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Md. boosts funding for hospital data-sharing
State health officials on Wednesday approved $2 million in additional funding for the entity that collects and analyzes hospital data.
Medicaid rate hike could yield long-term savings
If the Medicaid rate hike were implemented permanently, sources say doctor participation could spike.
Maryland extends pay hike for Medicaid physicians
Maryland officials are spending tens of millions of dollars to extend a federal pay hike for physicians who serve Medicaid patients, but it’s unclear whether the incentive has been effective at increasing those patients’ access to care.
Md. nonprofit receives grant to reduce ER visits at Sinai
People end up in the emergency department with all sorts of complaints that would be better handled elsewhere, but redirecting those patients to the proper setting can be tricky.
FDA requires tracking codes on medical implants
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators will begin tracking millions of medical devices, from pacemakers to hip replacements, using a new electronic system designed to protect patients by catching problematic implants […]
4 Md. abortion clinics shut down, 3 doctors suspended
WASHINGTON — Four affiliated abortion clinics in Maryland have been shut down and three doctors have had their licenses suspended after a patient died at one clinic and regulators found […]
Bashful? Buy the little blue pill online
TRENTON, N.J. — Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first […]
Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness
Walgreen Co. has expanded the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure. The […]
At Meritus, a new place for workers to relax
HAGERSTOWN — It’s not a typical 9-to-5 job. Instead, it’s one that encompasses life-threatening injuries and illnesses, families who need comfort during difficult times, tight schedules, long hours, high expectations, […]
Conviction of Del. pedophile pediatrician upheld
DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of former pediatrician Earl Bradley, who is serving life in prison for sexually abusing scores of patients over […]
Aetna to buy Coventry in $5.7 billion deal
Aetna, one of the nation’s biggest health insurers, claimed a bigger stake in the burgeoning market for government-funded coverage Monday when it announced plans to buy a Maryland-based provider of […]
Hopkins hospital shifts hundreds into new $1.1 billion towers
Moving one of the world’s premier medical institutions into a 560-room, 1.6 million-square-foot state-of-the-art hospital isn’t just a daunting task — it’s a near-surgical procedure. But after two years of […]
