A national campaign for electronic health records is driving business for at least 20 companies with thousands of workers ready to help stressed doctors log ...
Read More »End Of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors
Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the expiration of a health law program that has been paying them a 10 ...
Read More »Telemedicine grows despite uncertain financial prospects
Say you’re a rural Midwestern farmer in bed recovering from a major illness at your local hospital. It’s time for nurse’s check in, but there’s ...
Read More »Why is CVS dumping Viagra and 30 other drugs from its stores?
If you want to get some Viagra next year, don’t go to CVS. Last week, CVS Health announced that it is dropping from its list ...
Read More »How Doctors Can Make Their Non-Compete Agreements Rock-Solid
By Philip Kirchner, Esquire Restrictive covenants in employment agreements are a hot topic these days. However, despite their recent proliferation, restrictive covenants are still viewed ...
Read More »Hospitals Turn To ‘Laborists’ For Safer Deliveries and Emergencies
MILFORD, Del. – When the only hospital in this southern Delaware town saw two of its four obstetricians move away, it knew it had to ...
Read More »Surprise! That Urgent Care Center May Send You A Big Bill, Just Like The ER
Sallyann Johnson considers herself a pretty savvy health care consumer. When she fell and injured her hands and wrists, she didn’t head for an expensive ...
Read More »How much does it cost to have a baby?
Which hospital parents pick to deliver their baby can have serious cost consequences, according to a new study. Hospital costs for women who had no maternal ...
Read More »Who Is Benefiting One Year After The Ice Bucket Challenge?
We are approaching the one year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the monster viral fundraising campaign that not only broke the Internet but, more ...
Read More »No Added Risk To Patient When Medical Resident Assists Surgeon
People undergoing brain or spine surgery are at no greater risk if doctors-in-training — called residents — assist during the operation, a new study suggests. ...
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