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ARTICLES
Despite financial success for some hospitals, recession concerns loom — FierceHealthcare — January 2010
The Top 10 Healthcare Industry Trends and Challenges for 2010 — The Camden Group — January 2010
Minnesota Rolls Out Rx Database To Help Curb Prescription Drug Abuse — iHealthBeat — January 2010
Reducing inefficiency key to cutting health costs — FierceHealthcare — January 2010
Patient-facing kiosks automate prescription dispensing — FierceHealthIT — January 2010
Pharmacy tracking system cuts med waste at hospital — FierceHealthIT — January 2010
Health care professionals weigh in on how to save money — Business First — January 2010
A look at the post-reform future for non-profit hospitals — FierceHealthcare — December 2009
Lean, Six Sigma taking hold at hospitals — FierceHealthcare — December 2009
Cost control, fraud detection are top issues for 2010 — FierceHealthcare — December 2009
Profile of Uninsured Man Aims To Personalize Case for Health Care Reform — California Healthline — December 2009
Report - Senate Reform Bill Won't Increase Costs for Most People — California Healthline — December 2009
Military pharmacies automate with bar coding, dispensing — FierceHealthIT — December 2009
Senate Set To Open Debate on Health Care Overhaul Legislation — California Healthline — November 2009
Pharmacists underutilized in health system — FierceHealthcare — November 2009
More Consumers Turn to Internet To Compare Health Care Prices — iHealthBeat — November 2009
CMS looks to EHR data to combat waste and fraud — FierceHealthcareIT — November 2009
Comparative effectiveness looks like a real game-changer — FierceHealthcareIT — November 2009
Outpatient Outlook — ModernHealthcare — November 2009
HHS To Award $80M To Support, Strengthen Health IT Work Force — iHealthBeat — November 2009
Researchers Urge FDA To Create Database To Monitor Rx Drug Safety — iHealthBeat — November 2009
What Kind of Resources Do Doctors Use To Find Health, Medical or Rx Drug Information — iHealthBeat — November 2009
VA study - Communication is main cause of surgical errors — FierceHealthcare — November 2009
Work Group Stumps for Simplicity in Health IT Certification Standards — iHealthBeat — November 2009
California's Safety Net Health Centers Seeing More Low-Income Patients, Less State Funding — California Healthline — November 2009
Hospital report cards may not generate quality improvement — FierceHealthcare — November 2009
Medicare paid $92M in incentives during 2008 — FierceHealthcareFinance — November 2009
CHCF CEO Says Health Care Industry Stuck in Past, Calls for Changes — iHealthBeat — November 2009
CMS To Add Outpatient Quality Data to Hospital Compare Site — iHealthBeat — November 2009
New Monitoring Tools Help Improve Chronic Disease Management — iHealthBeat — November 2009
Drug Industry Raising Rx Drug Costs as Health Care Reform Gets Closer — California Healthline — November 2009
Report - Health Care Costs Would Rise Under House Reform Bill — California Healthline — November 2009
Study - Text Messages Boost Young Patients' Medication Adherence — iHealthBeat — November 2009
CMS Updates Quality Reporting Initiative, E-Prescribing Program — iHealthBeat — November 2009
Online H1N1 self-assessment tool launched — ModernMedicine — October 2009
Getting Up to Speed on Carousel Implementation — Pharmacy Practice News — October 2009
More Evidence Supports Key Role for Pharmacists On Emergency Care Team — Pharmacy Practice News — October 2009
Hospital's Transition to CPOE Offers Lessons for Other Organizations — iHealthBeat — October 2009
Homeward Bound - Nine Patient-centred Programs Cut Readmissions — California Healthline Foundation — September 2009
Health Data Breach Notification Rules To Take Effect This Week — iHealthBeat — September 2009
Joint Commission targets safety failures — DrugTopics — September 2009
Poll Finds Majority of Physicians Back Public Option in Health Reform — CaliforniaHealthline — September 2009
Transition to EHRs Gains Ground, But Physician Resistance Remains — iHealthBeat — September 2009
Interest in Health IT Is High, but Challenges Remain, Experts Say — iHealthBeat — September 2009
Drug Interaction E-Alerts Show Benefit to Patient Safety — Modern Medicine — September 2009
Docs, hospitals favor quality demos — Modern Physician — September 2009
Note to the C-suite - Communicating quality is more important than ever — Modern Physician — September 2009
New Census Data Show More Relying on Public Health Care — CaliforniaHealthline — September 2009
