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| 01.04.2026 | Prime Healthcare: $104 Million Invested In Illinois Hospitals To Expand Care And Save 13,000 Jobs | Prime Healthcare has invested more than $104 million in its first year operating in Illinois, strengthening hospital operations, expanding clinical services, and preserving over 13,000 healthcare jobs while creating more than 1,000 new role... |
| 20.03.2026 | Arizona Physician and Air National Guard Officer Expands Telehealth Care Model | Dr. Chris Ramage brings military and emergency medicine experience to a growing telehealth-focused practice in Arizona
Telehealth allows for more consistent communication between providers and patients, which supports better long-term care ... |
| 23.02.2026 | Kanellis Family Dentistry Highlights Same-Day Dental Crown Access for Sparks Community Using Advanced Digital Technology | logo of Kanellis Family Dentistry
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| 29.10.2025 | Mercy Medical Center Recognized for Clinical Achievements by Healthgrades | Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, recognized As Healthgrades 5-Star recipient for diabetic hospitalization and recipient of the outpatient prostate cancer award.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercy Medical Center... |
| 29.10.2025 | Complete Guide to Dental SEO Services: What’s Included and Why It Matters | Share
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| 10.10.2025 | Everlasting Smiles: William Ma DMD Offers One-Visit Gentle Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation® with No Stitches or Grafts | Logo of Everlasting Smiles: William Ma DMD
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Certified by Dr. John Chao, inventor of the patented Pinhole Surgical Technique®, D... |
| 09.07.2025 | Mercy Medical Center Earns Women's Choice Award for Best Hospital in Multiple Areas of Care | Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Mercy Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has once again been recognized as one of America's Best Hospitals by the Women's Choice Award, a trusted referral source for the best in health ... |
| 19.04.2025 | Mercy Medical Center: A Beacon of Excellence in Maternity Care | In the heart of Baltimore, Mercy Medical Center shines as a lighthouse in the stormy seas of maternity care. Recently recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals for 2025, Mercy stands tall among its peers. This acco... |
| 17.04.2025 | Mercy Medical Center Named One of the Best Maternity Hospitals 2025 in U.S. by NEWSWEEK | Suite in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Newsweek has named Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, to its list of America's Best Maternity Hospitals. According to a national ranki... |
| 16.04.2025 | Dr. Gregory Duhon, MD, Featured in Influential New Article on Channeling Stress into Elite Performance | A recent article featuring Dr. Gregory Duhon, MD, highlights how mindset and discipline can turn pressure into a path to peak performance.
METAIRIE, LA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A newly published article in Influe... |
| 24.03.2025 | Hymas Family Dental: First in Spokane Valley to Introduce ECCOVISION Technology for Sleep Apnea Detection | Hymas Family Dental-sleep-apnea-treatment-spokane-valley-wa
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Dr. Chet Hymas introduces cutting-edge airway mapping to enhance patient health. SPOKANE VALLEY... |
| 17.03.2025 | East Madison Dental – Tenafly Expands Access to Painless Laser Treatment for Children with Speech and Feeding Issues | Logo East Madison Dental Tenafly NJ
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Dr. Narpat Jain, DMD, utilizes advanced laser technology at East Madison Dental – Tenafly t... |
| 22.12.2024 | Dr. Kent Scheff Announces the Launch of the Dr. Kent Scheff Scholarship for Sports Medicine | Award Aims to Support the Next Generation of Sports Medicine Professionals with a $1,000 Scholarship
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Kent Scheff, a renowned physician specializing in Primary Care Sports Medicine, is p... |
| 28.10.2024 | Pioneers Medical Center Recognized as Top 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement | Healthgrades has included the PMC orthopedic clinic on its list of the top hospitals for joint replacement surgery.
We are incredibly grateful for the honor of our hospital being recognized as one of America’s 100 Best for Joint Replacement... |
| 17.10.2024 | 51 Mercy Physicians Named Among Region's "TOP DOCTORS" in November 2024 Issue of BALTIMORE Magazine | Mercy held a reception to honor the Mercy providers recognized in BALTIMORE magazine's annual "TOP DOCTORS" edition, November 2024
A total of 51 Mercy Medical Center physicians were recognized in Baltimore magazine's November 2024... |
| 11.10.2024 | Spine and Sport Rehabilitation’s Dr. Jordan Sudberg Is Changing the Game with Revolutionary New Shock Wave Treatment | Dr. Jordan Sudberg
Dr. Jordan Sudberg is offering patients a way to relieve their aches, increase blood flow, & restore connective tissues, so they can get to peak performance.
