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Even when a natural disaster doesn't force a hospital to shut its doors, unexpected catastrophes can disrupt operations and finances.
The Marketplace Navigator grants only apply to groups in the 34 states that run federal exchanges.
Since it first started placing home health monitoring kits with patients discharged from Flagstaff Medical Center or Verde Valley Medical Center following treatment for congestive heart failure or related cardiac conditions in 2011, parent company Northern Arizona Healthcare says is has saved up to $92,000 per patient.
Acadia Healthcare Co. this week said it wrapped up three acquisitions of behavioral health centers in the United Kingdom. With the deal closing, Acadia adds six inpatient facilities in the overseas country, run by Partnerships in Care, the company's U.K. subsidiary.
Healthcare businesses added 41,000 jobs in August, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, a huge jump compared to the previous month as hospitals, ambulatory centers and physicians offices hired thousands in the last full month of the summer.
The long-awaited rules from the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services further define protections included in the Affordable Care Act, particularly broadening those for transgender Americans.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is offering a series of grants of up to $1.5 million for research projects that examine patient safety in ambulatory care and long-term facilities.
The money will be spent on capital improvements for its hospital in Weston, Florida, and to launch a new ambulatory center and clinic in Coral Springs.
Care Capital Properties, a real estate investment trust, on Thursday said it has acquired eight skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility in Shreveport, Louisiana for $190 million.
The Marketplace Navigator grants only apply to groups in the 34 states that run federal exchanges.