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What it does: McBride is a 100% physician-owned hospital and clinic that specializes in orthopedic care. It has been recognized for joint replacements, total knee replacements and hip fracture repair.
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A company that has for decades helped people enroll in Medicaid says it won't be able to sign up people for insurance under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because there is too much scrutiny over a so-called navigator program.
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Organizations receiving federal funds to help Americans sign up for healthcare coverage on the state insurance exchanges are coming under pressure from House Republican lawmakers who are demanding that they provide extensive information by Sept. 13.
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Despite efforts to increase the number of doctors in rural areas, many Oklahoma counties are still sorely lacking physicians to provide sufficient care to their residents, according to health experts.
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The CMS on Tuesday heralded a lower prevalence of antipsychotic drug use in the nation's nursing homes, which the agency attributes to a dementia-care program it launched last year.
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Efforts to increase the transparency of Oklahoma Universal Service Fund recipients and how hospitals use Internet services for telemedicine were among the topics discussed Tuesday at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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Expenditures from the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund have more than doubled to $32 million in the last five years as new demands have come from telemedicine for hospitals and clinics and broadband Internet for schools and libraries.
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Dr. Howard Novick winces as he recalls treating two and three women a week for infections and complications from botched abortions. It was the early 1970s, before the procedure was legalized, and the experience persuaded him to devote his life to this area of medicine.
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Hobby Lobby and a sister company will not be subject to $1.3 million in daily fines beginning Monday for failing to provide access to certain forms of birth control through its employees' health care plans, a judge ruled Friday.
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The American Osteopathic Association named Adrienne White-Faines to succeed John Crosby as executive director. Crosby is retiring after serving as the Chicago-based association's executive director since 1997. White-Faines, 53, is scheduled to join the AOA next month. She previously worked...
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