The stem wave treatment has been very effective for many of... |
| 03.08.2024 | Excellence in Healthcare: AHN Wexford Hospital and Highmark Health Lead the Way | In the landscape of American healthcare, excellence shines through like a beacon. Two entities, AHN Wexford Hospital and Highmark Health, are setting the standard. Their recent accolades highlight a commitment to quality, safety, and inclus... |
| 01.08.2024 | AHN Wexford Hospital Earns Prestigious Awards for Quality, Safety and Patient Experience | AHN Wexford Hospital
Among a slew of accolades garnered this year by AHN's newest full-service hospital, Wexford Hospital recently received a 5-star rating from CMS – the highest possible rating for overall hospital quality
WEXFORD, Pa., Au... |
| 23.07.2024 | Fortune Announces the 50 Best Places to Live for Families 2024 | 3rd annual list names the city in each U.S. state most likely to support the wellbeing of multigenerational families
NEW YORK, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Fortune launches the third annual Fortune 50 Best Places to Live for Families... |
| 16.07.2024 | Mercy Medical Center Recognized in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2024-2025" Edition | Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland
Mercy Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2024-2025.
BALTIMORE, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercy Medical Center ha... |
| 11.07.2024 | How to Ensure Your Cosmetic Surgery is Safe and Successful | (StatePoint) In the pursuit of beauty and self-enhancement, an increasing number of individuals are turning to plastic surgery.
However, beneath the promise of transformation lies a darker reality: the alarming rise of botched plastic surge... |
| 20.06.2024 | Molldrem Family Dentistry Celebrates 20 Years of Exceptional Dental Care in Eden Prairie | Molldrem Family Dentistry celebrates 20 years in Eden Prairie, offering advanced technology and personalized dental care for all your needs. LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATE, June 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Molldrem Family Dentistry, ... |
| 18.06.2024 | Value-based behavioral healthcare company Talkiatry raises $130M | Talkiatry is in-network with over 60 health plans, including Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield
One in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness, but more than 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, ... |
| 01.05.2024 | Revolutionizing Workplace Wellness: Dr. Gregory Duhon, MD, Advocates for Employee Well-Being in Latest Article | Dr. Gregory Duhon advocates for the implementation of employee wellness programs to enhance productivity and health in a recent article featured by CEOWorld
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The significance... |
| 08.04.2024 | rater8 Secures Funding to Expand Healthcare Reputation Management Solutions | What You Should Know:
– rater8, a healthcare reputation management and patient feedback platform announced today the successful closing of their Series A funding round led by Elsewhere Partners.
– The Series A investment will fuel rater8’s ... |
| 12.03.2024 | Healthgrades Names Pioneers Medical Center a 2024 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ Recipient | Pioneers Medical Center - Meeker, Colorado
Pioneers Medical Center among top 15% in nation for patient experience
MEEKER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, March 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pioneers Medical Center announced today that it has been... |
| 22.01.2024 | Dr. Brian Cable Generously Supports the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Dr. Cable continues to enlist his support for children’s cancer research and treatment through his generosity to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES, January 22, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Prominent orth... |
| 01.07.2023 | All Dental Riverview is Opening Its Doors as a New, Affordable, Private Dental Office | Dr.Ladzinski Dentist in Riverview FL
All Dental Riverview is officially welcoming the Riverview community with a $59 new patient special.”
