kaiser Health News

Maryland’s Tough New Hospital Spending Proposal Seen As 'Nationally Significant' - Kaiser Health News

Quality effort yields big drop in death rate at hospitals - amednews.com

Quality effort yields big drop in death rate at hospitals - amednews.com

Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - amednews.com

Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - amednews.com

Stronger economy stimulates doctor turnover - amednews.com

Stronger economy stimulates doctor turnover - amednews.com

2% Medicare cuts kick in today - FierceHealthcare

2% Medicare cuts kick in today - FierceHealthcare

Piedmont Healthcare names new chief | Georgia Health News

Piedmont Healthcare names new chief | Georgia Health News

Coverage switch affects many Georgia seniors | Georgia Health News

Coverage switch affects many Georgia seniors | Georgia Health News

Monday, April 1, 2013

Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds

Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds

When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival

When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival

Some win, some lose in Georgia legislative session | Online Athens

Some win, some lose in Georgia legislative session | Online Athens

Physician seeks curbs on insurer limits for drugs | www.ajc.com

Physician seeks curbs on insurer limits for drugs | www.ajc.com

Marketing studies help craft health overhaul pitch | www.ajc.com

Marketing studies help craft health overhaul pitch | www.ajc.com

With end of session, hard part begins for Gov. Deal | www.ajc.com

With end of session, hard part begins for Gov. Deal | www.ajc.com