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By Beth Jones Sanborn | 01:56 pm | December 20, 2018
Program will support participating hospitals with implementing a year-long residency that bridges the gap between education and practice for newly-graduated nurses.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:47 am | December 14, 2018
The analysis found that VA hospitals were likely to provide the best care in a local healthcare market and rarely provided the worst care in local markets.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:09 am | December 12, 2018
Improving social determinants for patients can have strong positive effects on the patient's health and decreased costs for the healthcare system.
By Susan Morse | 04:36 pm | December 11, 2018
The agency is allowing those who get a message from the marketplace call center to enroll in a plan after the December 15 deadline.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:32 pm | December 05, 2018
Despite an increase in usage, telehealth visits for substance use disorder represented just 1.4 percent of telehealth visits for any health condition.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:01 pm | December 05, 2018
The money will be paid out through multiple gifts to various charitable organizations and system also has dispatched medical personnel to assist those in shelters.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:11 pm | November 30, 2018
Mental illness and substance use disorder are still the main driver of acute hospitalizations among homeless adults.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 09:43 am | November 26, 2018
Case study: Grady Health used an AI machine to generate which patients were most at risk of coming back to them within 30 days, and then dispatched EMS staff to visit them.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:59 pm | November 20, 2018
While some hospitals have resumed some level of operation, at least one has not and skilled nursing facilities have been permanently evacuated, officials said.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:49 pm | November 16, 2018
The types of ageism include unfair treatment of the elderly and negative stereotypes about older people in general.