Archive for January, 2010
In Massachusetts Elite Providers Drive Health Care Spending; What Does This Say about the Dartmouth Research? . . . Marylandâ??s Solution. Part 1
January 30th, 2010 | 
Author: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakely has just released a report which reveals that the state’s health care costs are spiraling in large part because he state’s primo hospitals and physician groups –those with brand name recognition– -are demanding exorbitant reimbursements from…
- WSJ Health Blog – Why Do Some Hospitals Charge Twice As Much As Others?
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Fed govt to double mental health funding
The Rudd government says funding for mental health initiatives is set to double over the next four years.
The Mental Health Council of Australia says spending on Medicare-backed psychologist appointments will likely reach $2 billion by 2011.
The commonwealth originally budgeted $538 million for…
Mass vaccinations planned for Haiti
Haiti’s government and UN agencies prepared for a mass vaccination drive as potentially deadly diseases sprung up at squalid camps housing earthquake survivors.
The vaccination campaign against measles, tetanus and diphtheria will start next week, World Health Organization spokesman Paul Garwood…
- ABC – Disease fears plague quake-hit Haiti
MMR/Autism Doctor Acted ‘Dishonestly,’ ‘Irresponsibly’
The British doctor who led a study suggesting a link between the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine and autism acted “dishonestly and irresponsibly,” a U.K. regulatory panel has ruled.
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Cymetrix to Provide Third-Party Accounts Receivables Services at UC San Diego Medical Center
IRVINE, Calif., and SAN DIEGO — Cymetrix , a leader in providing hospitals and healthcare networks with revenue cycle management solutions, today announced a partnership with UC San Diego Medical Center to provide third-party accounts receivable management services. Cymetrix’s solution…
- Health Care Renewal – More California Medical Centers Plagued by Quality Problems While Their Executives Get Bonuses for “Improved Patient Care”
HCA to distribute $1.75 billion to stockholders
If the early numbers are right, 2009 was a good year for Nashville-based hospital giant HCA Inc. So good, in fact, that HCA today announced a $1.75 billion distribution to stockholders.
Preliminary financial and operating results released Friday show net income at privately held HCA swelling to…
- Biz Journals – HCA Previews Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results
Overweight Older People Live Longer
People who carry a few extra pounds after age 70 tend to live longer than people who don’t, new research finds.
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Diet Pet Foods May Pack on the Pounds
Confusing information on pet food labels may make it hard for pet owners to find the right diet food for their overweight dogs and cats, a study shows.
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Arthritis Doesn’t Slow Typing
A new study finds that people with arthritis are, for the most part, just as fast at typing as people without RA.
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‘Ghostly’ Drug May Help Fight RA
A ghostly suicide drug wafts into undead immune cells in joints, making the cells self-destruct and reducing rheumatoid arthritis in mouse studies.
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