— Dr.Ladzinski
RIVERVIEW, FL, USA, July 1, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- All Dental Riverview is official... |
| 29.06.2023 | Roundups: 22 Recent Strategic Digital Health Partnerships | Advantus Health Partners forms a new 10-year, $2.9B strategic partnership with Medline to establish agility and scale, supply chain resiliency and enhanced clinical integration with the nurses and physicians who use Medline’s product. This ... |
| 30.05.2023 | Phobia of the Day: Arachibutyrophobia | A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving fear of a situation or object. Image: Phobia Stock Photos
A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving excessive and persistent fear of a situation or object. Exposure to the source of the fear trigger... |
| 15.05.2023 | Dr. John Manzella Scholarship for Second Opportunities Announces One-Time Award for Students Affected by Incarceration | Dr John Manzella ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dr. John Manzella Scholarship for Second Opportunities is proud to announce its inaugural scholarship award of $1,000 for students who have overc... |
| 13.04.2023 | Applications Now Open for the Inaugural Scholarship for Healthcare Students by Julian Mitton, MD | Julian Mitton, MD
Dr. Julian Mitton Gives Back With Scholarship Funding For Medical Students SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 13, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dr. Julian Mitton Scholarship for Healthcare Students is thrilled... |
| 15.03.2023 | Dr. Brian Blick Investing In The Future Of Healthcare With His Grant Program For Healthcare Students | Elk City Oklahoma Doctor Brian Blick, MD Gives Back To Healthcare Students
Elk City, Oklahoma - Investing in the future of healthcare is a critical part of Dr. Blick's mission. That's why he is pleased to announce the Dr. Brian Blick Grant ... |
| 15.03.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Alap Davé: Three paths toward improving our healthcare system | By Alap Davé
We are living through the most significant healthcare crisis to face a rich world nation in the post-World War II era. Americans are spending more than four times as much per capita on healthcare today than we were in 1980. Hea... |
| 26.02.2023 | Dr. Edward Picardi and Wife, Sandy, on Africa Medical Missionary Trip | STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new missionary trip to West Africa is officially underway for general surgeon Dr. Edward Picardi and his wife, Sandy, through Samaritan's Purse. The Steubenville, ... |
| 01.02.2023 | Healthcare Consumers and Leaders Are Disserved by Subjective and Perception-based Rankings | We often look to third-party rankings and ratings-based platforms to help guide our decision-making. What are the best restaurants in Manhattan, or what are the top colleges in the U.S.? In each of these cases, there are probably a few list... |
| 09.12.2022 | Dr. James Murtagh Emphasizes Medical Research and Ethics | A picture of a medical practitioner putting on medical gloves in preparation for a procedure.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Long-time medical expert Dr. James Murtagh has spent his entire car... |
| 01.11.2022 | The Dr. Samuel Bride Scholarship for Future Doctors Still Accepting Applications | Dr. Samuel Bride
New York Surgeon Samuel Bride MD Gives Back to Students NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, November 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dr. Samuel Bride Scholarship for Future Doctors is available for application. The scholarship w... |
| 08.09.2022 | Trilliant Health releases index for more accurate hospital benchmarking, comparisons | Hospital ranking lists — such as those released annually by U.S. News & World Report and Healthgrades — are a great way for the nations’ largest hospitals to generate good PR. However, they may not be all that useful when it comes to un... |
| 06.06.2022 | Houston area sees record exports in 2021, according to report | Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Houston is demonstrating its might in the global economy.
In 2021, exports from the Houston area reached a record-breaking $140.8 million, according to a report from the Greater Houston partnership. The prev... |
| 19.05.2022 | Veteran Military Doctor Jay A. Johannigman named Business Journal Health Care Heroes Honoree | Jay Johannigman, physician, United States Army Reserves, trauma surgeon at Brooke Army Medical Center and chief medical officer at Knight Aerospace
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Jay Johannigman is a physician with the United States Army Reserves, trauma... |
| 18.05.2022 | Houston hospital ranked best in state according to recent report | It’s a three-peat for Houston Methodist Hospital.
