Mar 10, 2010 04:15PM

Med schools weak on instilling patient-safety skills, Leape report says

Medical schools are not doing an adequate job of teaching "basic knowledge and the development of skills required for the provision of safe patient care," according to "Unmet Needs: Teaching Physicians to Provide Safe Patient...

Mar 10, 2010 03:45PM

Obama decries Washington in healthcare push

President Barack Obama says Washington for too long has accepted billions of dollars in healthcare fraud and abuse as simply the cost of doing business. He says that must end.

Mar 10, 2010 03:45PM

Jewish & St. Mary's eliminating 500 positions

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, Louisville, Ky., said it is eliminating 500 full-time-equivalent positions out of a workforce of 8,100 full-time equivalents, a 6% reduction that includes 250 layoffs.

Mar 10, 2010 01:00PM

Sebelius urges AHIP to work with White House

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius challenged the insurance industry to put aside its misgivings about pending healthcare reform legislation and work with the Obama administration to improve upon the current system.

Mar 10, 2010 01:00PM

Expansion, renovation plans proposed in Conn.

The University of Connecticut Health Center would expand and renovate its John Dempsey Hospital under a proposed network between the academic medical center and other Connecticut hospitals and health systems.