Hospitals

The Age of Invisibility

Elissa Stein | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Holidays, Loneliness, Nyc, Aging, Compassion, Friendship, Elderly, Relationships, Hospitals, Elderly Americans, New York News
Elissa Stein

People in New York are far more kind and generous than we get credit for. But not for the elderly. Not here. Not anywhere, really.

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Future Of Old County Hospital In Doubt

chicagocurrent.com | Posted 12.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hospitals, Chicago Old County Hospital, Old County Hospital, Chicago, Health, Chicago News

Nostalgia, it seems, means little to Cook County Health and Hospitals System board members, who this morning expressed concerns about an expenisve pro...

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Arthur Delaney

Health Care Reform Won't Do Much About Huge Hospital Bills

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hospitals, Health Care Reform, Hospital Bills, Health Care, Politics News

Faith Ozan is furious about her son's hospital bill. She claims that Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital charged nearly 3,000 percent more for drugs used t...

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St. Vincent's Hospital Lays Off 180 Employees

nytimes.com | ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Layoffs, Job Losses, Hospitals, St-Vincent, Health Care, New York, New York City, Midtown, New York News

St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan announced Tuesday that it had laid off 180 of its 3,800 employees, blaming the recession and two years of health care...

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Hospital Heart Attack Response Getting Faster, Study Says

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 12.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: American Heart Association, Hospitals, American College of Cardiology, Heart Attacks, Impact News

WASHINGTON — Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives. More than three-quarters ...

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What Health Reform Can Learn From Cleveland Clinic

newsweek.com | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Cleveland Clinic, Smoking, Health Care Reform, Modern Medicine, Hospitals, Obesity, Health Care, Medicine, Cardiology, Living News

A century after Henry Ford began building cars on an assembly line, Cleveland Clinic has brought that technique to medicine, updated to reflect the la...

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Switch To Electronic Records Getting Mixed Reviews At Hospitals, Clinics

Huffington Post Investigative Fund and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop | Fred Schulte | Posted 11.24.2009 | Technology

Read More: Hospitals, Health Care, Electronic Records, Healthcare, Electronic Medical Records, Technology News

More than five years ago, one of California's leading hospitals decided to leap into the future of medical care by digitizing its patients' health rec...

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Stimulus Fuels Gold Rush For Electronic Health Systems

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Fred Schulte | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Electronic Health Systems, General Electric, Medical Records, Health, Microsoft, Hospitals, Doctors, Stimulus, Digital Health Records System, Electronic Medical Records, Business News

Editor's note: This story is published in conjunction with American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. The government's $45 billion pl...

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Jay Carciero, Psych Patient, Is Killed After Attack On A Doctor

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 10.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Psych Patient, Boston, Jay Carciero Killed, Hospitals, Jay Carciero Dead, Jay Carciero Doctor, Jay Carciero, Doctors, Jay Carciero Attack, Jay Carciero Reading Ma, Jay Carciero Boston Ma, Psych Patient Shot, Doctor Attack, Home News

BOSTON — A man stabbed a doctor while being treated at a psychiatric office at a Boston medical building Tuesday and was fatally shot by an off-...

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Vermont Funeral-Home Owner Gives Big To Hospitals, Orphanage

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Orphanages, Philanthropy, H2o for All, Burlington-Vermont, Don Smith, Hospitals, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Impact News

Don Smith doesn't have a single cause. His friend refers to him as a "strategic philanthropist." This Burlington, Vermont, funeral-home owner and oper...

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Let Insiders Make Health Deals

Jim Jaffe | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Plan, Hospitals, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Doctors, Max Baucus Health Care, Obama Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Jim Jaffe

Each time politicians seeking to make a deal try to move the ball forward, there's a vocal reaction from those who can't tell the difference between making a deal and selling out.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Law, Allison Johnson, Debate, Undocumented Immigrants, President Obama, Scripture, Media, Health Care Plan, Immigration, Immigrants, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Legislation, Immigration Status, Faith Groups, Fact Checkers, Moral Obligation, Public Policies, Immigrant, Immigrant Children, Christian Scriptures, Members of Congress, Values, Pregnant Women, Policy Debate, Health Care Coverage, Moral Priorities, Teaching, Stranger, Safety Net, Health Care, Christians, Public Policy, Fear, Lying, Subsidies, Politics, Community, Basic Human Needs, Medicaid, Congress, Faith Communities, Migrants, Moral Issue, Reform Legislation, Moral Consideration, Compassion, Jewish, Moral Values, Moral Issues, Moral Mandate, Inclusion, Faith Community, Political Feasibility, Health Care Reform, Hospitals, Undocumented Immigrant, Legal Immigrants, Christian, Health Care System, Politics News
Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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Doctor's Visit: How To Talk To Your Physician

health.com | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Physicians, Health, Hospitals, Doctors, Patients, Health Care, Medicine, Living News

The way you talk to your doctor may be as important as anything you say. To make the most of an appointment, follow these expert-recommended steps....

