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Clarity Group, Inc. Announces the Release of the Healthcare SafetyZone® Portal - Common Formats VersionThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:01AM Clarity Group, Inc., based in Chicago, IL, has implemented the Common Formats provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) into the Healthcare SafetyZone® Portal.

$9.8M settlement OKd by Cook boardThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 12:49AM The family of a 27-year-old mother of nine who died in Stroger Hospital three years ago after bleeding during a pregnancy will get $9.8 million to settle a lawsuit. The Cook County Board on Wednesday authorized the medical malpractice settlement in the case of Farrah Dickerson. According to the suit, medical personnel at the county  hospital failed to give Dickerson blood-clotting products ...

Ansonia takes steps to fill top ARMS posts ?Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 2:32AMANSONIA — The mayor and aldermen are working quickly to fill the soon-to-be vacated chief and assistant chief positions at Ansonia Rescue Medical Services.

State Capitol BriefsTuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 5:25PM More on tolls, revenue, and guns

Insurer Aetna spent more than $452,000 in third quarter lobbying on Medicare, other issuesTuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 3:17PMHealth insurer Aetna Inc. spent $452,449 in the third quarter to lobby on several Medicare and Medicaid-related issues, according to a recent

Aetna spent more than $452K lobbying in 3QTuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:39PM(AP:WASHINGTON) Health insurer Aetna Inc. spent $452,449 in the third quarter to lobby on several Medicare and Medicaid-related issues, according to a recent disclosure report.

Poizner announces enhanced 20.5% rate cut for Doctors Co. policyholdersWednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 2:17PMCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said late Tuesday that the Napa-based Doctors Co., one of the nation’s largest medical malpractice insurers, is slashing its rates 20.5 percent following its June 30, $281 million acquisition of SCPIE Holdings Inc.

Massachusetts health plan may be a model for ObamaTuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 10:20AM When President-elect Barack Obama’s administration tackles universal health care coverage, Massachusetts will likely serve as the national model. But they will also discover a chief problem: a shortage of primary care doctors.

Trustees postpone birth center decisionWednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 5:56PM Saying "community interest had not gone unnoticed," Northeast Health System Inc. trustees postponed a decision on the North Shore Birth Center Tuesday, Nov. 18.