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<title>Healthcare Today / What's Hot</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:15:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why doctors need to embrace retail clinics - KevinMD.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_doctors_need_to_embrace_retail_clinics_-_KevinMD-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_doctors_need_to_embrace_retail_clinics_-_KevinMD-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:15:08 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2healthguru</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_doctors_need_to_embrace_retail_clinics_-_KevinMD-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[KevinMD...a bold suggestion! perhaps too visionary for average PCP practice, though the pain may drive its consideration sooner than later!<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Healthcare Today: Healthcare provider stress: Issues and Effects.]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Healthcare_Today_Healthcare_provider_stress_Issues_and_Effects-/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Healthcare_Today_Healthcare_provider_stress_Issues_and_Effects-/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:52:22 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mpringle</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Healthcare_Today_Healthcare_provider_stress_Issues_and_Effects-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Healthcare provider stress is real, the effects are real, and if not controlled the outcomes can be dangerous.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oh no... // Emergiblog]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Oh_no---__Emergiblog/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Oh_no---__Emergiblog/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:03:38 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Nursing</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Oh_no---__Emergiblog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wow.  A must-read.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top health stories of '08: Stress, drugs and chemical lows - USATODAY.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Top_health_stories_of_08_Stress_drugs_and_chemical_lows_-_USATODAY-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Top_health_stories_of_08_Stress_drugs_and_chemical_lows_-_USATODAY-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:59:07 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Top_health_stories_of_08_Stress_drugs_and_chemical_lows_-_USATODAY-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look back at the top health stories of 2008:<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Physicians Online Tool Kit &quot;Emerging Resources for Collaboration and Communication in the Digital Age&quot; | Ozmosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/The_Physicians_Online_Tool_Kit_Emerging_Resources_for_Collaboration_and_Communication_in_the_Digital_Age__Ozmosis/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/The_Physicians_Online_Tool_Kit_Emerging_Resources_for_Collaboration_and_Communication_in_the_Digital_Age__Ozmosis/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:29:47 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>health20guru</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/The_Physicians_Online_Tool_Kit_Emerging_Resources_for_Collaboration_and_Communication_in_the_Digital_Age__Ozmosis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today, physicians are increasingly turning to social media and online communication formats, such as blogs, podcasts, social networks, wikis, and even microblogs, because they are searching for new and innovative ways to access medical information and improve patient care.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media Trends to Watch for in 2009 | Ozmosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/Social_Media_Trends_to_Watch_for_in_2009__Ozmosis/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/Social_Media_Trends_to_Watch_for_in_2009__Ozmosis/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:27:45 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>health20guru</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Technology/Social_Media_Trends_to_Watch_for_in_2009__Ozmosis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 2008 medicine evolved.  There was an explosion of social media applications enabling physicians and consumers to share healthcare related information.  With 60 million U.S. adults now Health 2.0 consumers according to Manhattan Research, I want to look ahead to the coming year and share...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Themed hospitals and hospital-themed restaurants]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Humor/Themed_hospitals_and_hospital-themed_restaurants/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Humor/Themed_hospitals_and_hospital-themed_restaurants/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:23:12 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hjaqu001</dc:creator>
<category>Humor</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Humor/Themed_hospitals_and_hospital-themed_restaurants/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin M.D. gives the run down on a Hello Kitty themed hospital and hospital-themed restaurants in Latvia and Singapore.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Change of Shift w/ Curious George - Nurse Ratcheds Place]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/-1975/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/-1975/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:22:00 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>KarinRN</dc:creator>
<category>Nursing</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/-1975/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does good bedside manner mean a better doctor? - KevinMD.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Does_good_bedside_manner_mean_a_better_doctor_-_KevinMD-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Does_good_bedside_manner_mean_a_better_doctor_-_KevinMD-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:30:31 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Does_good_bedside_manner_mean_a_better_doctor_-_KevinMD-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Does good bedside manner predict a good doctor?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why nurse practitioners and physician assistants will not solve the primary care shortage - KevinMD.