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A nonbinding letter of intent has been signed outlining the plans of HCA-owned Wesley Medical Center, a 524-bed Wichita, Kan., hospital, to acquire physician-owned, 82-bed Galichia Heart Hospital, also in Wichita.
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Fragmentation of medical information persists in adult acute-care settings, resulting in higher medical costs and increased likelihood of adverse events, according to newly released research.
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Adoption of health information technology is growing among office-based physicians, according to preliminary results of a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The sequencing of the human genome has led to faster and more-efficient approaches to genomic analysis and the emergence of direct-to-consumer genetic tests.
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A new look at how many Medicare patients are injured and killed by their care in hospitals has given the CMS cause to become more deeply involved in efforts to improve quality and safety.
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Explorys, a cloud computing solutions company based in Cleveland, named Anil Jain, M.D., chief medical officer. In the role, Jain will oversee initiatives related to meaningful use, comparative effectiveness, clinical research and epidemiology, according to an Explorys news release. Jain will...
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The American Medical Association called for an explicit exemption, or safe harbor, from antitrust laws for accountable care organizations, a payment model that could create closer financial ties between hospitals and independent doctors.
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Richard Fish has been named CEO of Brown & Toland Physicians, an independent practice association in San Francisco, effective Jan. 1.
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The American Medical Association has a solution for physicians put off by the quickly evolving, high-stakes marketplace for health information technology.
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The American Medical Informatics Association has called for a national discussion about whether federal regulation of health information technology systems could help promote patient safety.
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