Breaking Healthcare News July 26, 2012

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Breaking Healthcare News July 26, 2012


Today’s Healthcare Headlines:

• High blood sugar means higher surgical-infection risk: studyPatients’ blood-sugar levels may provide clues about their likelihood of developing surgical-site infections, according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
  
• Wis. shared-savings ACO teams with AetnaAurora Health Care, Milwaukee, will collaborate with Aetna to offer commercial health insurance plans through Aurora’s accountable care organization.
  
• American Hospital Association holds lots of campaign money in reserveWith the November congressional and presidential elections a little more than three months away, provider advocates have ramped up their campaign giving — with one notable exception.
  
• Mercy Health System names new CMOMercy Health System, Conshohocken, Pa., named Dr. Neil Whitaker chief medical officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Dr. Jeffry…
  
• Hill-Rom buys scalpel maker Aspen Surgical ProductsHill-Rom Holdings, Batesville, Ind., announced it has closed on a deal to pay $400 million to purchase Aspen Surgical Products, a
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