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_nurse_practitioners_and_physician_assistants_will_not_solve_the_primary_care_shortage_-_KevinMD-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_nurse_practitioners_and_physician_assistants_will_not_solve_the_primary_care_shortage_-_KevinMD-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:15:46 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>slants</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Why_nurse_practitioners_and_physician_assistants_will_not_solve_the_primary_care_shortage_-_KevinMD-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why nurse practitioners and physician assistants will not solve the primary care shortage - KevinMD.com<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge Not | Musings of a Distractible Mind]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Judge_Not__Musings_of_a_Distractible_Mind/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Judge_Not__Musings_of_a_Distractible_Mind/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:10:34 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Judge_Not__Musings_of_a_Distractible_Mind/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My job is to listen to people complain.  The reason that patients come to my office is called the &quot;chief complaint.&quot;  When I say &quot;how are you doing?&quot; I am not just being polite, I really want to know.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Docs to get bonus pay for e-prescriptions - Health care- msnbc.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Pharmaceutical/Docs_to_get_bonus_pay_for_e-prescriptions_-_Health_care-_msnbc-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Pharmaceutical/Docs_to_get_bonus_pay_for_e-prescriptions_-_Health_care-_msnbc-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Pharmaceutical</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Pharmaceutical/Docs_to_get_bonus_pay_for_e-prescriptions_-_Health_care-_msnbc-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The push for paperless prescriptions is about to get a boost: Starting in January, doctors who e-prescribe can get bonus pay from Medicare.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Medicare to cover handguns?]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Medicare_to_cover_handguns/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Medicare_to_cover_handguns/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:44:48 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hjaqu001</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Medicare_to_cover_handguns/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FDA has turned down a tentative registration of a handgun as a medical device.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TV suicide wife: Why I want people to watch my husband's death  | Mail Online]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/TV_suicide_wife_Why_I_want_people_to_watch_my_husbands_death___Mail_Online/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/TV_suicide_wife_Why_I_want_people_to_watch_my_husbands_death___Mail_Online/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:10:41 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/TV_suicide_wife_Why_I_want_people_to_watch_my_husbands_death___Mail_Online/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[TV suicide wife: Why I want the world to watch my husband's death. The first televised assisted suicide.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO says - Yahoo! News]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Cancer_to_be_worlds_top_killer_by_2010_WHO_says_-_Yahoo_News/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Cancer_to_be_worlds_top_killer_by_2010_WHO_says_-_Yahoo_News/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:37:15 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Cancer_to_be_worlds_top_killer_by_2010_WHO_says_-_Yahoo_News/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Happy  Hospitalist: Don't You Dare Touch Me]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/The_Happy__Hospitalist_Dont_You_Dare_Touch_Me/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/The_Happy__Hospitalist_Dont_You_Dare_Touch_Me/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:18:30 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/The_Happy__Hospitalist_Dont_You_Dare_Touch_Me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A driver's seat view of how a code blue can and does work, apart from what you see on television or what your taught in class.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Holidays and Nostalgia]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Holidays_and_Nostalgia/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Holidays_and_Nostalgia/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:15:37 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>NurseConnect</dc:creator>
<category>Nursing</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/Holidays_and_Nostalgia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you get nostalgic during the holidays? This nurse does. Read how she makes it through the holiday shift.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you want your doctor to talk about death? - KevinMD.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Do_you_want_your_doctor_to_talk_about_death_-_KevinMD-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Do_you_want_your_doctor_to_talk_about_death_-_KevinMD-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:08:59 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Medicine</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Medicine/Do_you_want_your_doctor_to_talk_about_death_-_KevinMD-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want your doctor to talk about death?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Happy  Hospitalist: The Power Of The Nurse]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/The_Happy__Hospitalist_The_Power_Of_The_Nurse/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/The_Happy__Hospitalist_The_Power_Of_The_Nurse/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:44:25 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Nursing</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Nursing/The_Happy__Hospitalist_The_Power_Of_The_Nurse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The TRUE power of the nurse!<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise helps heavy kids control their anger - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Other/Exercise_helps_heavy_kids_control_their_anger_-_Kids_and_parenting-_msnbc-com/</link>
<comments>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Other/Exercise_helps_heavy_kids_control_their_anger_-_Kids_and_parenting-_msnbc-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:43:34 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2bestrong</dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://www.healthcaretoday.com/Other/Exercise_helps_heavy_kids_control_their_anger_-_Kids_and_parenting-_msnbc-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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