http://www.modernhealthcare.com Latest News from Modern Healthcare - Patient Care en-us 144 21 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/?utm_source=tagid-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagid-rss http://www.modernhealthcare.com/graphics/icons/rss.gif http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130619/NEWS/306199947/sansum-cottage-plan-to-create-integrated-health-system Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:00 EST Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health System have signed a letter of intent to merge and create an integrated health system combining three hospitals and 23 ambulatory sites serving patients near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to a news release. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130619/NEWS/306199947 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130618/NEWS/306189935/facebook-campaign-led-to-dramatic-jump-in-organ-donors-says-study Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:00 EST The number of organ donors jumped dramatically last year when Donate Life America -- an organization that seeks to promote organ donation -- partnered with Facebook to draw attention to the national organ shortage, according to a study by... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130618/NEWS/306189935 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159991/critical-shortage http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159991/AR/0/AR-306159991.jpg Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EST The media-fueled saga of 10-year-old cystic fibrosis patient Sarah Murnaghan ended happily last week for her and her family. But the successful legal and publicity campaign that allowed her to leap to the front of the waiting list for a life-saving... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159991 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159971/irrational-model http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159971/AR/0/Irrationality-in-Health-Care.jpg Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EST It's long been known that healthcare does not fit the economist's standard model for perfect competition. But Douglas Hough, a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, goes further: He says patients, providers and other stakeholders... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159971 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159972/the-july-effect-challenge http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159972/AR/0/Dr-Thomas-Gunby.jpg Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EST Each summer, teaching hospitals undergo a transformation as a team of experienced residents leave and are replaced by trainees fresh out of medical school. Some view this as a time of peril for... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130615/MAGAZINE/306159972 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149976/flu-season-doctor-visits-reached-record-at-early-peak Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST Patients visited outpatient clinics for flu-like illnesses at one of the highest recorded rates during the peak of last season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149976 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149984/florida-gets-final-ok-for-medicaid-privatization http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130614/INFO/306149984/AR/0/Rick-Scott.jpg Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:45:00 EST Federal health officials have given final approval to a plan to overhaul Florida's safety net health insurance program. Gov. Rick Scott announced the decision on Friday, saying it would allow the state's Medicaid program to "to provide Medicaid... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149984 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149977/n-y-docs-agree-to-new-reimbursement-system-with-excellus-rghs Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:30:00 EST A new payment system intended to cut healthcare costs and improve patient care has been put in place following an agreement between physician members of the Greater Rochester (N.Y.) Independent Practice Association, Rochester General Health System,... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149977 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149939/podcast-modern-healthcare-virtual-conference-plenary-session http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130614/INFO/306149939/AR/0/Peter-Pronovost.jpg Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EST On June 11, Modern Healthcare hosted its first Virtual Conference of 2013, Patient Safety & Quality. One component of the conference was a plenary session titled "Implementing a Culture of Continuous Improvement," hosted by Modern... http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130614/INFO/306149939 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130612/INFO/306129983/pa-girl-who-took-on-donor-rules-gets-transplant Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:15:00 EST A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation drew public debate over how organs are allocated was getting a lung transplant Wednesday, her family said. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130612/INFO/306129983 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130612/INFO/306129980/amgen-drug-faces-challenge Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST A blockbuster drug made by Amgen is no more effective than a cocktail of cheaper generic therapies in treating a severe joint disease affecting an estimated 1.3 million Americans, a new study says. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130612/INFO/306129980 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306119968/former-wellcare-execs-convicted-of-fraud http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130611/NEWS/306119968/AR/0/justice-department.jpg Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:30:00 EST Top executives who ran Florida Medicaid HMOs may be headed to prison after healthcare-fraud convictions in a scheme that illegally shifted millions of dollars from patient care to corporate profits. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306119968 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306119969/lung-transplant-rules-eased-for-children http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130611/NEWS/306119969/AR/0/surgery.jpg Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:45:00 EST At an emergency meeting held in response to a pair of lawsuits, the organization tasked with setting lung transplant allocation policies voted to allow children younger than 12 years old to apply for a lung from an adult donor. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/NEWS/306119969 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/INFO/306119988/south-koreans-argentines-most-satisfied-with-healthcare-poll-finds Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:30:00 EST Healthcare has improved in many countries in the last five years, but patients in South Korea, Argentina and Japan are the most satisfied with their medical care, according to an Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130611/INFO/306119988 http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130608/MAGAZINE/306089971/hungry-for-a-solution http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CH/20130608/MAGAZINE/306089971/AR/0/Shortages-of-parenteral-nutrition-products.jpg Sat, 8 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EST Tim Weaver, an 18-year-old college student who lives in Naperville, Ill., is one of the estimated 30,000 people in the U.S. who rely on intravenous nutrition products to keep them alive. http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130608/MAGAZINE/306089971