Hospital Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 15th, 2004
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Abbott Laboratories - AIDS care group sues drug company for false advertising
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Giving antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at a hospital improves outcomes
Health Insurance - Enrollment in consumer-directed health plans growing rapidly
Healthcare & Politics - Missouri governor slams proposed state Medicaid cuts
Healthcare Coverage - UNICARE announces new health plan option for Iowa Medicare beneficiaries
Legal Issues - Judge blocks hospital ban on Arkansas doctors suing over privileges
Legal Issues - South Carolina woman arrested in hospital fraud
Legal Issues - Supreme Court seems cool to laws allowing more suits against HMOs
Medical Errors - Woman claims surgical sponge remained after operation
Medicare - Three convicted in Texas Medicare fraud case
Nursing Home Care - Federal report cites Portland, Maine, nursing home's care
Regulatory Issues - CMS issues guidance for exceptions to specialty hospital moratorium
State Medicaid - Pharmacists sue New Hampshire over cut in drug payments
Accumetrics - New study links aspirin resistance to heart-muscle death
Business Update - Agreement creates health insurance program for local government in southern NH
Business Update - Co-marketing agreement enhances health plans' online service capabilities
Business Update - Ohio hospital plans $130 million expansion
Cancer Research UK - Simple computer program predicts who is most at risk
Emory University - Inpatient cardiac risk management program promotes lifestyle changes
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - Businesses take new approach to rising costs
Geriatrics - New Jersey's Governor orders provides more health care options for seniors
Geriatrics - Rhode Island Lt. Governor calls for more money for seniors' care
Geron Corp. - Merix Bioscience announces cancer vaccines agreement
Healthcare Access - Report says 36 million Americans are medically underserved
Healthcare Coverage - Commission: More data needed on hospital care for minorities
Healthcare Coverage - MCOs re-evaluating role of OTCs in healthcare plans
Information Technology - Nashville General expands supply-management agreement with McKesson
Information Technology - Web site lets consumers compare, make informed decisions about hospitals
Kure Kyosai Hospital - RIC SCT during imatinib-induced remission can resolve CML in blast crisis
Linkia - Hanger Orthopedic Group enters managed care arena, forms subsidiary
Long-Term Care - AARP unveils plan to rebalance long-term care for New Jersey
McKesson Corp. - Baptist Medical Center expands contract for supply services
Medicaid - Professional groups oppose program cuts
Medicare - Oregon seniors paying more, receiving less
National Nagasaki Medical Center - High-dose interferon treats acute hepatitis C regardless of receptor levels
Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth - Variant CD14 allele linked to atopy in children, but not adults
Roper Hospital, Charleston - Peripheral in-continuity tissue examination is useful to remove cutaneous tumors
Royal Brisbane Hospital - Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer improve significantly over a decade
St. George's Hospital, London - Levels of MRSA among children have risen rapidly in 10 years
Toranomon General Hospital - HCV superinfections have differential effects on HBV-related cirrhosis
Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, Houston - Stress reducers help women hospitalized for prolonged antepartum care
Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Fetal lungs provide a signal initiating labor, mouse study shows
Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Excess body weight linked to formation of uric acid kidney stones
University of Pennsylvania - Scientists suggest ancient gene mutation for weaker jaws led to human evolution
Velindre Hospital, Whitchurch - Treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer is often palliative
Veterans General Hospital, Taipei - Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms do not guide personality traits
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