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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

General Surgery News - Ethics and the Robot Should Costs Be Discussed With Patients?

General Surgery News - Ethics and the Robot Should Costs Be Discussed With Patients?

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Have Insurers Found Way Around Obamacare 'Pre-Existing Conditions' Rule?

Have Insurers Found Way Around Obamacare 'Pre-Existing Conditions' Rule?

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How the FTC promotes healthcare competition - FierceHealthcare

How the FTC promotes healthcare competition - FierceHealthcare

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More hospital competition linked to lower insurance premiums - FierceHealthcare

More hospital competition linked to lower insurance premiums - FierceHealthcare

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Cancer hospital settling in the community - The Newnan Times-Herald

Cancer hospital settling in the community - The Newnan Times-Herald

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Medicaid Expansion Supporters Lobby At Georgia's Capitol | WABE 90.1 FM

Medicaid Expansion Supporters Lobby At Georgia's Capitol | WABE 90.1 FM

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Indiana Will Allow Entry to Medicaid for a Price - NYTimes.com

Indiana Will Allow Entry to Medicaid for a Price - NYTimes.com

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Indiana Medicaid Expansion May Tempt Other GOP-Led States | Kaiser Health News

Indiana Medicaid Expansion May Tempt Other GOP-Led States | Kaiser Health News

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

White House wants $1.2B to fight antibiotic resistance - FierceHealthcare

White House wants $1.2B to fight antibiotic resistance - FierceHealthcare

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Latest snapshot of Georgia exchange enrollees | Georgia Health News

Latest snapshot of Georgia exchange enrollees | Georgia Health News

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HHS Pledges To Quicken Pace Toward Quality-Based Medicare Payments | Kaiser Health News

HHS Pledges To Quicken Pace Toward Quality-Based Medicare Payments | Kaiser Health News

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Gov't to overhaul Medicare payments to doctors, hospitals - Yahoo News

Gov't to overhaul Medicare payments to doctors, hospitals - Yahoo News

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Register TODAY! ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit

Leadership and Advocacy Summit

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US Sen. David Perdue Discusses Keystone Pipeline, Upcoming Legislative Battles | WABE 90.1 FM

US Sen. David Perdue Discusses Keystone Pipeline, Upcoming Legislative Battles | WABE 90.1 FM

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Don’t scrap the Constitution just to save the Affordable Care Act | Georgia Health News

Don’t scrap the Constitution just to save the Affordable Care Act | Georgia Health News

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Vice President Joe Biden Calls For Renewed Focus On Patient Safety | Kaiser Health News

Vice President Joe Biden Calls For Renewed Focus On Patient Safety | Kaiser Health News

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Congressman to AMA: Offer SGR Solutions Not Complaints | Medpage Today

Congressman to AMA: Offer SGR Solutions Not Complaints | Medpage Today

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Leadership and Advocacy Summit: Register TODAY!

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Hospitals reassess security after Boston surgeon shooting, but is threat overstated? - FierceHealthcare

Hospitals reassess security after Boston surgeon shooting, but is threat overstated? - FierceHealthcare

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Researchers want new way to evaluate medical schools - FierceHealthcare

Researchers want new way to evaluate medical schools - FierceHealthcare

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New superbug danger: Patients sickened by infected endoscopes - FierceHealthcare

New superbug danger: Patients sickened by infected endoscopes - FierceHealthcare

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Hospitals get financial rewards . . . or do they? | Georgia Health News

Hospitals get financial rewards . . . or do they? | Georgia Health News

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Judge Dumps Suspended Doctor's Libel Suit Against CBS46, Channel 2 | Daily Report

Judge Dumps Suspended Doctor's Libel Suit Against CBS46, Channel 2 | Daily Report

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Wall Street still loves investor-owned hospitals - Modern Healthcare

Wall Street still loves investor-owned hospitals - Modern Healthcare

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Predictable fault lines emerge as perennial SGR debate begins - Modern Healthcare

Predictable fault lines emerge as perennial SGR debate begins - Modern Healthcare

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Predictable fault lines emerge as perennial SGR debate begins - Modern Healthcare

Predictable fault lines emerge as perennial SGR debate begins - Modern Healthcare

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Medicaid Pay Hike Opened Doors For Patients, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

Medicaid Pay Hike Opened Doors For Patients, Study Finds | Kaiser Health News

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Some obese children and teens can benefit from bariatric surgery - Medical News Today

Some obese children and teens can benefit from bariatric surgery - Medical News Today

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Is it OK for medical staffs to sue hospital boards? - FierceHealthcare

Is it OK for medical staffs to sue hospital boards? - FierceHealthcare

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Hospital violence: Boston hospital prepared for active shooting event - FierceHealthcare

Hospital violence: Boston hospital prepared for active shooting event - FierceHealthcare

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Obama State of the Union address: Increase personalized medicine, tighten cybersecurity - FierceHealthcare

Obama State of the Union address: Increase personalized medicine, tighten cybersecurity - FierceHealthcare

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High Court Considers If Providers Can Sue States For Higher Medicaid Pay | Kaiser Health News

High Court Considers If Providers Can Sue States For Higher Medicaid Pay | Kaiser Health News

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1,700 Hospitals Win Quality Bonuses From Medicare, But Most Will Never Collect | Kaiser Health News

1,700 Hospitals Win Quality Bonuses From Medicare, But Most Will Never Collect | Kaiser Health News

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Can Coffee Protect You From Melanoma?

Can Coffee Protect You From Melanoma?