Homeward Bound - Nine Patient-Centered Programs Cut Readmissions — California Healthline Foundation — September 2009
Obama Throws Down Gauntlet on Health Care Reform Efforts — CaliforniaHealthline — September 2009
A Lower Bar for Computerized Physician Order Entry Adoption -- Is It Worth It — iHealthBeat — September 2009
Patient counseling - How pharmacists can choose the most critical cases — DrugTopics — September 2009
P&T considerations in fashioning a knowledge base, action plan for cardiometabolic disorders and weight — Modern Medicine — September 2009
Hospital Executives Worry About the 'What-Ifs' of Reform — Washington Post — August 2009
Republican National Committee Unveils Health Care Bill of Rights — CaliforniaHealthline — August 2009
Strong Medication Reconciliation Effort Lowers ADE Readmissions — Pharmacy Practice News — August 2009
FDA issues rules for investigational drugs — DrugTopics — August 2009
Tool Can Significantly Reduce Pediatric Prescription Errors — Modern Medicine — August 2009
Drug Industry To Spend $150M on Ads in Support of Health Reform Efforts — CaliforniaHealthline — August 2009
Obama Defends Health Care Reform Proposals in Weekly Address — CaliforniaHealthline — August 2009
Going, going, gone - Patents set to expire soon on many brand-name drugs — Modern Medicine — August 2009
Medication therapy management - Commercial programs pick up speed — Modern Medicine — August 2009
Pharmacy loyalty programs spur sales — Modern Medicine — August 2009
Pharmacy of tomorrow — Modern Medicine — August 2009
White House Stands Up for Deal on Cost Savings With Rx Drug Industry — CaliforniaHealthline — August 2009
Hospitals footing more bills — Sacramento Bee — July 2009
Methods to Determine Health Care Priorities Questioned — Modern Medicine — July 2009
Feds say hospital readmissions cost billions — Triangle Business Journal — July 2009
Computerized Hospital Discharge Reassures Patients — Modern Medicine — July 2009
Many Heart Patients Stop Taking Their Medications — Modern Medicine — July 2009
Six Ways to Fix the American Healthcare System — Business Wire — July 2009
Drugmakers Agree To Lower Drug Prices for Medicare Beneficiaries — CaliforniaHealthline — June 2009
Democratic House Leaders Roll Out Health Care Reform Proposal — CaliforniaHealthline — June 2009
Recession presents challenges for pharmacists — DrugTopics — June 2009
Pharmacies use incentives to attract new customers — DrugTopics — June 2009
With specialty-drug infusion centers, attention to the bottom line is vital — DrugTopics — June 2009
President Restates Commitment to Health Care Reform in 2009 — CaliforniaHealthline — May 2009
Trend - Hospitals mounting attack on retail clinic business — FierceHealthcare — May 2009
Assessment Tool Gives Snapshot of Best Practices — Pharmacy Practice News — May 2009
AHA - Elective care, admits down, and budgets stressed — FierceHealthcare — April 2009
Consumers Have Mixed Views on E-Health Records, Poll Finds — iHealthBeat — April 2009
Electronic Prescribing Sees Significant Growth, Surescripts' Report Finds — iHealthBeat — April 2009
Trend - Large, small hospitals differ on safety issues — FierceHealthcare — April 2009
Blumenthal Prepares To Tackle Hurdles in National EHR Effort — iHealthBeat — April 2009
CPOE still poses challenges for hospitals - Leapfrog — Modern Healthcare — April 2009
Escalating Costs in Outpatient Care — Modern Healthcare — April 2009
Cash-strapped Hospitals Can Save by Outsourcing 340B Drug Discount Plan — — April 2009
Editorial - 'Long Way To Go' To Reach Obama's E-Health Record Goals — iHealthBeat — April 2009
Automatic dispensing units tested in Vermont — DrugTopics — April 2009
Experts Say Cost of Obama Health Care Plan Could Top $1.5 Trillion — CaliforniaHealthline — March 2009
Kennedy Leading Effort To Pass Health Care Reform by August — CaliforniaHealthline — March 2009
Report - Stimulus Package To Boost E-Prescribing, Cut Costs — iHealthBeat — March 2009
Study - Clinicians bypass most alerts from e-prescribing systems — FierceHealthcare — March 2009
Pay-for-performance programs becoming more established — FierceHealthcare — March 2009
Study - Pharmacists most likely to catch medication errors — DrugTopics — March 2009
U.S. Hospitals Waste $12 Billion Annually Because of Poor Communication — US News & World Report — March 2009
Physician-patient communication may improve medication adherence — Modern Medicine — March 2009
Moody's pans profit outlook for for-profit hospitals — FierceHealthcare — March 2009
