Emergency physicians air concerns, hear public input at community
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News, NC -
“I wish as chief of staff in 2005 I had taken the initiative to have more communication between the board and medical staff so this wall that has been built up for various reasons could be taken down,” Sither said. Sither said the board needs to hear a variety of opinions from the entire medical community, not just hospital administration, in order to make informed decisions.
2006-12-31
House calls for elderly revived
San Jose Mercury News, USA -
By encouraging such people to call a doctor as soon as their condition changes, said Henri Becker, a co-founder of Care Level Management, a Woodland Hills-based company which designed a similar program for HMOs, the problem can be treated before it escalates.
2006-12-28
Are surgeons better looking than other physicians?
CBC British Columbia, Canada -
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2006-12-18
Physicians' insurer to lower premiums
Baltimore Sun, United States -
The high premiums "forced me out of private practice," said Dr. Scott Maizel, a surgeon who shut his own office in Rosedale at the end of last year and is now employed by Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson. "It was the No. 1 escalating cost. Then the landlord wanted me to sign on the dotted line for another three years with a 5 percent increase a year."
2006-12-17
Digital X-rays save time for patients and physicians
The Robesonian, NC -
Remote stations have been installed in the Intensive Care Unit, Operating Room and Emergency Services department, where X-ray capabilities are crucial to providing quality care. Soon, digital X-rays will also be available at these primary care clinics: St. Pauls Medical Clinic, Fairmont Medical Clinic and Dr. A.J. Robinson Medical Clinic in Lumberton.
2006-12-13
Doctors' class action suit against insurers to move forward in
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States -
"This court believes that the unique facts to this particular litigation creates a factual perfect storm that makes these contracts unconscionable and against the public policy," Atwell wrote in his ruling Monday. "To enforce these arbitration agreements would be tantamount to granting immunity to these defendants regarding any kind of claim touching upon conspiracy or relief as part of a class action."
2006-12-12
Australia Hospital In Melbourne Wants to Sell Dangerous Abortion
LifeNews.com, MT -
The Royal Women's Hospital has filed an application with the federal government to sell the dangerous RU 486 abortion drug to women. The facility is asking the Therapeutic Goods Administration to allow 10 physicians to sell the mifepristone pills, responsible for the deaths of thirteen women worldwide.
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