Hospital Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 6th, 2004
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Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights - Study shows smoke free law slashed heart attack rate 40%
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island - Rhode Island insurance giant under fire for rising rates, perks
End-Stage Renal Disease - Medicare initiative aims to increase use of fistulas in providing hemodialysis
Legal Issues - Judge dismisses Magee Pap smear lawsuit
Legal Issues - New York heart doctor sues hospital over suspension
Legal Issues - Two lawsuits filed in bacterial outbreak at Pittsburgh hospital
Legal Issues - Two new federal probes of Tenet hospitals launched
Medicaid - Admissions to Florida hospitals surge as state Senate seeks cuts
Medical Fraud - Doctor pleads guilty in wheelchair fraud case
Mental Health - Judges say patients' unnecessary institutionalization in Pennsylvania is an injustice
Mental Health - Nebraska Governor signs mental-health reform plan into law
Mental Health - Wyoming hospital probe: Advocates seeks mediation of state hospital dispute
Personnel - Clarkson named assistant general counsel for Tenet Healthcare
Politics & Healthcare - Kerry supports striking nurses at Northern Michigan Hospital
Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - New reimbursement codes announced for MammoSite balloon catheter
American Health Information Mgmt. Assoc. - Survey: Organizations achieving HIPAA compliance, seeing positive results
Business Update - Davis Health System and PMH agree to create network
Chaim Sheba Medical Center - Utility of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy reviewed
Chemical Diversity Labs, Inc. - Brigham & Women's Hospital enters alliance to study neurodegenerative disease
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles - Administrative data is acceptable for surveillance of elective Caesereans
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Clues discovered to Trojan horse gene in HIV infection
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency causes destruction in the lung
Cook Incorporated - Trial of Zenith TX2 Thoracic graft started
Diagnostic Products Corporation - Immunodiagnostics company signs lab supply deal
Duke University Medical Center - Nanos prevents germline stem-cell differentiation
Eli Lilly & Co. - Newer drugs appear to stem violent behavior
Engelhard Corporation - Antimicrobial technology granted EPA registration
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - FGFR3 and P53 are often seen in bladder cancer
Finance - Financial troubles and dwindling patient numbers doom Michigan hospital
GB Rossi Polyclinic - Computer system useful for drug management in bone marrow recipients
Georges Pompidou European Hospital - Early anti-EBV cytotoxic immune response impaired in HIV patients
Healthcare Coverage - Nevada senator proposes insurance help for small business
Information Technology - Chicago's Central DuPage Hospital to offer remote access to patient information
Managed Care - Eye Care International completes deal with United Networks
McGill University - Older patients incur greater hospital costs when undergoing CABG
Medical College of Georgia - Study pursues markers to improve ovarian cancer treatment, diagnosis
Medical Malpractice - Doctors' group: Caps not only answer to malpractice dilemma
Mergers and Acquisitions - Pacer Health completes acquisition of Louisiana Hospital
National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan - Pre-emptive use of lamivudine prevents hepatitis B in breast cancer
Odense University of Hospital - Reduced lipid oxidation in muscle in type 2 diabetes may be genetic
Ohio State University - Strategies could make for safer shift changes at hospitals
Osteotech, Inc. - Private label demineralized bone matrix distribution agreement announced
Ottawa Health Research Institute - Interventions need to address ambulatory and hospital-based care
Personnel - Health insurance lobby group hires new VP for federal affairs
Prince Wales Hospital - The TGF-beta1 gene doesn't link to osteoporosis in the Chinese population
Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Medical device company names new manager of clinical physics
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown - Sentinel node biopsy for melanoma has a high false-negative rate
Singapore General Hospital - BD ProbeTec ET suitable for rapid MTBC identification
St. Francis Medical Center, Honolulu - Liver transplant for hepatocellular cancer is treatment for select few
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Molecular analyses of ALL suggest strategies for more effective treatments
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