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Hospital removes chief exec after dirty tools risked 2,500 veterans
The Miami Veterans Administration (VA) hospital is holding its chief accountable for improperly washed colonoscopy equipment that may have exposed 2,500 veterans to diseases, reports the Miami
$400M UN health improvement plan goes mobile
Mobile healthcare is now officially part of a global strategy to improve the health of women and children. The United Nations Foundation and several partners are committing $400 million toward making
EMR enables Partners In Health relief efforts in Haiti
If you've been following Haiti relief efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake sent that troubled country deeper into chaos, you've probably seen the name "Partners In Health." That group, a Boston-based
U.S. global AIDS relief program teams up with mobile alliance
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR, has become a founding partner of a global alliance for mobile health. At last week's inaugural mHealth Summit in
SPOTLIGHT: IL encourages HIV testing with text messages
The Illinois Department of Public Health's Center for Minority Health Services is turning to texting as a way of encouraging people to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Residents of the Land of Lincoln
Bone marrow transplant may have cured AIDS
We've been reporting a fair amount of bad news about HIV/AIDS recently but now, at last, we have some good news--a man was apparently cured of AIDS by a transplant. The man, who also had leukemia,
HIV vaccine is not close, but efforts continue
With HIV and AIDS spreading rapidly both in places close to home and far away, an HIV vaccine may be the premier challenge for this generation of researchers; unfortunately, several trials have just
SPOTLIGHT: Agencies address global healthcare worker shortage
The United States is not the only country in the world facing a shortage of healthcare workers. In fact, with diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria still prevalent in some parts of the world, the shortage is even more pronounced. Fortunately, though, donors and international agencies have begun to take note of the problem, pouring money and effort into improving wages and incentives and boosting productivity among existing workers. Article
Medicare may boost nursing-home rates
CMS may be instituting a $690 million boost in Medicare nursing home payments for 2008. Nursing facilities would get a 3.3 percent increase in payments under the new adjustments to the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. Right now, payments are based on a "market basket" of services calculated in 1997, but the new initiative would adjust the rates to reflect 2004 costs. The change would result in an increase for room, board, medical care and other nursing home expenses. …
ALSO NOTED: Boston CEO rebukes competitor; Blue Cross of MA questions mental health patients;and much more...
> The CEO of a Boston-area hospital delivers a gentle rebuke to one of his competitors, arguing that said competitor could stand to be more cooperative. Meanwhile, a daily newspaper columnist spells out just how aggressive they can be. Blog and Article
> Blue Cross Blue Shield of …
