Items Tagged ‘medical residents’
February 5, 2013
Focus on Hospitals’ ‘July Effect’
Some people believe that being admitted to a teaching hospital in July, when the new medical residents have just arrived, is a guarantee of poor care, and some research supports that view. But a new study suggests that fear of the “July effect” may be exaggerated…“If there really was a July effect, we would expect […]
Tags: Jennifer S. McDonald, July Effect, medical residents, New York Times, teaching hospital
December 7, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
December 7, 2012 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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March 3, 2010
IRS To Refund Taxes Paid By Some Medical Residents
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it will refund Social Security and Medicare taxes paid on behalf of medical residents prior to 2005. The news appeared to be a total victory for several of the nation’s largest teaching hospitals, which have battled the IRS in court over the taxes for more than a decade… […]
Tags: IRS, medical residents, taxes