President Obama's Health Care Reform Efforts To Face Challenges — CaliforniaHealthline — March 2009
New research says U.S. hospitals in trouble — FierceHealthcare — March 2009
Health IT Stands To Get More Funding Under Obama's Budget — iHealthBeat — February 2009
New Analysis Shows Wide Regional Variation in Medicare Costs — California Healthline — February 2009
Obama Budget Proposal Includes Plan To Fund Health Care Reform — California Healthline — February 2009
Obama's plan includes trimming USD316 from Medicare over 10 years — Associated Press — February 2009
MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS SAY FAMILY SKIMPED ON MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE OF COST IN PAST YEAR — Kaiser Family Foundation — February 2009
Moody's - Stimulus may not have big healthcare impact — Fierce Healthcare — February 2009
Health spending takes rising share of U.S. economy — Reuters — February 2009
Study - IT spending should be central to healthcare reform — FierceHealthIT — February 2009
President Obama Calls Summit on Medicare, Other Budget Issues — California Healthline — February 2009
Proposed Changes to Health Care Would Reduce Costs — Modern Medicine — February 2009
Recession weakens hospitals' capital spending projects — Dallas Morning News — February 2009
New technologies improve hospital patient safety — LoHud.com — February 2009
Prescribing errors are the most common medication errors in primary care practices — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — February 2009
Grassley wants charity care standards in stimulus — FierceHealthcare — February 2009
Study - Medical facilities to defer projects in '09 — FierceHealthcare — February 2009
Prescribing errors are the most common medication errors in primary care practices — ARHQ — February 2009
Wiki site focused on e-prescribing debuts — Drug Store News — February 2009
Bill challenges marketing of authorized generic drugs — Modern Healthcare — February 2009
Healthcare reform requires a hard look at drug costs and savings — Modern Healthcare — February 2009
McKesson's Hospital Pharmacy Performance Index gives the industry a new benchmark — Modern Healthcare — February 2009
Off-label drugs prescribed without clinical evidence call for pharmacist vigilance — Modern Healthcare — February 2009
Healthcare reform requires a hard look at drug costs and savings — Modern Medicine — February 2009
McKesson's Hospital Pharmacy Performance Index gives the industry a new benchmark — Modern Medicine — January 2009
Economy has people putting off medical care — Business Journal of Milwaukee — January 2009
Drug non-compliance rates rise as economic toll worsens in U.S. — Drug Store News — January 2009
Case study - Chicago hospitals offer price cuts to uninsured — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Trend - Hospital layoffs mounting — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Trend - Number of doctors using e-prescribing grows — FierceHealthIT — January 2009
Senate Raises Stakes for Health IT in Economic Stimulus Package — iHealthBeat — January 2009
Computers reduce odds of in-hospital deaths - study — Modern Healthcare — January 2009
House Stimulus Plan Would Send More Than $7 Billion to Medi-Cal — California Healthline — January 2009
Prescription Drug Costs Pushing Many Adults To Go Without Medications — California Healthline — January 2009
COBRA unaffordable for many.pdf — Fierce Healthcare — January 2009
Report on the Capital Crisis - Impact on Hospitals — AHA — January 2009
House Dems launch new push for widespread adoption of health IT — Drug Store News — January 2009
Health care meets social networking — Jacksonville Business Journal — January 2009
Generic drug programs cut into pharmacy profits — DrugTopics — January 2009
Slumping Economy Makes Hospitals Sick — Forbes — January 2009
Clinical pharmacists make economic sense — Modern Medicine — January 2009
Pharmacists need to be involved in a pain management team — TMC News — January 2009
Health Care Nabs More Than $150B in Economic Stimulus Plan — California Healthline — January 2009
Obama Pledges To Tackle Cost Hikes in Medicare, Social Security — California Healthline — January 2009
Putting a Price on Compassion — New York Times — January 2009
Clinics scramble to find qualified entry-level workers — Riverside Press-Enterprise — January 2009
Medicare Launches PHR Pilot Program in Arizona, Utah — iHealthBeat — January 2009
Hospitals feel ill effects of recession — Los Angels Times — January 2009
