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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 Beth Jones Sanborn | 12:39 pm | December 03, 2018
For patients referred for an in-person specialty care visit, the median wait time decreased from 50 days before eConsult to 28 days with similar results for high-urgency patients.
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 Susan Morse | 02:32 pm | November 28, 2018
Combined company is expected to generate revenue-enhancing initiatives, though Moody's has downgraded CVS's rating based on the debt level from $69 billion merger.
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 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.
By Susan Morse | 01:39 pm | November 09, 2018
Geisinger has appointed Dr. Jaewon Ryu as interim president and CEO of Geisinger, effective December 1.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:23 am | November 09, 2018
Of more than 2,600 hospitals graded, a total of 32 percent earned A's, 24 percent earned B's, 37 scored C's, 6 percent got D's and just under 1 percent received an F.
By Susan Morse | 09:50 am | November 09, 2018
Insurers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to review medical records, optimize care for people with chronic conditions, identify at-risk patients, set premium prices and more.
By Susan Morse | 03:18 pm | November 08, 2018
Other insurers, such as Cigna and Anthem, also reported gains in their MA businesses during the third quarter.