A study conducted at North Shore University Hospital on Long Island and published in Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that hand hygiene compliance dramatically improved when staff members were auditing remotely by a video system, according to a Sacramento Bee report.
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Federal officials have denied requests from Indiana and Louisiana, both seeking to allow state insurers to bypass a federal health reform requirement that they spend at least 80 percent of premium revenue on patient care, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek…
The Alabama Health Insurance Exchange Study Commission is wrapping up its proposals, which are expected to recommend the creation of an exchange for the state, according to a Montgomery Advisor report.
The number of uninsured New York residents has increased dramatically since 2007, jumping from 2.34 million to 2.89 million this year, according to a Crain's New York Business report.
Northeast Georgia Health System has hired anesthesiologist and commercial airline pilot Michael Appel, MD, as chief patient safety officer, according to a system release.
Several New York hospitals are partnering in a prevention study designed to identify the most prevalent medical conditions in their communities and improve population health, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
Rush University Medical Center's new $654 million patient tower in Chicago will be able to handle a pandemic or an outbreak of infectious disease when it opens early next year, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and several other physician organizations have suggested changes to the proposed rules on health insurance exchanges, according to an American Medical News report.
New Yorkers are experiencing some relief from insurance premium increases, after the state's prior-approval law took effect last year, according to a Journal News report.
SourceMedical, a provider of clinical and business software solutions for ambulatory surgery centers, has published the fall 2011 issue of its ASC client newsletter TheSource.