Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Register Now! August 28-30, 2015 Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons (GSACS) Annual Meeting & Day of Trauma Grand Hyatt Buckhead Atlanta, GA Andrew Warshaw, MD FACS, President of the American College of Surgeons, will be the keynote speaker for the GSACS Annual Meeting. Dr Warshaw is surgeon-in-chief emeritus at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the W. Gerald Austen Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons (GSACS)

Piedmont’s next leader: A doctor in charge | Georgia Health News

Piedmont’s next leader: A doctor in charge | Georgia Health News

Doctors’ suit aims to topple state’s CON rules | Georgia Health News

Doctors’ suit aims to topple state’s CON rules | Georgia Health News

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Blood Test Might Detect Deadly Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages - NBC News

Blood Test Might Detect Deadly Pancreatic Cancer in Early Stages - NBC News

Statins Might Reduce Complications After Major Lung Surgery

Statins Might Reduce Complications After Major Lung Surgery

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Ease Incontinence: Study

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Ease Incontinence: Study

Losing Weight May Ease Asthma in Obese People

Losing Weight May Ease Asthma in Obese People

Physician empathy is key to patient satisfaction - FierceHealthcare

Physician empathy is key to patient satisfaction - FierceHealthcare

Smoking not extinguished in bars, restaurants | Georgia Health News

Smoking not extinguished in bars, restaurants | Georgia Health News

Burwell Says There Is Still ‘Work To Do’ On Health Law | Kaiser Health News

Burwell Says There Is Still ‘Work To Do’ On Health Law | Kaiser Health News

Friday, June 26, 2015

Register Now! August 28-30, 2015 Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons (GSACS) Annual Meeting & Day of Trauma

Register | GSACS

Surgery May Help Teens With Frequent Migraines, Study Contends

Surgery May Help Teens With Frequent Migraines, Study Contends

High court preserves all ACA subsidies | Georgia Health News

High court preserves all ACA subsidies | Georgia Health News

Obamacare’s Next 5 Hurdles to Clear | Kaiser Health News

Obamacare’s Next 5 Hurdles to Clear | Kaiser Health News

Study Finds Almost Half Of Health Law Plans Offer Very Limited Physician Networks | Kaiser Health News

Study Finds Almost Half Of Health Law Plans Offer Very Limited Physician Networks | Kaiser Health News

High Court Upholds Health Law Subsidies | Kaiser Health News

High Court Upholds Health Law Subsidies | Kaiser Health News

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Overview of Medicare Quality Programs

Overview of Medicare Quality Programs

Register | GSACS 2015 Annual Meeting

Register Now!
August 28-30, 2015

Georgia Society of the American College of Surgeons (GSACS)
Annual Meeting & Day of Trauma
Andrew Warshaw, MD FACS, President of the American College of Surgeons, will be the keynote speaker for the GSACS Annual Meeting. Dr Warshaw is surgeon-in-chief emeritus at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the W. Gerald Austen Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Register | GSACS

How healthcare leaders can increase transparency, improve patient safety - FierceHealthcare

How healthcare leaders can increase transparency, improve patient safety - FierceHealthcare

To improve hospital-physician relationships, involve docs in decision-making - FierceHealthcare

To improve hospital-physician relationships, involve docs in decision-making - FierceHealthcare

A tale of two (neighboring) hospitals | Georgia Health News

A tale of two (neighboring) hospitals | Georgia Health News

Medicare Slow To Adopt Telemedicine Due To Cost Concerns | Kaiser Health News

Medicare Slow To Adopt Telemedicine Due To Cost Concerns | Kaiser Health News

Obesity Trends Still On The Rise, But Intervention Is Possible, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

Obesity Trends Still On The Rise, But Intervention Is Possible, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

“Death panels” may never die - The Washington Post

“Death panels” may never die - The Washington Post

House Votes to Kill Health Law's Medicare Savings Panel - The New York Times

House Votes to Kill Health Law's Medicare Savings Panel - The New York Times

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Documents Reveal Secret Legal Battle Over Medicare Overbilling : Shots - Health News : NPR

Documents Reveal Secret Legal Battle Over Medicare Overbilling : Shots - Health News : NPR

Appendicitis Can Often Be Treated With Antibiotics

Appendicitis Can Often Be Treated With Antibiotics

The Doctor Who Does Your Colonoscopy Matters

The Doctor Who Does Your Colonoscopy Matters

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Bring Couples Closer, Small Study Finds

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Bring Couples Closer, Small Study Finds

More Breast Cancer Patients Opting for Lumpectomy: Study

More Breast Cancer Patients Opting for Lumpectomy: Study

Obamacare Ruling Could Kill Coverage For 413,000 In Georgia | Kaiser Health News

Obamacare Ruling Could Kill Coverage For 413,000 In Georgia | Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Georgia Justices Say Hospital Must Disclose Rates in Lien Case | Daily Report

Georgia Justices Say Hospital Must Disclose Rates in Lien Case | Daily Report

Many U.S. Women Live Far From Gynecologic Cancer Care

Many U.S. Women Live Far From Gynecologic Cancer Care

Smoking Blamed for Half of Deaths From Major Cancers in People Over 35

Smoking Blamed for Half of Deaths From Major Cancers in People Over 35

Although Smoking Has Declined, Its Consequences Continue, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

Although Smoking Has Declined, Its Consequences Continue, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

Insurers from Cigna to Aetna jump as merger mania catches on - Chicago Tribune

Insurers from Cigna to Aetna jump as merger mania catches on - Chicago Tribune

Friday, June 12, 2015

Doctors Can Cut Back on Antibiotics After Abdominal Surgery: Study

Doctors Can Cut Back on Antibiotics After Abdominal Surgery: Study

Obese Postmenopausal Women May Face Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

Obese Postmenopausal Women May Face Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

Poor Sleep, Snoring Before Diagnosis Tied to Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients

Poor Sleep, Snoring Before Diagnosis Tied to Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients

Rural health crisis: Hospitals struggle to stay open, shift focus to outpatient care - FierceHealthcare

Rural health crisis: Hospitals struggle to stay open, shift focus to outpatient care - FierceHealthcare

Reese: ‘Waiver’ doesn’t need new legislative OK | Georgia Health News

Reese: ‘Waiver’ doesn’t need new legislative OK | Georgia Health News

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Surgery Not Always Needed for Early Form of Breast Cancer: Study

Surgery Not Always Needed for Early Form of Breast Cancer: Study

5 ethical issues medical schools must address with future docs - FierceHealthcare

5 ethical issues medical schools must address with future docs - FierceHealthcare

New programs help ERs flag, discourage painkiller abuse - FierceHealthcare

New programs help ERs flag, discourage painkiller abuse - FierceHealthcare

Big jump looming in health insurance rates | Georgia Health News

Big jump looming in health insurance rates | Georgia Health News

House Panel Votes to Repeal Health Law's Medical Device Tax - NYTimes.com

House Panel Votes to Repeal Health Law's Medical Device Tax - NYTimes.com

Hospitals Expected More of a Boost From Health Law - WSJ

Hospitals Expected More of a Boost From Health Law - WSJ