Hospital Law Weekly

Healthcare Costs - Hospital leaders urge lawmakers to reject proposals on charity care and billing

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - Recurrent thrombo-embolic events are reduced with Cardia PFO occluder

Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital - Smaller postprocedural minimal lumen diameter is linked to late recurrence in-stent restenosis

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Panel finds researcher committed no scientific misconduct in stem cell study

Akorn, Inc. - Hospital-focused pharmaceutical developer announces funding approval

Assuta Medical Center, Sheba - Midterm outcome of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is better than stenting

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - Circulating angiogenic proteins may be biomarkers for predicting preeclampsia

Business Update - Heartland Spine & Specialty Hospital selects public relations firm

Center Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes therapy

Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, Taipei - Antiproliferative and radiosensitizing effects of CAPE for medulloblastoma shown

Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of pediatric cardiology

Copenhagen University Hospital - Coronary heart disease patients may experience higher mortality when treated with clarithromycin

Day Hospital, Tehran - Low-dose DSE can predict effect of CABG on moderate mitral regurgitation

Diabetes Control - Language barrier is roadblock to diabetes control for Chinese-speaking immigrants

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Functional outcome after low-grade astrocytoma treatment in childhood described

Facilities - Legacy Health System partners with clinical diagnostic equipment company Sysmex

General Hospital St. Dimpna, Geel - Sentinel node biopsy could be used for initial staging of malignant melanoma

Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC - Study gives specifics on how eating vegetables may protect against cancer

Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen - Endostatin inhibits angiogenesis in a species-specific fashion

Healthcare Costs - AARP Illinois commends governor for aging budget