Our Healthcare Hot Topics of the Week

Life is hectic, we know, so here’s a recap of the Healthcare Weekly Hot Topics you can’t afford to miss:

1)  Physician Assistant Field Expands Under Affordable Care Act
Tulsa World, February 2, 2014

2)  Expensive Hospitals Do Not Provide Better Care According to Study
Washington Post, January 31, 2014

3)  Detroit Mayor Starts Campaign Against Infant Mortality
Detroit News, February 1, 2014

4)  Wisconsin Health Insurer Unity Health Notifies 42, 000 of HIPAA Breach
Healthcare IT, January 31, 2014

5)  Karmanos Names New CEO formerly CEO of McLaren Medical Group: Margaret Dimond
Crains, February 5, 2014

6)  CMS Places Moratorium on Ambulance and Home Health Agencies in Detroit
Crains, February 3, 2014

7)  Pharmacist and Physician’s Office Manager Convicted for “Pill Mill”
US Justice TX, February 3, 2014

8)  People See Doctors Less During Economic Distress
HealthDay, February 5, 2014

9)  Michigan Garden City Hospital Sold to California For Profit Prime Healthcare
Crains, February 7, 2014

10)  Texas Hospital CEO Charged with Identity Theft and Fake EHR
Dallas News, February 6, 2014

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