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Administrators and clinicians must work together so providers can understand their role, where they can make an impact, Michael Blackman, MD, says.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare system is back online after an almost three-week shutdown of computer systems and electronic services following a crippling cyberattack.
TeamHealth now has oversight of more than 19,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Improved dental health is a challenge for a program where half of children who were covered before the law took effect hadn't seen a dentist the previous year.
In this year's presidential campaign, health care has taken a back seat. But one issue appears to be breaking through - the rising cost of prescription drugs.
With earlier withdrawals of UnitedHealth, HealthyCT from exchange, state would have been left with a single carrier, Anthem.
Transaction is expected to cut more than $10 million in annual interest, lead to gains of $125 million in present value savings, system says.
Project will increase single rooms available to patients, new surgical, treatment areas that "conform to 21st century standards."
Kaiser survey shows a slight increase in premiums, increase in deductibles and high-deductible plans coincides with 10 percent decrease in workers enrolled in PPO plans.
As many as 1.4 million seniors survive a stay in the ICU every year; most go home, with varying degrees of disability.