Despite reported cuts in reimbursements, the average physician enjoyed a moderate-to-significant boost in income this year. But that came at a price. Namely, docs are spending way more time on ...
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April 23, 2013 6:46 pm by David Schultz | 0 Comments
How many nurses does it take to run a hospital?Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are trying to answer that question as they debate bills ...
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April 7, 2013 7:30 am by Newman, Judy | 0 Comments
Madison's new cluster of health care technology companies is coming into its own.With at least five local businesses started by former Epic Systems Corp. employees that have created about 400 ...
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Mark Zuckerberg:Billionaire, social network tycoon, and now, activist. Last week the SanFranciscoChronicle reportedthat the Facebook CEO wasplanninghis own advocacy group, and now a new report from Politco says the group ...
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A surprising number of the nation's neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have too few nurses, a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Medicine ...
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Actavis, a global pharmaceutical company formerly known as Watson Pharmaceuticals that had nearly $6 million in revenues last year, plans to expand its pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and warehouse in Davie, ...
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March 24, 2013 9:01 am by Cohen, Howard | 2 Comments
Alexander Heydemann and Dillon Bannis, both University of Miami students -- Heydemann in law school, Bannis in medical -- are learning fast about each other's worlds."As a medical student and ...
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AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) is revamping its research and development divisions to improve drug development by cutting 1,600 from its global operations and focusing R&D staff in three sites including Gaithersburg, Maryland. ...
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March 12, 2013 5:54 am by Daykin, Tom | 0 Comments
A start-up company formed by the founder of a Milwaukee-area drug ingredient maker is proposing to build a pharmaceutical research-and-development facility in Mequon, creating 50 jobs.Major Pharmaceuticals LLC wants to ...
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While as many as 90 percent of hospitals use social media, it’s still a part-time effort for most of them, according to a survey of small and large hospitals, and ...
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Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the appointment of Roger M. Perlmutter, M.D., Ph.D., as executive vice president and president of Merck Research Laboratories ...
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Chairman Franz Humer said on Tuesday he will not stand for re-election next year after 16 years at the helm of the Swiss drugmaker as chief ...
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Health IT professionals with clinical experience and certified trainers are in big demand as providers race to implement health care IT systems to comply with everything from Meaningful Use provisions ...
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A major healthcare software firm will expand in Atlanta, bringing 500 highly-paid jobs to the city in a deal that will help jump start redevelopment of the former City Hall ...
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February 26, 2013 11:39 am by Sell, David | 0 Comments
Endo Health Solutions Inc., now has a new chief executive officer to go along with a new headquarters in Malvern, as the board of directors announced Monday that Rajiv De ...
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