Acute Care
Heater-cooler device linked to sometimes deadly bacterial infection; FDA under scrutiny for handling of information tied to safety.
Only 2.5 percent of psychiatric patients seen at transitional care clinic return to ER within three months.
49 percent say they "often or always" experience feelings of burnout, would not recommend a career in medicine to their children.
There were only 130 of them in 2006, but by 2012 there were 1,400 nationwide; third of population lives within 10 minutes of one.
Ranks of uninsured could swell by millions if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, hospitals must take steps to protect reimbursements, experts say.
Specially trained paramedics are dispatched to the scene, have learned to identify problems, intervene and de-escalate the situation.
iVantage exec says new administration could pay closer attention to the Save Rural Hospitals Act, a bill that was proposed in 2015 with bipartisan support.
Decision by states not to expand Medicaid, lack of dental and vision coverage even for the insured keep clinic demand strong.
CDC first identified the fungus as a potential threat in 2013, based on a possible case in U.S., has been on the lookout for the fungus since June.
Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone and its co-investors will pay $43.50 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of TeamHealth common stock.