For the third in a row, Healthgrades has named Houston Methodist the best hospital in Texas and one of the 50 best hospitals in the country. It’s the only Texas hospital in the top 50. Houst... |
| 25.03.2022 | Houston Urgent Care Center, enTrust Immediate Care, Unveils Redesigned Website | enTrust Immediate Care - Houston Urgent Care Center and Walk-in Clinic We treat a wide range of illnesses, and the clinic is open daily. We also offer telemedicine services. Appointment scheduling is available should anyone need it, althoug... |
| 04.11.2021 | Mercy Medical Center Named America's 100 Best For Joint Replacement and Spine Surgery | Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD “We’ve witnessed many advancements in the field of orthopedic and joint surgery, including robotic-assisted total knee replacement technology and anterior approach hip replacement,” said Marc W. Hungerfor... |
| 29.10.2021 | Mercy Medical Center Named Among America’s 50 Best for Surgical Care | Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD "This award is further evidence of Mercy’s commitment to (our) mission, and reflective of the great skill and dedication of our staff to care for our patients,” said David Maine, M.D., President an... |
| 20.09.2021 | Joint : Why Numbness Takes the Legs Out from Under You | Why Numbness Takes the Legs Out from Under You
By Martha Michael
You're hiking in the mountains, breathing in the sweet scent of pine trees when your legs start to go numb. They aren't permanently paralyzed, and you don't tip over or fall i... |
| 16.04.2021 | Cardiovascular Surgery Program at Allegheny General Hospital Earns Top Ratings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for Quality, Patient Outcomes | Allegheny General Hospital Team of Cardiac Surgeons "AGH received top marks for three different procedures, and that’s a testament to the remarkable care delivered by our leading surgeons and the entire multidisciplinary team across th... |
| 08.04.2021 | RV Health Acquires Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare – M&A | What You Should Know:
– RV Health, a Red Ventures business, has acquired Healthgrades.com from Mercury Healthcare, the new brand for the separate enterprise-wide technology and data platform for health systems formerly known as Healthgrades... |
| 31.12.2020 | What Covid Has Taught Us About The Dangers Of Strict Attendance Policies | Girl with face mask back at schoolgetty |
| 12.12.2020 | Yes, men can get breast cancer — here are the symptoms to watch for | Men can develop breast cancer, though it’s rare. Igor Alecsander/ Getty Images
Though rare, men can develop breast cancer and account for about 1 in 100 cases of breast cancer.
Symptoms of breast cancer in men include lumps, inversion of th... |
| 02.11.2020 | It’s Time To Go All In On Telehealth | President and CTO of Brado, overseeing the company's digital marketing, data science, and NLP technology. |
| 12.02.2020 | Lafayette’s Good Samaritan Medical Center named one of top 50 hospitals in country | Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette was named one of America’s top 50 hospitals by Healthgrades for a second consecutive year.
Healthgrades is a resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.
ranked the Lafayette me... |
| 07.01.2020 | Healthgrades Buys Evariant | Healthgrades, a Denver, CO-based platform that connects consumers, physicians and health systems, acquired Evariant, a healthcare consumer and physician engagement company.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Evariant shareholders wil... |
| 22.03.2018 | ORMC receives 5-star rating for Women’s Care | ORMC 2018 logo
Odessa Regional Medical Center announced it has been named a 5-star recipient for Women’s Care by Healthgrades, an online resource for information about physicians and hospitals.
The rating indicates the hospital’s clinical o... |
| 23.10.2017 | 4 advantages small states have over big-city business hubs | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
When launching a business, not all startup hubs a... |
| 23.10.2017 | 4 advantages small states have over big-city business hubs | When launching a business, not all startup hubs are created equal. For those entering Silicon Valley, New York City, or other notable startup hubs, finding a location that fits your company’s specific needs can mean the difference between s... |
| 22.07.2016 | Despite pushback from Congress, CMS readies star-based hospital ratings | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would release the ratings “shortly.” In a preemptive effort to rebut criticisms, it noted its analysis showed “hospitals of all types are capable of performing well on star ratings an... |
| 18.02.2016 | Hollywood Presbyterian pays $17K ransom, puts head back in sand | After 10 days of being offline, the hospital caved to the demand. “The quickest and most efficient way to restore our systems and administrative functions was to pay the ransom and obtain the decryption key. In the best interest of restorin... |
| 18.11.2014 | Analyst Shares Vision for How Digital Will Disrupt Healthcare | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Well care vs. sick care. The “patient-to-consumer revolution.” Smart care.
If you’re familiar with digital healthcare but aren’t an insider, you’ve probably heard these terms—... |
| 15.07.2014 | NEA Backs BetterDoctor’s Quest To Develop Tools To Find A Better Doctor | For Ari Tulla, the chief executive officer in NEA’s newest portfolio company, BetterDoctor, the decision to launch a company was a matter of more than just money.
Almost ten years ago, Tulla’s wife began treatment for a serious illness. At ... |
| 20.05.2014 | Docs get Yelped! 1 in 4 patients now read online physician reviews | Doctors have always had a love/hate relationship with the Internet, and some bristle at the fact that many patients now shop for caregivers in the same way they shop for restaurants and plumbers: using online review sites.
