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AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas Health Services Authority and the Health Information Trust Alliance are partnering to develop and implement a program that will improve the security of health information for Texas residents. The two organizations will run the Texas Covered Entity Privacy and...
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The Texas Health Services Authority and the Health Information Trust Alliance are partnering to develop and implement a program that will improve the security of health information for Texas residents.
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Texas officials on Monday refused to return lethal drugs they plan to use for an execution this week, despite a demand from the provider, which wanted to remain anonymous but has been thrust into a controversy over capital punishment.
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Full-service hospital operators long have viewed specialty providers with suspicion. But they increasingly are adopting the philosophy of, “If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.”
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DALLAS—The biggest not-for-profit healthcare player in Texas is now Baylor Scott & White Health, a system formed last week when Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare consummated a long-planned merger. The organization has 43...
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The nation's most active death-penalty state has turned to a compounding pharmacy to replace its expired execution drugs, according to documents released Wednesday, weeks after Texas prison officials declined to say how they obtained the drugs amid a nationwide shortage.
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Four months after Catholic Health Initiatives acquired St. Luke's Episcopal Health System from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, St. Luke's President and CEO David Fine announced that he will become president of a national research institute operated by Catholic Health Initiatives.
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Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare closed on a deal to create Texas' largest not-for-profit health system.
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What it does: MedSynergies provides healthcare organizations and physicians with revenue-cycle management, practice management and other consulting services.
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What it does: Homecare Homebase provides customizable Web-based clinical, operational and financial software to the home-care and hospice industries.
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