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Over-the-counter meds could save hospitals $102B annually
The use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications saves the healthcare system tens of billions of dollars a year in additional costs, according to a Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) study
HFMA ANI explores financial impact of accountable care
The work of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's ANI 2011 conference will take place at the Disney World Resort, a hermetically sealed environment where the outside world is miles of
California hospitals challenged by vacant allied health positions
California's hospitals face a looming shortage of allied healthcare professionals in the next few years due to upcoming retirements and a lack of well-educated replacements, reports AHA News Now.
Updated curricula should drag doctors into the 21st Century
Professional tribalism--the tendency of various professions to act in isolation from, or even in, competition with each other--is preventing doctors and other healthcare professionals from delivering
Healthcare economy attracting cross-industry job seekers
With healthcare continuing to add jobs--or at least hold stable and offer positions when people leave--it's become a magnet for skilled people in other professions of late. For example, hospitals
WI medical society wants malpractice funding back
The Wisconsin Medical Society is fighting to get back $200 million which the state withheld from a fund designed to mitigate the costs of insurance coverage for malpractice suits. The money was
Pfizer will disclose payments to health professionals
Pfizer has announced that it plans to make data on payments to healthcare professionals publicly available starting in early 2010, including not only physicians, but also researchers and research
Study: 60 percent of healthcare professionals don't talk about insomnia
Approximately 30 million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia, but six in 10 doctors don't feel that they have enough time to have a discussion with their patients about the problem, according to a
