U.S. moms uncertain about health reform

A large majority of American moms, 78 percent, think health care is a right to which all Americans are entitled, according to a national survey by a Nashville, Tenn.-based WhyMomsRule.com.

UCSF halts clinical IT installation

Dr. Sam Hawgood, newly appointed dean of the University of California, San Francisco’s School of Medicine, confirmed that UCSF has put the brakes on installation of a $50 million clinical IT system from General Electric.

Attorney recommends businesses implement flu outbreak plan

Keith Galbut, a partner with the Phoenix law office of Galbut & Galbut PC, talked with the Phoenix Business Journal about some of the legal challenges and pitfalls facing employers as a result of the H1N1 influenza:

Flu fear dispenses revenue potential, but Kansas City-area firms struggle to supply demand outbreak

The flu bug isn’t a sickening thought for all businesses.

Missouri Gov. Nixon: Investigate ‘prompt pay’ complaints

At Saint Luke’s Health System, nearly three-quarters of its current billings to commercial insurers have yet to be paid 60 days after filing the final claim — representing $28 million in uncollected revenue.