Recently added articles from Modern Healthcare:
Electric short? Labs press for federal preemption on state data laws.(NEWS)
Oct 26, 2009 ... Byline: Joseph Conn Commercial healthcare laboratories are seeking parity with other healthcare providers under privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. They are asking for federal preemption of those portions of state ...
Medical liability claims rise; Report finds that trend expected to continue.(NEWS)
Oct 26, 2009 ... Byline: Gregg Blesch Medical liability claims against hospitals increased in 2009 for the first time in a decade and are expected to continue rising, according to a study conducted by insurance company Aon Corp. with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. ...
AHA layoffs continue; Four more employees cut in recession's wake.(News)(American Hospital Association)
Oct 19, 2009; ... Byline: Joe Carlson The American Hospital Association continued cutting personnel expenses last week, eliminating the positions of four more employees, including two publicly visible executives who worked in policy and public outreach. The Chicago-based trade ...
Dems target insurer antitrust ... ... as industry, experts give ho-hum response.(NEWS)
Oct 26, 2009 ... Byline: Rebecca Vesely Insurers, analysts and legal experts reacted with little more than a shoulder shrug at the news that congressional Democratic leaders would seek to repeal a law exempting health insurers from federal antitrust rules. "Ultimately, just using the ...
Seismic mandate deadline near; Calif. hospitals lack money to meet building codes.(News)
Oct 19, 2009 ... Byline: Joe Carlson California hospital owners are having trouble meeting the state-mandated deadlines for making their buildings more resistant to damage from earthquakes, saying that the ailing economy has left them unable to fund the improvements. Hospital ...