Nov
30
Maryland gets federal stimulus funds for "secret shoppers" to monitor health professionals' hand hygiene. A Rhode Island hospital will videotape surgeries. Some worry about Big Brother.
Nov
30
Pay will be cut Jan. 1, 2010, unless the Senate acts. Meanwhile, the Senate's newly unveiled health reform bill passed a procedural hurdle, opening debate.
Nov
30
Technically Speaking - A practical look at information technology issues and usage
Nov
30
A plan to make a system developed at the Cleveland Clinic available to other health entities has raised questions about the adequacy of privacy protections.
Nov
30
Executives say the company can be more profitable by dropping some business -- the same decision the plan has made before.
Nov
30
The recession and insurance plan changes are contributing to more concern about costs. Experts suggest ways to start the conversation.
Nov
30
The House passed its version, projected to cover 96% of Americans. But Republicans and insurers criticize it over costs and its government-run public option.
Nov
30
The constitutionality of the $250,000 limit on noneconomic damages in all personal injury cases previously had been upheld by the state Supreme Court.
Nov
30
The American Cancer Society and the American College of Radiology oppose the federal task force recommendation to drop early routine mammograms.
Nov
30
Physicians support a Medicaid pay increase offered in the House bill. But some governors balk at the potential cost of the states' share.