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Premier Inc. is joining forces with America's Essential Hospitals, which champions care for vulnerable populations, in a bid to improve quality, cost and population health at its member hospitals.
A Ukrainian hacker said he has stolen over 105,000 internal documents from Central Ohio Urology Group, based in Gahanna, Ohio. The Urology Group is touted to be the second-largest health system in the state with 24 locations.
Not only did the clinics see new patients, but the demand for services soared from existing ones who were newly insured.
Results show overexertion is strongly felt across all practice types, and most physicians struggle with poor work-life balance, the study found. Moreover, thirty-nine percent of respondents didn't think their facility supported a strong work-life balance.
A report in 2012 by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse revealed that medical schools devoted little time to teaching addiction medicine -- only a few hours over four years. Since then, the number of Americans overdosing from prescribed opioids has surpassed 14,000 per year, quadrupling from 1999 to 2014.
Comprehensive board orientation, planned retreats and an annual self-assessment are important to fostering a good relationship, execs say.
The study, published online by the journal Pediatrics, reviewed the medical records and conducted interviews with clinicians and parents of 305 children who were readmitted within 30 days to Boston Children's Hospital between December 2012 and February 2013. It excluded planned readmissions such as those for chemotherapy.
The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping average or below average scores on many of the nation's best-known hospitals while awarding top scores to many unheralded ones.
MemorialCare Health System, a Southern California integrated delivery system, has named Aaron Coley chief financial officer for Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley.
Anthem remains steadfast in its commitment to the pending acquisition of Cigna, President and CEO Joe Swedish said during a report Wednesday on second quarter earnings.