Economic Stimulus Could Include Health IT, But Concerns Remain — iHealthBeat — January 2009
Health IT Efforts Fall Short of Reaching Health Care Delivery Goals — iHealthBeat — January 2009
Senators Unveil Legislation To Provide $4B in Health IT Grants — iHealthBeat — January 2009
FDA lets drugmakers advise doctors on unapproved uses — Reuters — January 2009
Daschle Lays Out Ideas for Health Care Reform in Confirmation Hearing — CaliforniaHealthline — January 2009
Obama Calls for All Americans To Have EHRs Within Five Years — iHealthBeat — January 2009
Obama Says Changes to Entitlements Will Be Key To Efforts on U.S. Deficit — CaliforniaHealthline — January 2009
CMS plans demo of bundled hospital-physician payments — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
HHS faces fraud, billing challenges in 2009 — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Safety Fears Slow Prescription Drug Growth — InjuryBoard.com — January 2009
Health care reform up in air as economy sinks — USA Today — January 2009
irst National Patient Safety Contest Awards Four Hospitals for Achieving Improved Patient Safety Outcomes — Earthtimes.org — January 2009
Drop in charitable giving should hit non-profits in '09 — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Economic stimulus may send $100B-plus to healthcare — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Economic stimulus may send $100B-plus to healthcare.pdf — Fierce Healthcare — January 2009
Health Care Costs Up by Slowest Rate in Nine Years, New Study Finds — CaliforniaHealthline — January 2009
Hospitals use 'quick look' to fight ER crowding — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Personalized medicine offers hope, but not today — FierceHealthcare — January 2009
Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere — New York Times — January 2009
More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses — Reuters — January 2009
Nation's health spending rises, but not so much — Washington Post — January 2009
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last — WebMD — January 2009
Rule Change Aims to Cut Drug Prices — Wall Street Journal — January 2009
America's health-care famine is slowly killing us — Salt Lake Tribune — January 2009
Clinical Pharmacy Services Are Financially Beneficial — Modern Medicine — January 2009
Health centers draw more financially stressed patients — Arizona Republic — January 2009
Letter highlights hurdles in digitizing health records — Boston Globe — January 2009
Hospitals continue struggle against financial collapse — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Bad credit news for non-profit hospitals continue — FierceHealthcareFinance — December 2008
Moody's predicts that non-profit hospitals may sell to for-profits in 2009 — FierceHealthcareFinance — December 2008
New measure would set minimum charity levels for non-profit hospitals — FierceHealthcareFinance — December 2008
Number of Uninsured Residents Increasing, Report Finds — CaliforniaHealthline — December 2008
Community Clinics Face Increased Patient Load as Unemployment Rises — CaliforniaHealthline — December 2008
Most U.S. Adults Want Obama To Make Major Health Care Reforms — CaliforniaHealthline — December 2008
Hospitals seeing record layoffs in 2008 — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Number of on-site corporate clinics continue to increase — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
CBO says health IT only cost-effective solution to healthcare reform — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Health care reform up in air as economy sinks — USA Today — December 2008
Budget Office Sees Hurdles in Financing Health Plans — New York Times — December 2008
New measure would set charity levels for non-profit hospitals — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Adverse Events in Hospitals - Overview of Key Issues — Department of Health and Human Services — December 2008
New study posits ‘substantial’ savings through greater adoption of e-prescribing — Drug Store News — December 2008
Medicaid study proves there ain't no free lunch — FierceHealthcareFinance — December 2008
High-tech tools help, but who’ll interpret the data — Modern Healthcare — December 2008
IT Service Management - Aligning IT and Goals for the High-Performance Hospital — Vantage — December 2008
Health Care That Puts a Computer on the Team — New York Times — December 2008
Grassley Targets Nonprofit Hospitals on Charity Care — Wall Street Journal — December 2008
