The Latest Healthcare Industry News

Feb. 2, 2010 - As the debate over clinicians’ scope of practice continues, it is increasingly clear that some type of “meeting of the minds” is needed between physicians and non-physicians for the good of the patient. Both want the same thing, but accomplishing what is best for the patient is often mired in the logistics of state law as to who should or should not provide care.

Jan. 28, 2010 - When Massachusetts voters elected Scott Brown to fill the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy’s Senate seat last week, it was big news. Not only would a Republican hold a seat that had been a Democratic stronghold for decades, but Brown’s election would remove the supermajority hold on the Senate that the Democrats had enjoyed since the 2008 election.

Jan. 20, 2010 - It goes without saying that you can't provide healthcare or run a hospital or clinic without staff. And yet, experts predict that shortages of healthcare personnel will continue and perhaps even worsen over the next few years.

Jan. 19, 2010 - Six days after the earthquake in Haiti, relief efforts are overcoming some initial communication and logistics problems, but "we are not satisfied with our ability to get health services to those who urgently need them," said the Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Dr. Jon Andrus. "We are aiming for an A+, but we are not there."

Jan. 14, 2010 - A new online discussion forum on the H1N1 virus and seasonal flu is encouraging healthcare facilities to freely exchange information about innovative solutions.