Dr. Donald M. Berwick – May 14, 2012 -The Boston Globe - An Irish adage says: “When you come to a wall that is too high to climb, throw your hat over the wall, and then go get your hat.” That’s what Massachusetts started with its 2006 law requiring just about everyone to get coverage and arranging to make that coverage affordable. Now, it’s time to get the hat. Read more
Eighteen Hospital Executives Earn Over $1 Million
by Barbara Nagy | May 8, 2012 8:00 pm | C-HIT - The health care system may be ailing, but newly compiled data show that compensation for top executives at Connecticut hospitals remains healthy.
Eighteen executives at the state’s 30 hospitals made more than $1 million in 2009-10, according to information the hospitals reported to the Internal Revenue Service. More than a third of these 18 – seven – were stepping down from their posts, and retirement benefits helped drive compensation across the board. Read more
Settlement: Depakote Maker Injects $6 Million Into State Coffers
by C-HIT Staff | May 8, 2012 8:00 am Connecticut will receive close to $6 million from federal and state settlements with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved by the FDA. Read more
Clinical trials often fall short: US study
AFP May. 01, 2012 1:08PM PDT Yahoo! Health - Most clinical trials for cancer, heart disease and mental health are too small to offer adequate medical evidence, said a review of the US database of such studies released on Tuesday.
The analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association was led by experts at Duke University in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration. Read More
Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined For Patient Death, Failure To Administer Drugs
April 27, 2012 By Ct Health I Team Five nursing homes have been cited and fined by the Department of Public Health for patient care lapses, including an incident at Aurora Senior Living of Cromwell in which a resident with eating problems died after being given marshmallows. Read more
State Lags In Key Home Health Care Measures
by Lisa Chedekel | Apr 2, 2012 10:00 pm | New Haven Independent CT Health I-Team
As the Malloy administration seeks to expand home health care options and reduce reliance on nursing homes, a new national report shows Connecticut ranking in the bottom-quarter of states on several key indicators of home health quality, including the percentage of home care patients who show improvement in mobility and who avoid hospitalizations. Read more
Two Connecticut Doctors Lose Licenses In New York State
by Lisa Chedekel | Apr 25, 2012 7:00 am | Connecticut Health I-Team New Haven Independent
Two Connecticut physicians charged with misconduct—in one case, related to sex crimes, the other related to drugs—have lost their right to practice medicine in New York State. Read More
Preparing For A Future That Includes Aging Parents
NPR – by Marilyn Geewax - April 24, 2012 – Part of the Family Matters series - Planning a wedding is exciting. Mapping out a vacation is fun. Figuring how to afford care for your confused, elderly father? That one may never cross your mind — at least, not until you need more money to care for him. Read and hear more
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Device Malfunction Casts Doubt on Industry Pledge
By BARRY MEIER and KATIE THOMAS Published: April 18, 2012 The New York Times – As doctors scramble to understand the risks posed by a flawed heart device component made by St. Jude Medical, the episode is raising a bigger question — whether the $10 billion heart device industry has fully embraced promised safety reforms. Read more
Kidney dialysis patients more likely to survive in Connecticut, ProPublica, New Haven Register research shows
Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 By Mary E. O’Leary, New Haven Register Staff - The estimated cost of serving some 400,000 Americans with dialysis treatment is about $77,000 per patient, with 100,000 more clients added yearly. Given that kidney failure has increased by 80 percent in the past 22 year in the U.S., that rate is expected to continue to grow.
Of the 40 clinics in Connecticut , the individual reports kept by CMS did showed continuing problems with proper sanitation, almost across the board, but several were cited for more serious clinical conditions based on state inspections. Read more
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