Pushing more doctors to ditch the prescription pad — Boston Globe — December 2008
CDW poll finds support for IT spending in healthcare, trends for 2009 — Healthcare IT News — December 2008
Do Hospital Characteristics Drive Performance? — California Healthline Foundation — December 2008
Measure for Measure - Analysing California Hospital Characteristics and Performance — California Healthline Foundation — December 2008
Uninsured rate declined in '07 — Sacramento Bee — December 2008
Drug disposal solution earns certification for a Michigan hospital — Drug Topics — December 2008
Necessary Medicine — New York Times — December 2008
Hospitals forced to pick up slack when uninsured patients cannot afford to pay — mlive — December 2008
Joint Commission Alert - Prevent Technology-Related Health Care Errors — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Prevention via digitalization — Baltimore Sun — December 2008
Health Care Playing Bigger Role in Economic Stimulus Package — Washington Post — December 2008
Pursuing Charitable Mission Leaves a Hospital Struggling — Wall Street Journal — December 2008
With a New President & Congress Coming in, What Lies on the Horizon for Health IT Efforts — iHealthBeat — December 2008
Generic Prescription Drugs Led To Savings of $1B for Consumers, Health Insurers in 2008 — Kaiser Foundation — December 2008
Kids' Health Insurance, Health IT On Tap for Funds in Stimulus — California Healthline — December 2008
The Leapfrog Group Identifies Nation's 'Highest Value' Hospitals — FierceHealthcare — December 2008
Healthcare data website launched — Boston Globe — December 2008
Health Care at the Crossroads - Guiding Principles for the Development of the Hospital — Joint Commission — December 2008
Delays in Capital Funding for Health IT & Staffing Amongst Budget Pressures — National Alliance for Health IT and AHA Solutions — December 2008
Fitch sees negative outlook for healthcare in ’09 — Modern Healthcare — December 2008
Health Care IT Spending & Economic Realities — NAHIT — December 2008
Uninsured Put a Strain on Hospitals — New York Times — December 2008
E-prescribing might drive doctors to cheaper Rxs, study says — Drug Store News — December 2008
2009 could be busy year for pharmacy issues in state legislatures — DrugTopics — December 2008
Evaluation of collaborative nurse-pharmacist intervention for improving medication reconciliation and patient safety — DrugTopics — December 2008
Medication alerts - Collaborative efforts to disseminate the information — DrugTopics — December 2008
Medication reconciliation in the ED - Pharmacists can play a key role — DrugTopics — December 2008
Pharmacists debate diabetes testing, pharmacy education — DrugTopics — December 2008
Top Nine Health Industry Issues in 2009 — PricewaterhouseCoopers — December 2008
Painkillers Linked to Increase in Overdose Deaths — US News & World Report — December 2008
Obama Says Health IT Included in Economic Stimulus Package — iHealthBeat — December 2008
Obama announces electronic medical-records plan — Modern Healthcare — December 2008
Go tech go - Championing new health IT — AM News — December 2008
E-Prescribing Can Help Reduce Rx Drug Costs, Study Finds — Reuters — December 2008
Lack of Insurance Hazardous to Health, Hospital Report Shows — CaliforniaHealthline — December 2008
IT-Trained Physicians Struggle To Adapt to Less Technology — iHealth Beat — December 2008
Lawmakers Consider Adding Health IT to Stimulus Package — iHealth Beat — December 2008
Daschle Details Plans To Build Grassroots Push for Health Care Reform — Fierce Healthcare — December 2008
Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools — Washington Post — December 2008
Health Insurer Group Rolls Out Proposal for Universal Coverage — California Healthcare — December 2008
U.S. fails to improve on health, yet again — Fierce Healthcare — December 2008
State governors ask Obama for Medicaid help — Fierce Healthcare — December 2008
ASHP National Survey on Informatics — AJHP — December 2008
Pushing past the placebo - Legislating for a new kind of clinical trials — AM News — December 2008
Businesses, Advocates Near Deal on Universal Health Care — California Healthline — December 2008
Eventually, IT May Make Practice of Medicine More Satisfying — iHealth Beat — December 2008
Consensus emerging on universal healthcare — LA Times — December 2008
The doctor will see all of you now — Boston Globe — November 2008
U.S. 'Not Getting What We Pay For' — Washington Post — November 2008
