Patient Care news and information

One of the victims of last year's deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis has suffered a relapse.Rebecca Climer, spokeswoman for Nashville's St. Thomas West Hospital, wrote in an e-mail that a patient was admitted after suffering a reoccurrence of the sometimes-deadly infection.
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According to a recent National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, there are about 1 billion patient office visits in the U.S. annually. This is the number of opportunities medical practice executives have to make a difference in a patient's experience and perspective on healthcare delivery.
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The advent of recovery auditing in Medicare has led to a sharp increase in administrative appeals by hospitals, creating administrative logjams but not necessarily leading to victories for providers complaining about denied payments.
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MemorialCare Health System and UC Irvine Health said Wednesday they will together open a string of primary-care health centers in Southern California.
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In May, actress Angelina Jolie stunned the world when she revealed that she'd undergone a preventive double mastectomy after genetic testing showed she was at a high risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer. Since her disclosure, there has been a marked increase in genetic testing at treatment...
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An emerging digital revolution in medicine is underway. Beyond consumer-driven apps that count calories or encourage exercise, mobile technology is beginning to significantly change how doctors practice medicine.
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At a UPMC lab in Pittsburgh, you won't find technicians analyzing blood samples, human tissue or medical X-rays. They are busy working on ways the company can use technology for patient care.
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As insurance companies have come to dominate healthcare services, frustrated doctors and patients have turned with increasing numbers to a different kind of practice known as concierge medicine.
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What it does: The company provides standardized chiropractic care and education to patients in facilities across three states.
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What it does: Somnia is a physician-owned and -operated provider of customized anesthesia management for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and office-based surgical practices.
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