BY PATRICK CROWLEY http://news.enquirer.com A statewide business group is lobbying the General Assembly to put medical malpractice, or tort, change on the statewide ballot. In a briefing Tuesday on its 2007 legislative agenda, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said high-priced medical malpractice insurance is driving health care costs up and doctors out of Kentucky. If […]

http://biz.yahoo.com Physician Oncology Services, L.P. (“Physician Oncology”) announced today that it will build a preeminent provider of outpatient radiation oncology care in the U.S. Backed by Oak Hill Capital Partners (“Oak Hill”), Physician Oncology said that it acquired a controlling interest in Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia (“RCOG”) to serve as a platform for growth, a […]

Wichita Business Journal by Shane T. Farley A pediatric medical group in Virginia has picked Wichita’s Pulse Systems Inc. to automate its medical records. Pediatric Associates of Richmond Inc. chose Pulse’s patient-relationship management software for use at its facilities. A Pulse company official says the deal helps increase the company’s presence in the Virginia market. […]

http://www.redorbit.com Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE:PDX), the nation’s leading provider of neonatal, maternal-fetal and pediatric subspecialty physician services, today announced the acquisition of a neonatal physician group practice that serves three hospitals in the San Francisco area. The seven neonatologists that form San Francisco Neonatology Medical Group care for premature and critically ill newborns at […]

http://www.e-dental.com iHealthSpot Inc., a Web development company for medical professionals, announces a partnership with iHealthSpot Inc., a private-practice healthcare marketing firm. Under the agreement, iHealthSpot will be the exclusive provider of Internet marketing and website services to Practice Builders’ client base. Practice Builders is a division of Ascend Media of Overland Park, Ks. and has […]

By Tambria Leonard-Whitman Leader correspondent Homepage Dr. Wilbur Hah of Orange Medical Surgical Associates asked Judge Carl Thibodeaux and members of the Orange County Commission on Monday for help to avoid a forced reduction and degradation of medical services in Orange. “Quality health care is at stake,” Hah told commissioners. He is concerned low fees […]

By Dara Kam Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau The Florida Senate rolled out an insurance proposal Monday aimed at reducing property insurance premiums but including measures that both consumer advocates and the insurance industry say won’t help stabilize the market in the long run. The 153-page draft bill would roll back Citizens Insurance rate hikes, […]

http://www.macon.com If you ever suffer life-threatening injuries in a car accident, a fall, a gunshot wound or a heart attack, you’d better hope you’re within 40 miles or so of a trauma center. If you are, you can get the quick and specialized help you need within the so-called “golden hour” where the majority of […]

By Lee Romney, LA Times Staff Writer http://ktla.trb.com The young man told the emergency room doctor at Sutter Coast Hospital that he had come to await the end of the world under the big trees. He realized he needed help. But there are no psychiatric beds here, and not a single psychiatrist practices in Del […]