Ambulatory Care news and information

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Flu vaccines are now mandatory for Rhode Island healthcare workers who have direct contact with patients in healthcare facilities in the state. The policy, proposed by the Rhode Island Department of Public Health, gained approval despite objections from the American...
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Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine International has agreed to establish a network of outpatient primary-care clinics throughout India with India-based Bharat Family Clinic.
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NEW YORK—New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. said major construction is complete for its $325 million Harlem Hospital Center Mural Pavilion, which opened at the end of September. The pavilion, which connects the Harlem Hospital's Martin Luther King Jr. Pavilion and the Ronald H.
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Physicians Endoscopy, a developer and manager of endoscopic ambulatory surgery centers, has acquired a minority interest in the Elgin (Ill.) Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center.
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A list of 38 of the nation's largest ambulatory surgery centers, ranked by total procedures performed in 2011. Source: Modern Healthcare's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Survey. Published Aug. 20, 2012, p. 32.
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The accreditation industry is beginning to feel the ripple effects of the rapid growth of accountable care organizations and other payment models, experts say.
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Architects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act made a deal, of sorts, with the nation's uninsured. The law mandated that nearly everyone carry insurance, whether provided by an employer or bought in the marketplace. But it also sought to guarantee the benefits would be adequate and...
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Graymark Healthcare, Oklahoma City, has signed a letter of intent for a $52.5 million merger with Foundation Surgical Hospital Affiliates and Foundation Surgery Affiliates.
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