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Possible privacy breach at UofR Medical Center

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The University of Rochester Medical Center is notifying more than 800 patients about a possible privacy breach after one of its surgeons lost a computer flash drive containing private information. YNN’s Anne Lithiluxa has more on how the hospital plans to improve security as technology advances.

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Health Care Among Nation’s Top Industries For Jobs

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Looking for a job? Focus on the health care industry – that’s where hiring is picking up.

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Barbara Coombs Lee: Medical Society of New York Fights Palliative Care Information Act Despite Mounting Evidence

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The ink of Governor Paterson’s signature is barely dry on New York’s Palliative Care Information Act (PCIA), drafted and sponsored by Compassion & Choices and…

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Bay Regional Medical Center to host tailgate party themed Business After Hours event

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

BAY CITY — Bay Regional Medical Center will host a Business After Hours event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16 at the medical facility.The event at the facility, 3250 E. Midland Road, will have a tailgate…

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Jane Wales: Health Care Reform: Philanthropy’s Educational Role

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Think the debate over health care reform is over? President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in late March after nearly a year of debate and deliberation. But the real work is only just beginning.

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Too much bad medical information?

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

With medical websites and online discussion boards, people have more access to medical information than before. But do patients trust the information they find online more than the advice of their own doctor?

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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Brain-Damaged Patient

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel and Associates announces a medical malpractice lawsuit filed on behalf of brain-damaged patient. The firm is one of the nation’s premier medical malpractice plaintiff firms. The firm only handles medical malpractice cases, with an emphasis on birth and brain injuries.

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Health care critics speak

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Ricky Landry, of Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket, in Metairie, is concerned that the new federal health-care plan will force his business to increase grocery prices.

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Penobscot Community Health Care cuts 10 jobs

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

Penobscot Community Health Care is the latest Bangor area health care organization to lay off staff members in the name economic efficiency.

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New health care program begins in Illinois

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

A new health care program in Illinois went into effect Thursday to provide expanded coverage to many across the state.

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