TMC: Pioneering new standards in health care (The Daily Tribune)

The Medical City (TMC), a private, tertiary care hospital, has distilled some 40 years of experience in hospital operation and administration towards the establishment of its new world-class health care complex that serves some 40,000 in-patients and 380,000 out-patients annually.

High-tech Innovations Needed To Help Prevent Economic Crisis In Health Care And Improve Quality (Medical News Today)

The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy on the growing need for technological innovations to help prevent the impending economic crisis in health care and to improve the quality and convenience of care, according to a report from the 2007 conference "Economic Strategy for Health Care through Standards and Technologies.

The Joint Commission To Develop Hospital Standards For Culturally Competent Patient-Centered Care, USA (Medical News Today)

A new grant from The Commonwealth Fund will be used by The Joint Commission to revise and develop accreditation standards for culturally competent patient-centered carein hospitals across America.

Census: Health uninsured rate rises in New Mexico (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

An increasing share of New Mexicans are without medical insurance, according to a new federal report, and Gov. Bill Richardson says that underscores the need for health care reforms.

Mt. Sinai Medical Center looks to open standards for patient smartcards (Network World)

New York City's Mt. Sinai Medical Center, which a few years ago began a project to give patients a smartcard storing identity and health records, is realigning its focus with an eye toward using format standards that could help spur many hospitals to back the idea of a single, shared patient card.