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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Centegra Health System are considering a possible affiliation, the companies said Wednesday.

Sutter Health, long accused of abusing its market power in California, is squaring off against major U.S. employers in a closely watched legal fight over healthcare competition and high prices.

Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause of death in the country. Experts and patient safety advocates are trying to change that. But at least one of the tools that's been considered a fix isn't yet working as well as it should, suggests a report released Thursday.

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It also needs green light from 23 other states.

Physicians Realty Trust, a healthcare properties REIT, will buy 52 medical office facilities in a deal worth $724.9 million, the Trust said.

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell is in the hot seat over a laptop reported stolen from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement in Olympia, Washington.

C-suite executives say offering a highly individualized experience to customers could ratchet up their revenue by 16 percent, according to new research.

These hospitals rank in the top 10 percent of all hospitals evaluated for their excellent performance in safeguarding patients from serious, potentially preventable complications.

Healthgrades has named 448 hospitals with its 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award based on patient survey responses to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys.