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Peninsula doctors feel the squeeze
By STEVE PACKER and JOHN ELLISON http://www.montereyherald.com
New legislation would keep veterans needing surgery closer to home
Sussex Countian http://www.mattdenn.com
Demand for longer surgery opening hours unjustified, say GP managers
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Tort Reform Will Rescue Doctors
J. James Rohack, M.D. http://online.wsj.com Joseph Nixon’s Cross Country column “Why Doctors Are Heading for Texas” (May 17) hit the nail on the head: Medical liability reforms, including a cap on non-economic damages, work. Therefore, if we know how to keep physicians in patient care instead of tied up in the courts, why hasn’t every […]
Rush-Copley Medical Center Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management Solution
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Good doctors, passing healthcare reform and the forces moving in the wrong direction
http://youngphillypolitics.com/ Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, a local physician, issued a statement yesterday alongside many other Doctors, Nan Feyler of the Nutter Administration and uninsured leaders, showing the support of progressive doctors in the National Physician’s Alliance for major healthcare reform. “It’s not everyday that you see solidarity and hear a unified voice from doctors, patients, politicians […]
A City Where Hospitals Are as Ill as the Patients
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER http://www.nytimes.com
Why Diagnostic Errors Don’t Get Any Respect… And What Can Be Done About It
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'Tele-nurses' offer alternative to tying up ambulances
By CAROLYN FEIBEL http://www.chron.com/ Should you call an ambulance for a sprained wrist or child’s fever? A spider bite? The medical consensus is no, but every year thousands of people in the Houston area dial 911 for non-emergencies. Hoping to cut back on the number of ambulances responding to non-emergency calls, the City Council voted […]
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