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RSNA image sharing project gives patients control of images
Five prominent academic medical centers across the U.S. announced they've launched a program that allows patients to move radiological images from a cloud-based server to their personal health
Nurses at four New York hospitals plan Christmas strike
Although they won't be staging the largest reported nurse strike in U.S. history , almost 10,000 unionized nurses at four New York hospitals are threatening to strike during the Christmas holiday,
Unnecessary tests cost $6.8B in care
Unnecessary tests ordered by physicians led to at least $6.8 billion worth of misplaced health spending, reports FiercePracticeManagement. A new study led by physicians from the Mount Sinai Medical
AHRQ issues guidance to reduce EHR consequences
Hospitals, physicians, regional extension centers and others can avail themselves with a new online resource to help them deal with problems encountered while using electronic health record systems.
Former Mount Sinai official pleads guilty to fraud, bid-rigging
Mario Perciavalle, a former Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine purchasing official, pleaded guilty to taking part in bid rigging and fraud related to maintenance and insulation
Health IT remains attractive to private equity firms
Healthcare insiders know what the general public doesn't seem to grasp: There's more true reform in the $27 billion EMR subsidy program authorized by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Film takes a nuanced look at end-of-life care
Some 100,000 chronically critically ill people are living on ventilators, according to a PBS Frontline report, "Facing Death," which examines the realities of today's high-tech, medicalized death.
New York hospital purchasing officer indicted for bid-rigging and fraud
Hospital purchasing officials who are tempted to bend the rules can learn a hard lesson from the case of one former purchasing executive who has been caught in the net of a multi-hospital federal
Mark Chassin - 9 People to Watch in Healthcare
Name: Mark Chassin Location: Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois Profession: President of The Joint Commission Fast facts: Prior to becoming president of The Joint Commission, Chassin served as the Edmond A.
