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Health law changes rules for docs with in-house imaging machines

Starting next year, doctors who refer Medicare and Medicaid patients to in-house imaging machines must disclose in writing that they own the equipment.

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State O.K.s Swedish-Stevens affiliation

State O.K.s Swedish-Stevens affiliation

The new arrangement will go into effect September 1st, when the Stevens will officially be renamed Swedish/Edmonds.

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VM achieves highest overall score on Leapfrog hospital safety survey

VM achieves highest overall score on Leapfrog hospital safety survey

Participating hospitals voluntarily report their progress towards implementing these practices. Your hospital’s report is available online.

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Health stories in the news

Health stories in the news

Battle over hospital beds in southeast King County. Researchers share data to find new Alzheimer’s treatments. A family’s struggle with Sanfilippo syndrome.

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Virginia Mason’s mandatory flu shot policy wins praise

Virginia Mason’s mandatory flu shot policy wins praise

Seattle hospital’s first-in-the-nation program called “another important first in the field of infection control and prevention”.

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Health stories in the news

Community services for vets with PTSD. Spinal fluid test predicts Alzheimer’s disease. Hospitals and nursing homes found to be shortchanging staff on overtime pay.

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Electronic health records are fully implemented at Swedish.

E-Health records: greater Seattle ahead of curve

Despite differing opinions on health-care reform, there is general consensus on at least one critical issue: most everyone agrees it’s time for the country to get serious about electronic health records.

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Seven new doctors join Swedish staff

Seven new doctors join Swedish staff

A specialist in facial plastic surgery will join Swedish Otolaryngology Specialists. Six new doctors will join the Swedish Neuroscience Institute.

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Seattle Children’s in 2013

Seattle Children’s in 2013

Seattle Children’s releases drawing showing what the hospital campus may look like in 2013.

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Latest destination for medical tourism: the U.S.

Latest destination for medical tourism: the U.S.

U.S. companies are sending workers to out-of-town hospitals for surgery, saving 20% to 40% — more than enough to cover the travel expenses.

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Want to Know What a Hospital Charges? Good Luck

Want to Know What a Hospital Charges? Good Luck

More than 30 states and Congress have passed laws requiring hospitals to publish their prices, but the information often is of little use to consumers.

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Seattle Children’s to open new Bellevue clinic and surgery center

Seattle Children’s to open new Bellevue clinic and surgery center

Located near Overlake Hospital, the new 80,000-square-foot facility will house more than 15 pediatric specialty clinics, two operating rooms, urgent care, radiology and a sports therapy gym.

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VM names five to leadership posts

VM names five to leadership posts

New leadership for primary care, anesthesiology, infectious diseases, hearing health services and VM Winslow.

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Can Seattle’s Qliance model help reinvent primary care?

Can Seattle’s Qliance model help reinvent primary care?

“Direct care practices’” in which patients pay a monthly fee for primary care services may help cut health costs and attract more providers to primary care.

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Seven new physicians join Swedish staff

Seven new physicians join Swedish staff

Swedish to open Center for Hearing and Skull Base Surgery for the treatment of hearing loss, ear disease and skull base tumors.

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Seattle Business magazine’s 2010 Leaders in Health Care

Seattle Business magazine’s 2010 Leaders in Health Care

James Bergman, Group Health; Leroy Hood, IBS; Teresita Batayola, ICHS, John Long and Craig Hendrickson; United General Hospital, for its wellness program; and Aubrey Davis for lifetime achievement.

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AMA honors Sec. Selecky for advancing public health

AMA honors Sec. Selecky for advancing public health

Selecky helped create the Washington State Department of Health, which she now leads.

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Valley Medical Center opens urgent care clinic at The Landing in Renton

Valley Medical Center opens urgent care clinic at The Landing in Renton

New clinic is located at 1205 North 10th Street at The Landing in Renton.

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Children’s and Laurelhurst neighbors strike deal on hospital’s expansion plans

Children’s and Laurelhurst neighbors strike deal on hospital’s expansion plans

Compromise ends a battle between the hospital and neighborhood over expansion plan.

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Swedish to open ambulatory care and ER in Redmond

Swedish to open ambulatory care and ER in Redmond

Facility will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Evergreen names interim CEO

Evergreen names interim CEO

Lowell Johnson will be in charge of operations while search conducted.

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New director of decision support and payer relations at Northwest Kidney Centers

New director of decision support and payer relations at Northwest Kidney Centers

Daniel Evans formerly director of acute support services, marketing at DaVita, Inc.

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Swedish/Lakeside Speciality Clinic to open in Issaquah Monday

Swedish/Lakeside Speciality Clinic to open in Issaquah Monday

Multi-specialty clinic will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., five days a week.

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Hutchinson Center to host free science lecture series in February

Hutchinson Center to host free science lecture series in February

Topics: Evolutionary Arms Race, Cord Blood Stem Cells, Immune System vs. Cancer, and Tumor Vaccines

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Virginia Mason’s Kozarek named president of World Gastroenterology Organisation

Virginia Mason’s Kozarek named president of World Gastroenterology Organisation

WGO is a federation 109 national societies and four regional groups.

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Children’s launches “Seattle Mama Doc” blog for parents of young children

Children’s launches “Seattle Mama Doc” blog for parents of young children

Doctor blogger will share her experience as both a mother of two and a pediatrician

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Swedish clinic on Snoqualmie Ridge opens Jan. 4th

Swedish clinic on Snoqualmie Ridge opens Jan. 4th

Primary-care clinic will be located just off Snoqualmie Parkway.

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Swedish brings on four new doctors

Swedish brings on four new doctors

A gynecologic oncologist, a thoracic surgeon; an interventional pulmonologist, and a breast disease surgeon.

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Evergreen to build new medical facility in Redmond’s Bella Bottega Shopping Center

Evergreen to build new medical facility in Redmond’s Bella Bottega Shopping Center

Facility to open 2011.

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Evergreen Hospital’s CEO Steve Brown resigns.

Evergreen Hospital’s CEO Steve Brown resigns.

Will leave to become the head of medical center in State College, Pennsylvania

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