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Making a game out of doc sepsis training
Sepsis is no laughing matter--but a new tool aims to at least make learning about the dangers of the deadly infection a little more pleasant for docs. The web-based game--Septris--is modeled after
Hospital gets escape hatch in merger deal
Even though the healthcare industry has seen a surge in hospital mergers and acquisitions of late, the deals are not automatically set in stone. Case in point, the University of Louisville (Ky.)
ICD-10 prep on the rise
It's time to starting planning for ICD-10, experts and healthcare executives are saying. Even though the deadline is two years away, time is growing short to get this complex, demanding project
Physician training cuts proposed to fix deficit
As part of efforts to reduce the federal deficit, the administration could cut physician training and intensive care services by $1 billion a year, according to a New York Times article yesterday.
Looming physician, APN, PA shortages call for more training
Even under scenarios of aggressive training programs, the healthcare industry will experience a serious shortage of physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants during the next two
Health-conscious docs more likely to offer lifestyle advice
Healthy People 2010 set a goal that 85 percent of physicians should be counseling patients on healthy diet and physical activity by this year. According to a new study published in Preventive
Physicians' group offers recommendations for role under health reform
A group representing physicians has come out with its own package of changes it says would be best for patients--and of course, themselves--under health reform. The recommendations come from a
Cuba's doctor factory
Cuba has been producing physicians at a remarkable rate, even in contrast with the medical school-rich United States. In 2005, for example, there was one doctor for every 159 people in Cuba, versus