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Three Musketeers of Health Care

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Hospital Supply, Hospitals, Baxter, Stericycle, Becton Dickinson, Complete Investor, Business News
Dan Dorfman

The key, as the Complete Investor explains it, is to focus on companies that pick up sales from hospitals' operating budgets, as opposed to their capital budgets.

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Labor Day in the City

Erica Abeel | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Highschool Humiliation, Losers, Holiday Weekends in the City, Labor Day, Renee-Zellweger, Self-Worth, Hospitals, Waiting Rooms, Watermill, New York News
Erica Abeel

Usually, I'll move heaven and hell to avoid spending Labor Day weekend in New York City. A shaky sense of self worth tells me I'm a loser if I'm stuck here during major holidays.

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Why Care About Public Plan?

Jim Jaffe | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hospitals, Health Care Reform, Public Health Insurance Plan, Obama Administration, Doctors, Health Insurance, Medicare, Politics News
Jim Jaffe

The insurance market is highly concentrated. It will take a while for any new entrant -- including a public plan -- to become a major player able to squeeze major price concessions.

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Denver Nurse Fired For Stealing Drugs Is 4th Since June

9News | Sara Gandy and Jace Larson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drug Theft, Pain Killers, Nurse, Denver Nurse, Hospitals, Denver Hospitals, Hospital Theft, Denver News

DENVER - Denver Police say they have busted another nurse who stole powerful pain medication from an area hospital. Advertisement Denver Health Medic...

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The Healthcare Conundrum: Getting Out of the Box

James D. Zirin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hospitals, Medicare, Tort Reform, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News
James D. Zirin

It's a crying shame is that medical insurance premiums, unlike all other forms of insurance, are not sufficiently geared to risk.

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Why Call It Charity Care?

David Jones | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nonprofits, Charity Organizations, Charity, Nyu, Tax Deductible, Meals-on-Wheels, Donating to Charity, Aspca, Charity Work, Ngos, Not for Profits, Donating to Non-Profits, New York City, For-Profit Firms, Wampanog, Rudy Giuliani, Chuck Grassley, Soup Kitchen, Hospitals, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, David Dinkins, Politics News
David Jones

A 5 percent threshold of free medical care to qualify a nonprofit hospital for tax exemptions and public funding is not unreasonable. Or else, why call it charity care?

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Nick Rosen: Pot-Smoking Israeli Sold Kidney For $20K In U.S. Black Market

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON and ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 09.18.2009 | Home

Read More: New York, Marijuana, Nick Rosen, Organs, Black Market Kidney, Hospitals, Nick Rosen Kidney, Organ Donors, Israel, Home News

NEW YORK — In 2005, a rebellious and sporadically employed Israeli man flew to New York to give up a kidney to save an American businessman. For...

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Life, Liberty and Happiness: If This is Socialized Healthcare, Sign Me Up!

LabourList | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Britain, Socialists, Health, Hospitals, Health Care Reform, Socialism, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Nhs, Politics News
LabourList

For all its faults, its shoddy waiting lists and its dreadful dental care, the NHS erases health inequalities and relieves millions of people from the burden of constant anxiety about medical bills and sudden sickness.

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What is a Myelogram?

Helene Pavlov | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Hospital for Special Surgery, Spinal Cord, Imaging, Hospitals, Radiology, Medical-Testing, Patient, Nerve Roots, Dr Helene Pavlov, Mri, Medicine, Back Pain, Myelogram, Living News
Helene Pavlov

A myelogram can help your doctor make a diagnosis or plan the appropriate treatment to help relieve back or leg symptoms.

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Part 3: Un-Spinning Healthcare Reform - The Economics

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Public Health Insurance Plan, Family Physician, President Obama, Georgia Association of Family Physicians, Deficit Neutral, Public Health, Congress, Obama-Healthcare-Reform, Tina Brown the Daily Beast, Barack Obama, Tina Brown, Cnn, Blue Dogs, Hospitals, Republicans in Name Only, President Bush, Healthcare Reform, Georgia W. Bush, President Clinton, Rinos, Healthcare, Blue Dog Democrats, Pay-Go, National Insurance Contributions, France, England, U.K., National Health Service, Tort Reform, Defensive Medicine, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

I don't know about you, but one thin dime for every buck you make seems like a very easy trade for being able to see the doctor any time you need to.

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Simple Math: Keeping People out of the ER = Saving Money

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hospitals, Emergency Room, Healthcare, Physicians, Time Is Money, Health Care Reform, Health Care Specialists, Health Care, Politics News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

I won't bore you with the moral reasons for supporting adequate health care coverage for all Americans. I will appeal to your more pragmatic side: it will save you a lot of money.

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Adventures in Compassion

Lisa Honig Buksbaum | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Jerry Epstein, Visualization, Volunteering, Blogher, Children, Helping Others, Hospitals, Jetblue, Living News
Lisa Honig Buksbaum

I believe that everyday is an adventure because I know I will connect with interesting people who have compelling stories of strength and quiet heroics to share.

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