Chelsey Ledue

The employment market for hospitalist physicians remains competitive, despite the fact that 30,000 are already working in the United States healthcare industry.

The American College of Physicians has released a policy paper in support of increased healthcare transparency.

Forest Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay more than $300 million, including $164 million in criminal penalties, for charges involving distribution of an unapproved new drug, distribution of a misbranded drug and obstruction of an FDA inspection.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation has awarded $275,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations statewide in support of eight projects that address the health of young children.

The University of California Board of Regents has approved funding plans for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $31 million for prevention and wellness initiatives.

Oxford Finance Corporation, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, has closed a $19.8 million deal for a senior credit facility with LifeHOUSE Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of LifeHOUSE Holdings, LLC.

Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, MD, has announced the award of more than $14 million for patient-centered outcomes.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will grant federal matching funds to Medicaid programs in North Dakota, Hawaii, Ohio and Massachusetts for EHR implementation.

Members of the College of Health Information Management Executives are "cautiously optimistic" about their chances for achieving stimulus funding under the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.