A recent study by... |
| 08.11.2013 | Healthcare advocacy group rates hospital graders, recommends changes | The scores ranged from 3 stars which meant the group met all or nearly all of HANYS’ criteria to 1/2 star if the report met one or none of the criteria it recommends. Here’s a breakdown
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| 31.05.2013 | A message for docs: Embrace (don’t fear) online patient reviews | Sites where patients review and rate their physicians have in the past seemed to get a bad rap. But as patients look more at their healthcare choices the way they do at other purchases, the value of these sites, to some, is becoming increas... |
| 18.03.2013 | Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder | Evaluations of hospitals are proliferating, giving patients unprecedented insight into institutions where variations in quality can determine whether they live or die. Many have similar names, such as “Best Hospitals Honor Roll,” “America’s... |
| 15.03.2013 | How a startup’s scheduling tool is helping providers coordinate care and increase patient touchpoints | To look at its website, you might make mistake HealthPost for a consumer-facing website focused on helping people find and book appointments with specialty and primary care physicians in the Houston, Texas, region. But there’s more to this ... |
| 25.12.2012 | No longer living in denials | By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC
I received this notice, dated 1 March 2012, from our billing department after a denial for reimbursement following a successful right ventricular outflow tract ablation I performed:
"Paul Rossi DO, a Cigna... |
| 11.10.2012 | BetterDoctor’s Ad-Free Physician Search Tool Goes Nationwide | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Every year, 70 million people in the United States set out to find a new doctor. It may be because they’ve moved or switched jobs (and hence insurers), or because they’ve gott... |
| 20.11.2011 | Doctors can compel you to remove negative reviews from Angie's List | It's time for your yearly physical. Walking into the doctor's office is like any other visit: the same corny elevator music, the same outdated magazines, and that stack of paperwork the receptionist always hands you to fill out. But there's... |
| 09.03.2011 | SF Plastic Surgeon Files Defamation Claim Against Negative Reviewers Across The Country To Avoid SLAPP | Paul Alan Levy points us to the news of how a San Francisco-based plastic surgeon, Usha Rajagopal, has sued some people who wrote negative reviews of her work for defamation. However, he notes, despite the fact that she’s in California and ... |
| 26.01.2011 | Healthcare in the State of the Union address (Morning Read) | Missteps in Health IT investing. A breakdown on healthcare venture capital investing, with a telling statement on Health IT.
Because of this trend, healthcare investors have become like hunters on the African safari, stalking fewer “big gam... |
| 26.01.2011 | Annual breast screening backed by new study | MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Annual breast screening backed by new study. An analysis by researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Michigan of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s 2009 decision to deprioritize breast cancer s... |
| 20.10.2010 | Better hospitals = lower risk of dying (Morning Read) | Pradaxa gets FDA green light. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals’ Pradaxa capsules (dabigatran etexilate) to prevent strokes and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Federal aid t... |
| 04.05.2010 | Finding the Right Doctor Made Easier: Insider Pages Launches Doctor Finder | Insider Pages, which was acquired by CitySearch in 2007, just announced the launch of its new Doctor Finder tool. While there are already a few doctor review sites available on the Internet, most people in the U.S. still mostly base their c... |
| 17.11.2009 | Medtronic launches next-generation spine fixation system | “The TSRH 3Dx Spinal System allows me to better match solutions to specific patient needs,†said Dr. Brett Scott, a neurosurgeon in Lexington, Ky. “It gives me confidence by marrying new technologies with a long clinical history of su... |
| 09.10.2009 | Fresh from Health 2.0: two dozen of the most innovative new health apps | The Health 2.0 conference is probably the only “2.0” conference that doesn’t belong to the O’Reilly empire (it was founded by healthcare visionaries Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya in 2007). However, like many of the other “2.0” conferences, ... |
| 07.10.2009 | Will Health 2.0 startups usher in consumer-driven healthcare? | With the Health 2.0 conference taking place in San Francisco this week and President Obama’s bruised but not yet beaten healthcare reform bill still awaiting its fate on Capitol Hill, it’s a good time to look at how tech startups in the hea... |
| 24.09.2009 | Lake Health hospitals get Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation | Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, killing 600,000 people a year, Lake Health said. More than five million Americans visit hospitals each year for chest pain. The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers ... |
| 14.07.2009 | Online doctor reviews and how patients are using them | Through a growing number of business and healthcare review websites, patients are speaking openly about their healthcare experiences, and in a candid manner. From the best of experiences to the worst, your patients have a voice online…and... |
| 05.03.2008 | Health 2.0 Conference Review | Editor’s note: this week the Health 2.0 Conference was held in San Diego, CA. The following is a review of the event, by Bill Allman from HealthCentral.com.