Strapped patients skip meds at own peril — Omaha World Herald — November 2008
Medicare says ‘no’ to medical errors — Arizona Capitol Times — November 2008
New Medicaid Rules Allow States to Set Premiums and Higher Co-Payments — NY Times — November 2008
Obama links healthcare reform to economic recovery — Modern Healthcare — November 2008
Health IT in an Obama World - Questions Emerge About What We Do and Don't Know — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Medicare Aims To Encourage More Doctors To E-Prescribe — iHealth Beat — November 2008
New Arena for Testing of Drugs - Real World — NY Times — November 2008
Few Doctors Sign Off on Online Prescribing — Washington Post — November 2008
Facing a Choice Between Home And Health Care — Wall Street Journal — November 2008
Joint Commission says hospital quality improving — FierceHealthcare — November 2008
5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System — Washington Post — November 2008
Troubled economy spells trouble for hospital IT projects, AHA reports — Healthcare IT News — November 2008
Healthcare nears 10-year record for mass layoffs — Modern Healthcare — November 2008
Privacy, Technical Savvy Key in Medicare PHR Pilot Project — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Moody's reports question health of health-care industry — Chicago Tribune — November 2008
Adaptibility important for the future of hospitals — Fierce Healthcare — November 2008
Federal bill would link Medicare hospital pay to quality — Fierce Healthcare — November 2008
Pay for no extra performance — Fierce Healthcare — November 2008
Brigham and Women's tests effects of automated patient notification — Healthcare IT News — November 2008
Joint Commission Report Urges Health IT Adoption in Hospitals — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Joint Commission Report - Hospital of the Future — JCAHO — November 2008
Healthcare policy in an Obama administration - Delivering on the promise of universal coverage — Pricewaterhouse Coopers — November 2008
Doc groups earned $16.7 million in demo, CMS says — Modern Healthcare — November 2008
Daschle Could Be a Boost to Obama's Health-Care Agenda — Time — November 2008
Economic Stimulus Package Includes More Medicaid Funding — California Healthline — November 2008
Kennedy Plans To Introduce Universal Health Care Bill — California Healthline — November 2008
Dispensing advice — Baltimore Sun — November 2008
Obama, Democrats Frame Health Care Proposal as Job Creator — California Healthline — November 2008
Medicare drug-plan enrollment opens — sfgate — November 2008
AHRQ Launches Quality Measure Database for Health Professionals — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Democratic Members of Congress Push Funds for Medicaid in Stimulus — California Healthline — November 2008
Drugmakers Take Aim at Potential Changes to Medicare Rx Purchasing — California Healthline — November 2008
Getting Connected - The Outlook for Electronic Prescribing in California — California Healthcare Foundation — November 2008
Interoperable PHRs Could Save $19B Annually, Study Finds — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Online Peer Review Might Speed Up Doctors' IT Adoption — iHealth Beat — November 2008
What Advances in Medical Education Would Most Affect Health Care Delivery in the Future — iHealth Beat — November 2008
California Healthline - Wait Period for Medicare for the Disabled Targeted for Repeal — California Healthline — November 2008
Fewer Than 12% of Hospitals Use Electronic Health Record Systems — iHealth Beat — November 2008
More Hospitals Deploy Tracking Systems - Concerns Remain — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Pilot program will keep health records online for Medicare patients — AZ Starnet — November 2008
Drug costs for seniors growing — USA Today — November 2008
Federal Agencies Develop Interface for Nationwide Health Data Network — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Google Launches Tool To Help CDC Track Influenza Outbreaks — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Senate Leader Aims for Universal Health Coverage Within 10 Years — California Healthline — November 2008
We're No. 2! Health Reform Remains Strong in Election Season Polls — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Advocacy Groups Push Obama To Tackle Health Care Early On — California Healthline — November 2008
iHealthBeat - CMS Selects Four Vendors for Medicare PHR Pilot Program — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Hospital-acquired diabetic complications - How pharmacists can help prevent them — Drug Topics — November 2008