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Efforts to Curtail Tobacco Use Stalled in 2014, Report Says

Efforts to Curtail Tobacco Use Stalled in 2014, Report Says

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Flu Cases Back Up In Georgia | WABE 90.1 FM

Flu Cases Back Up In Georgia | WABE 90.1 FM

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Georgia senators, congressmen react to State of the Union | Politics | Macon.com

Georgia senators, congressmen react to State of the Union | Politics | Macon.com

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Disturbing news for a group of school workers | Georgia Health News

Disturbing news for a group of school workers | Georgia Health News

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Docs Battle States on Meager Medicaid Payments | The Fiscal Times

Docs Battle States on Meager Medicaid Payments | The Fiscal Times

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Obama Vows Vetoes if GOP Seeks to Roll Back His Priorities - NYTimes.com

Obama Vows Vetoes if GOP Seeks to Roll Back His Priorities - NYTimes.com

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In State-Of-The-Union Speech, Obama Pledges To Veto Efforts To Undo The Health Law | Kaiser Health News

In State-Of-The-Union Speech, Obama Pledges To Veto Efforts To Undo The Health Law | Kaiser Health News

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Vitamin D May Boost Colon Cancer Survival, Study Finds

Vitamin D May Boost Colon Cancer Survival, Study Finds

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Busy session for Georgia Legislature begins Monday | The Augusta Chronicle

Busy session for Georgia Legislature begins Monday | The Augusta Chronicle

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Legislative panel: Threatening or harming health workers should be felony

Legislative panel: Threatening or harming health workers should be felony

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Skipped Care A Side Effect Of High-Deductible Health Plans | Kaiser Health News

Skipped Care A Side Effect Of High-Deductible Health Plans | Kaiser Health News

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Supreme Court Rejects New Challenge to Obamacare Law - NYTimes.com

Supreme Court Rejects New Challenge to Obamacare Law - NYTimes.com

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Study Says Biopsies Are Safe

Study Says Biopsies Are Safe

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Busy session for Georgia Legislature begins Monday | The Augusta Chronicle

Busy session for Georgia Legislature begins Monday | The Augusta Chronicle

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Will Ga. hospital group go to bat for expansion? | Georgia Health News

Will Ga. hospital group go to bat for expansion? | Georgia Health News

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Doctors engulfed in spine surgeon saga

Doctors engulfed in spine surgeon saga

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New Rules to Limit Tactics on Hospitals’ Fee Collections - NYTimes.com

New Rules to Limit Tactics on Hospitals’ Fee Collections - NYTimes.com

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Supreme Court Battle Brewing Over Medicaid Fees | Kaiser Health News

Supreme Court Battle Brewing Over Medicaid Fees | Kaiser Health News

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Workers face increased burden on health costs | Georgia Health News

Workers face increased burden on health costs | Georgia Health News

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

New Antibiotic May Combat Resistant Bacteria

New Antibiotic May Combat Resistant Bacteria

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Nine diagnoses to appear in Peake’s cannabis bill | State Legislature | Macon.com

Nine diagnoses to appear in Peake’s cannabis bill | State Legislature | Macon.com

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CDC: Flu activity ‘at highest level’ in Georgia | www.wsbtv.com

CDC: Flu activity ‘at highest level’ in Georgia | www.wsbtv.com

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Emory Healthcare chief jumps to Michigan system | Georgia Health News

Emory Healthcare chief jumps to Michigan system | Georgia Health News

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Opening Republican salvo on Obamacare draws fire on both sides | Reuters

Opening Republican salvo on Obamacare draws fire on both sides | Reuters

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Georgia rural hospitals: this patient may not make it | www.myajc.com

Georgia rural hospitals: this patient may not make it | www.myajc.com

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Weight-Loss Surgery May Extend Lives, Study Finds

Weight-Loss Surgery May Extend Lives, Study Finds

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Shared decision-making, long-term goals essential to hospital success - FierceHealthcare

Shared decision-making, long-term goals essential to hospital success - FierceHealthcare

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CMS revises RAC program to increase transparency, oversight - FierceHealthcare

CMS revises RAC program to increase transparency, oversight - FierceHealthcare

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Infection prevention for ICU patients extends lives, saves hospitals thousands - FierceHealthcare

Infection prevention for ICU patients extends lives, saves hospitals thousands - FierceHealthcare

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Big Data Not A Cure-All In Medicine : NPR

Big Data Not A Cure-All In Medicine : NPR

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Register Now for the ACS Leadership and Advocacy Summit

Leadership and Advocacy Summit

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Study Debunks Notion of 'Healthy Obesity'

Study Debunks Notion of 'Healthy Obesity'

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ER use continues to rise in wake of Affordable Care Act - FierceHealthcare

ER use continues to rise in wake of Affordable Care Act - FierceHealthcare

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University of Georgia researchers to study whether laws on painkillers impact patients | Albany Herald

University of Georgia researchers to study whether laws on painkillers impact patients | Albany Herald

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Investors buy 330 Physicians Center as part of $238 million regional deal - Rome News-Tribune: Business

Investors buy 330 Physicians Center as part of $238 million regional deal - Rome News-Tribune: Business

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Trends and surprises: What to watch for this year | Georgia Health News

Trends and surprises: What to watch for this year | Georgia Health News

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How A State’s Choice On Medicaid Expansion Affects Hospitals | Kaiser Health News

How A State’s Choice On Medicaid Expansion Affects Hospitals | Kaiser Health News

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