Anyone who struggles with healthcare in America and
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| - | Hollywood Presbyterian pays $17K ransom, puts head back in sand | The computers at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles are back online after the hospital paid a ransom of 40 Bitcoin, worth about $17,000. Now it’s back to business as usual of being a mediocre hospital.
In a statement issue... |
| - | Better hospitals = lower risk of dying (Morning Read) | Highlights of the important and interesting in the world of healthcare:
5-star hospitals = lower risk of dying. An independent study by HealthGrades of patient outcomes at America’s hospitals found that patients at 5-star rated hospitals ha... |
| - | Lake Health hospitals get Society of Chest Pain Centers accreditation | PAINESVILLE, Ohio — LakeWest Medical Center, LakeEast Medical Center, and the soon-to-be-opened TriPoint Medical Center of Lake Health System have received accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
The accreditation, which is va... |
| - | Variety of hospital choices available when having a planned procedure | Dear Savvy Senior: I need to get a hip replacement, and want to find a good, safe hospital to have it done in. What resources can you recommend for evaluating hospitals? I don’t currently have a doctor. — Shopping Around
Dear Shopping: Most... |
| - | A message for docs: Embrace (don’t fear) online patient reviews | Sites where patients review and rate their physicians have in the past seemed to get a bad rap. But as patients look more at their healthcare choices the way they do at other purchases, the value of these sites, to some, is becoming increas... |
| - | How a startup’s scheduling tool is helping providers coordinate care and increase patient touchpoints | To look at its website, you might make mistake HealthPost for a consumer-facing website focused on helping people find and book appointments with specialty and primary care physicians in the Houston, Texas, region. But there’s more to this ... |
| - | Man charged with sexual assault of young relative | An Ector County Sheriff’s Office affidavit detailed an 8-year-old girl stated a 49-year-old male relative sexually assaulted her multiple times.
Bobby Wayne McDowell was charged with continuous sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felo... |
| - | LGBTQ patients’ preventive health knowledge lags behind the general population, report says | As Pride Month comes to a close, it is important to remember that members of the LGBTQ community still experience significant health disparities compared to the general population in the U.S. Research shows nearly one-sixth of LGBTQ America... |
| - | Healthcare in the State of the Union address (Morning Read) | Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about the healthcare industry.
State of the Union recap. As promised, President Obama only briefly touched on healthcare during the State of the Union. However, the talk inc... |
| - | Medtronic launches next-generation spine fixation system | MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The spinal and biologics unit of Medtronic Inc. has launched a next-generation version of the spine fixation system it helped develop to treat scoliosis more than two decades ago.
The TSRH 3Dx Spinal System offers two p... |
| - | Beverly Hills doctor axed for antisemitic posts calling Zionists ‘demonic, greedy’ | More On: anti-semitism
Pro-Palestinian protester ‘stalked’ Jewish victim before alleged fatal punch: witness Former pro soccer player allegedly flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in LA Arizona man threatens to ‘execute’ Rabbi, ... |
| - | Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder | How good a hospital is St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital? Depends on whom you ask.
The Leapfrog Group, a respected nonprofit that promotes patient safety, gave an “A” to this Michigan hospital. The company Healthgrades named it one of America... |
| - | Online doctor reviews and how patients are using them | This entry is from the Healthcare Entrepreneur, a blog by Vantage Clinical Solutions, a health-care management consulting firm based in Oregon and Colorado.
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One of the best things about the Internet is eas... |
| - | Despite pushback from Congress, CMS readies star-based hospital ratings | Despite objections from Congress and the hospital industry, the Obama administration said it will soon publish star ratings summing up the quality of 3,662 hospitals. Nearly half will be rated as average, and hospitals that serve the poor w... |
| - | Nashville Tesla Fire owner pens blog post on incident, would ‘buy another in a heartbeat’ | The third fire in six weeks rattled the Tesla community somewhat but it appears that the recent incidents are the result of bad luck and not of faulty equipment or a weak spot in the design.
In a blog post on the TeslaMotors.com site, Dr. J... |
| - | Healthcare advocacy group rates hospital graders, recommends changes | Consumer watchdog reports rating hospitals can make a big difference in attracting patients to hospitals. They could also sway consumer satisfaction scores which are a growing factor in reimbursement. But the grading criteria varies by prog... |
