aryland’s unique hospital rate-setting system was created to keep health care affordable and available to all Marylanders. Whether patients were insured or not and despite their income, the regulatory system built in incentives to keep rates low and encourage hospitals to operate efficiently. And the public took on the responsibility of helping offset the costs to avoid patient dumping and ensure a quality of care regardless of one’s ability to pay. Read the rest of this entry »

will open an expanded emergency department Oct. 14, the last step in a $60 million project that included renovations to 95 percent of the building.
To shorten patient wait times and meet the needs of the expanding population, the Warrenton, Va., hospital doubled the size of the emergency department to 25,660 square feet.
The expansion created 13 more private patient rooms, for a total of 33 in the department, and added more physicians and clinical Read the rest of this entry »

Here we are, entering a new year. It’s time to once again take stock of where we’ve been and project ahead to possibilities of what we may become. Thinner thighs, tighter abs, less effort required in pulling on our “small” jeans, happiness, prosperity, for one and all — right? Wrong.
Simple truth: Not everyone setting fitness goals and resolutions for the new year actually will achieve them. And as we stand on the precipice of 2009, a question Read the rest of this entry »

Andrews Institute, Space Florida Partner On Medical Program
Fri, 12 Dec ‘08
At a conference held earlier this month at the Andrews Institute
in Gulf Breeze, FL, Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp, Space Florida
President Steve Kohler and Dr. Joe Story, president of The
Andrews-Paulos Research & Education Institute, announced the
formation of a Personal Spaceflight Medical Program, among the
first of its kind for commercial space tourists.
This specialized Read the rest of this entry »

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health
care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care
organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is the most widely
used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to
providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data
licensing Read the rest of this entry »

“We could not be more excited about the quality, expertise and
commitment of these initial T-A HEC advisory board members. They
represent the highest level of thought leaders in Wyoming healthcare,
especially rural healthcare. They really care about the positive
impact that good continuing education can have on rural healthcare
delivery,” said Earl Madsen, president of the T-A HEC. “Their
leadership, skills, and guidance will be invaluable to Read the rest of this entry »

Democrats in Congress have vowed to push harder to ban bisphenol A in the wake of a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel report last week showing that packages labeled “microwave safe” leached high amounts of the chemical when heated. A prominent former FDA commissioner, meanwhile, told The Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog that the agency’s guidance is needed because there is a void, and government officials, rather than newspapers should be finding the answers.
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has risen from a net loss for the third quarter of last year to post earnings of $104 million, or 22 cents per share, for the third quarter of 2008. That is up from a net loss of $59 million, or 12 cents per share, during the same quarter last year.
Dallas-based Tenet (NYSE: THC), which has 10 hospitals in Southern California, attributes its third-quarter income rise to pre-tax gains on investment sales, valued at $140 million.
During the quarter, Read the rest of this entry »

Working out at the gym is a great way to reduce body fat. – Contributed
So, you looked in the mirror and thought, “this is not working for me” and you decided to do something about it.
We’re referring to your weight, whether you thought you were too big or too little. So the gym membership card was signed up, you got the equipment necessary and you went to work. But that was last year and now you’re not really feeling the exercise euphoria. Now Read the rest of this entry »

Published September 11, 2008
Some skeptics of the hospital’s dedication to enhancing patient care said Wednesday they are hopeful after hearing a presentation from the company that manages the facility.
“Today makes me feel a lot better and hopefully everyone will hold to their word on this,” said Dan Riley, who has attended meetings of the Val Verde County Hospital District Board as a concerned citizen for more than a year.
Riley admits Read the rest of this entry »