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The L.A. County program allows for a Web-based conversation between primary care doctors and specialists that can include the exchange of medical records and photographs.
The industry has added 390,000 jobs in the past year, the Labor Department said, shaking off a slow March and February for job growth in the sector.
As technology leads to better care, it could also lead to lower costs.
Daneff joins Terre Haute Regional Hospital from Oro Valley Hospital and Northwest Medical Center in Tuscon.
Security spending geared towards better locks, security staff and more cameras, but the most important spending is on risk assessment and staff training.
Pollack has served as AHA's executive vice president for advocacy and public policy responsible for the development, implementation and management of the association’s advocacy, representation and public affairs activities.
Nurses strike over pay and safety issues, despite recent high marks for safety among those hospitals.
The plan claims to give employers the potential to save up to 15 percent over Aetna's traditional broad provider network plans.
Narrow networks, accountable care, wellness screenings and health management all helped the city cut its annual cost increases for employee health from 10 percent to just over 1 percent.
The market for physician assistants is booming, according to a new report, though earnings vary across specialties.