The New York Times | October 11 - Dr. Verghese is the senior associate chairman for theory and practice of medicine at Stanford University. He is also the author of two highly acclaimed memoirs "My Own Country" and "The Tennis Partner," and a novel, "Cutting...
The Palm Beach Post | October 11 - Women's hair clips. Barrettes. Cleveland Clinic CEO Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove pauses for effect as he describes his inspiration for the AtriClip, a new medical device designed to eliminate the source of many strokes in patients withe...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 11 - For the past few months, hospitals have been on a carousel ride of revolving telemedicine standards, courtesy of The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Now that the accreditors appear to be moving in the same...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 6 - Two reports last month on how rural area hospitals handle trauma indicate there's lots of low-hanging fruit for providers who want to improve trauma care and save more lives. Both studies published in the Journal of Trauma give stronger voice to...
HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 8 - If you've been wondering how healthcare reform will affect your hospital's credentialing process, part of the answer may lie in new CMS regulations about terminated providers. Specifically, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires: CMS to establish a process...