Federal Loan Program Aims To Help Small Hospitals Adopt EHRs — iBeat Health — November 2008
Health Care Leaders Discuss Health IT Under President-Elect Obama — iHealth Beat — November 2008
New U.S. Rule Pares Outpatient Medicaid Services — California Healthline — November 2008
Hospitals Seeing Drop in Elective Procedures, Rise in Uncollected Debt — California Heathline — November 2008
Congressional Efforts for Health Care Reform Pick Up Steam Post-Election — California Healthcare — November 2008
3,000 New York City Physicians To Receive EHR Software — iHealth Beat — November 2008
What Obama's Health Care Plan Means For You — Forbes — November 2008
How Many U.S. Adults Have Searched for Health Information Online in the Past Year — iHealth Beat — November 2008
Hospital surplus going to overseas facilities — SF Chronicle — November 2008
Over 60 Million U.S. Adults Engaging in Health 2.0 — Manhattan Research — November 2008
HHS blasts CMS's HIPAA enforcement program — Fierce Healthcare — November 2008
Bridging the Care Gap Using Web Technology for Patient Referrals — California Healthcare Foundation — November 2008
Delivering Care Anytime, Anywhere - Telehealth Alters the Medical Ecosystem — California Heathcare Foundation — November 2008
Fostering Adoption of E-Prescribing in California — California Healthcare Foundation — November 2008
Right Here Right Now - Ten Telehealth Pioneers Make It Work — California Healtcare Foundation — November 2008
CMS Offers Details of ePrescribing Incentive Program — iHealth Beat — October 2008
WARNING! One Out of Five Doses of Medications Given In Hospitals is Wrong — Injuryboard.com — October 2008
Range of Factors Drives Medicare Drug Spending Below Estimates — California Healthcare — October 2008
Patients say hospitals can fall short on care — USA Today — October 2008
Physician EHR Use Increased Slightly, CDC Survey Finds — iHealthBeat — October 2008
Hospitals & Health Networks — Are Patients Happier at Most Wired Hospitals? — October 2008
Nursing Systems Could be a Platform for Quality Improvement — — October 2008
Patients Report Higher Satisfaction at 'Most Wired' Hospitals — — October 2008
The Wall Street Journal — Patients Seek Financial Aid to Buy Medicine — October 2008
Doc groups earned $16.7 million in demo, CMS says — — August 2008
Bonus Pay by Medicare Lifts Quality — New York Times — July 2008
MN clinics meeting cardiovascular , diabetes P4P goals double — — July 2008
Joint Commission Alert - Stop Bad Behavior among Health Care Professionals Rude language, hostile behavior threaten safety, quality — FierceHealthcare — July 2008
Joint Commission issues warning on child med errors — FierceHealthcare — April 2008
Pharmacy Practice News - (requires free registration) — 'Creative CPOE Strategies Improve Care, Cut Costs' — February 2008
Pharmacy Practice News - (requires free registration) — ASHP Report: Study Equivocal, But Faith In ED Pharmacists Still Strong — January 2008
Joint Commission says hospitals lag on key quality measures — FierceHealthcare — November 2007
Healthcare IT News — Countries unite on patient safety — November 2007
Pharmacy Purchasing & Products — New & Noteworthy: Website Identifies Best Practices — May 2007
Pharmacy Times — Reducing Risk Through Medication Reconciliation — March 2007
Pharmacy Times — Alaska Brings In Winning Telepharmacy Program — March 2007
Pharmacy Practice News (registration required) — Benchmark Study Offers Clues for Turbo-Charging Pharmacy Performance — March 2007
Eight steps to reaching high performance — Drug Topics — February 2007
Pharmacists fill new role: Hospitals hire pharmacists for ER — Pasadena Star-News — January 2007
Calif. law targets hospital drug errors — United Press International — January 2007
Medical Innovations: Bar codes avert medication mistakes — Santa Cruz Sentinel — January 2007
Best Practices for Health-System Pharmacies — Pharmaceutical Commerce — December 2006
Putting a Price on the Value of a Critical Care Pharmacist — Pharmacy Practice News (registration required) — December 2006
Contract Pricing Integrity for Pharmaceuticals — American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy — February 2005
Leadership Skills for a High-Performance Pharmacy Practice — American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy — December 2004
Fitch changes not-for-profit hospital outlook to negative — — December 2003
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