News & Updates: Texas (7)
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Healthcare Leaders Sound Off on Organized Labor
May 15, 2013 -- How much of a threat does organized labor pose to healthcare organizations? Hospital and health system leaders weigh in on this sensitive issue, which ranked among their top three concerns in a recent industry survey.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: California, Georgia, Health Administrators, Hospitals, National, New Hampshire, Texas
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UT Regents Expected to OK $334.5 Million Plan for Med School
May 8, 2013 -- A committee of the University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents is scheduled to review the university’s $334.5 million medical school proposal Wednesday, and the full board is expected to sign off Thursday.
Source: American Statesman
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Physicians, Texas
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Policies Targeted Toward Aging Physicians May Keep Doctors Working Longer, Smarter
April 30, 2013 -- Some hospitals and health care systems are starting to adopt official policies that require physicians to undergo health assessments upon reaching a certain age. Such policies may benefit patient safety, but also keep doctors working longer.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Texas, Virginia
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Match Day Results Show Need to Increase Graduate Medical Education Slots
April 26, 2013 -- This year, 1,097 U.S. senior medical students did not match in the first round, up from 815 last year. The results indicate a need to increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education positions.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Education and Training, Florida, Medicare and Medicaid, Physicians, Primary Care, Residency Programs, Texas
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Nurses Fighting State by State for Minimum Staffing Laws
April 23, 2013 -- Legislatures in at least seven states and the District of Columbia are debating bills that would require hospitals to have a minimum number of nurses on staff at all times.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Iowa, Michigan, National, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Texas
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Group Looks to Enlist, Keep Health Care Execs
April 8, 2013 -- Article tells of an initiative that brings together leaders in San Antonio's medical, biotech, military and academic fields to promote collaboration and professional development. The goal is to help recruit and retain high-level talent.
Source: San Antonio Express News
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Recruitment and Retention, Texas
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Physicians, Chiropractors Still Out of Alignment
April 4, 2013 -- Chiropractors and medical doctors have been clashing for years. The dispute may get nastier as the demand for spine care increases while the healthcare reform law promises to extend more reimbursement to doctors of chiropractic.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Texas
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