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Health IT Bill being Drafted for Congress in Early 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is looking to pass legislation that would require physicians nationwide to adopt health IT, and could include negative consequences to encourage providers to do so, CQ HealthBeat reports. Read More...
New Grants Help Hospitals Promote Long-Term Care Resources
According to the Healthcare Intelligence Network, seven states were recently awarded grants totaling $8.3 million to create information systems about long term care options Read More...
Uninsured Immigrants May Affect Public Health
Medical News Today reported this week that a study by public health researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Read More...
Growth of On-Site Healthcare Facilities Likely to Create More Jobs
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently highlighted a growing trend among businesses across the country – on-site health care. For example, Northeast Read More...
Senator Criticizes Chicago Hospital Administration Practices
Hospital administrators tackle a unique opportunity – continually increasing the level of Read More...