Academic

New blog on innovation in health care
We're helping out on another independent group-blog in the vein of the FASTforwardblog we shepherded into existence late last year. This one, backed by World Congress in support of their conference series and called the World Health Care Blog, convenes leading bloggers from across the health care industry for an intense, centralized discussion of innovation in health care...

When talk, talk is far better than war, war
To millions, the Red Cross symbol represents the deliverance of hope and comfort in desperate times. It is found on ambulances, first-aid kits and field hospitals in warzones and disaster areas, its universal message of care transcending national boundaries.

the extent of my election blogging
It is not that I don't care, don't follow it, and am not passionately invested--I am--I just don't want to talk about it. Not until we get to the end leg of the run, and even then, limitedly, because depending on whom you talk to, discussions of politics can be thought-provoking and invigorating, or infuriating and exhausting...

Maybe Sarah Palin Could Talk about Healthcare...
As Ezekiel Emanuel laments in his NYT commentary, the national debate over health care has all but disappeared in the 2008 presidential election. Amidst all the talk about Sarah Palin, a floundering economy and Wall Street bailouts, and whether to...

NY Times: Empty Talk on Taxes
Editorial in today's New York Times: Empty Talk on Taxes: One of the toughest questions that will face the next president is what to do about taxes. There can be no real progress on health care, rebuilding the military or...

Health Wonk Review is posted; plus, weekly news roundup
An excellent new edition of Health Wonk Review is awaiting your perusal at The Health Care Blog. The post is authored by Brian Klepper, a nationally recognized health care analyst and consultant and a roving blogger who regularly posts at Matthew Holt?s The Health Care Blog, Patricia Salber MD?s The Doctor Weighs In (where he is the sole non-physician contributor),...

Adult Care
Friendship Care Assisted Living ordered to pay $20,000 fine for facility violations and negligence.

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

$1Million Settlement Reached in Toxic Kiddie Kollege Day Care Lawsuit
$1 Million Settlement Reached in Toxic Kiddie Kollege Day Care Lawsuit

California Hospitals
Fined for Shoddy Care

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations