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Trauma funding vote must overcome distaste for new taxes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share     Put a new tax on the ballot in November, and watch what happens. Here in Georgia, the general anti-tax atmosphere, tight economy and countless promises by elected officials to hold the line, can kill a proposal before it's even spoken. More
Piedmont and St. Joseph's hospitals terminate negotiations The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
St. Joseph's and Piedmont hospitals have terminated their talks to create a partnership that would have combined much of their health systems, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned. More Among some, high marks for health care overhaul's beginnings The New York Times Share
President Obama gets high marks, even from some Republicans, for the way he has begun carrying out the new health care law in the 100 days since it was signed. And a new poll suggests a small increase in favorable views of the measure since May. More  Health law risks turning away sick The Hill Share
The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new health care law to provide coverage for the uninsured. Critics of the $5 billion high-risk pool program insist it will run out of money before Jan. 1, 2014. That's when the program sunsets and health plans can no longer discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. More Hospital CIOs doubt they can make 'meaningful use' deadlines The Wall Street Journal Share
We're sure health care IT folks were anxiously awaiting the beginning of the long Independence Day holiday weekend almost as much as they are the release of the final "meaningful use" regulations. Those regs, remember, will lay out exactly what doctors and hospitals need to do with electronic medical record systems to qualify for the first round of bonus payments from Medicare and Medicaid, and are expected to be released soon. More
Doctor, please carve out the time to heal thyself The New York Times Share
Dr. Shannon Gulliver was sure it was just acid reflux, or sympathy pains for her patients on the gastrointestinal cancer ward. Or at worst, an ulcer from the stress of being an intern too busy playing doctor to go see one herself. More Judge hears arguments on health overhaul challenge The New York Times Share
For the first time since President Obama signed the health care law, the federal government faced off in open court against one of the 21 states that are seeking to invalidate the law by challenging the requirement that most Americans obtain insurance. More
Global patients tracked here The Augusta Chronicle Share
FedEx can track a package as it circles the globe, but most emergency management teams cannot keep real-time track of patients going from a disaster scene to different hospitals. They can in northern Virginia, where emergency rescue teams use software and technology from an Augusta firm, Global Emergency Resources. More In a world of throwaways, making a dent in medical waste The New York Times Share
The health care industry has a garbage problem. It's not just that hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics and other health facilities generate several billion pounds of garbage each year: buried in that mountain of trash are untold numbers of unused disposable medical devices as well as used but recyclable supplies and equipment, from excess syringes and gauze to surgical instruments. More |
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