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By HILARY WALDMAN http://www.courant.com Many Connecticut physicians are thinking about changing jobs or moving out of state because they are sick and tired of practicing medicine here. The picture of doctor dissatisfaction comes from a survey of 1,077 practicing physicians commissioned by the Connecticut State Medical Society and published today in the society’s journal, Connecticut […]

http://www.businesswire.com RALEIGH, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mediplay, Inc. is transforming point-of-care marketing in doctors’ offices by helping physicians increase profits. Today the company announced its agreement with Valley Ear, Nose & Throat to install Mediplay’s digital signage system in 14 Valley ENT locations across Arizona. Valley ENT is Arizona’s largest Otolaryngology practice and participated with Mediplay in a […]

By Liz Kowalczyk The wait to see primary care doctors in Massachusetts has grown to as long as 100 days, while the number of practices accepting new patients has dipped in the past four years, with care the scarcest in some rural areas. Now, as the state’s health insurance mandate threatens to make a chronic […]

http://www.earthtimes.org WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – (Business Wire) eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that El Camino Hospital of Mountain View, Calif., is financially supporting an electronic health records initiative for its affiliated physicians, the Independent Physicians of El Camino Hospital (IPECH). The group selected eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical record (EMR) and practice […]

By JACK BRUBAKER, Staff http://articles.lancasteronline.com Dr. A makes mistake during medical procedure, leaving patient with partial paralysis of right arm. Dr. A. does not admit mistake and refuses to discuss it with patient. Dr. B. makes similar mistake with similar result to patient’s arm. Dr. B. admits error, says he’s sorry and perhaps even offers […]

http://www.nbc6.net Msnbc.com is presenting a weekly series, Briefing Book: Issues ’08, assessing the issues and controversies that the next president will confront. This week, we look at the starkly different plans to reform the nation’s health care system put forth by John McCain and Barack Obama. Will voters embrace McCain‘s move to tax the health […]

http://www.star-telegram.com In an unusual legal twist, the most avid defenders of the Texas cap on damages to victims of medical malpractice — not its critics — are urging the state’s highest court to decide whether the law complies with the state constitution. If the court hears the case, the ruling could limit future challenges in […]