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New National Study Shows Nursing Shortage Easing
Leaders Point to Temporary Respite, Projections Indicate Need for Action
A new national study shows the recession may temporarily end an 11-year-long nursing shortage in many areas, yet the ease represents only a respite for the troubled national healthcare system. By 2025, a shortage of 260,000 RNs is anticipated—a deficiency twice as great as any nursing shortage experienced since the advent of Medicaid and Medicare in the 1960s.
LYNNE JETER |
Taking Aim at Cancer
Therapeutic Vaccines Offer Promise of Targeted Treatment
After years of false starts, researchers working on therapeutic cancer vaccines had some promising news to report at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. Presentations on four studies focused on using the body’s own immune system to fight follicular lymphoma, metastatic melanoma, neuroblastoma and prostate cancer, all showing statistically significant results.
Cindy Sanders |
Under Scrutiny
HIPAA and ARRA Changes Focus on Increasing Enforcement of Regulations Regarding Privacy and Security of Health Information
When Andrea Smith pled guilty last April to wrongfully disclosing individually identifiable health information for personal gain, healthcare providers took note.
LYNNE JETER |
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AMA Calls for Medicare Physician Payment Overhaul
Medicare incentivizes physicians to improve patient outcomes and better manage chronic disease, and then punishes the doctors financially for doing just that. That’s the Catch 22 at the crux of the American Medical Association’s call for reform of Medicare physician payments.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
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