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Catholic Health Initiatives has signed a letter of intent to partner with the Texas Heart Institute, ending uncertainty over whether CHI would gain control of the asset through its purchase of St. Luke's Episcopal Health System.
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A list of the nation's 20 largest medical schools -- 10 allopathic and 10 osteopathic -- ranked by total active enrollment for the 2012-13 school year. Sources: Association of American Medical Colleges; American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Published Sept. 16, 2013, p. 33.
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South Carolina's hospitals collectively submitted 46 plans for improving the lives of chronically ill, uninsured residents who frequently use their emergency rooms.
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Intermountain Healthcare recently launched the nation's first enterprise system to measure and report cumulative medical radiation exposure of patients. Across our 22 hospitals and 185 clinics, our systems and personnel are now compiling data on the...
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In an effort to decrease New Jersey's physician shortage, the state Senate Education Committee on Thursday passed a bill that would forgive student loans for doctors who work in underserved areas of New Jersey for at least 10 years.
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Ohio doctor Mrunal Shah recently shipped four boxes of medical texts to developing countries because he can’t recall the last time he cracked a book rather than tapping for information on his iPad. While that’s good news for Apple, the shift has also been a boon for academic journal...
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The Association of American Medical Colleges has added two leaders to its team—Diana Bourke as CIO and Constance Filling as chief learning officer.
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Rhode Island Hospital named Dr. Latha Sivaprasad senior VP and chief medical officer, effective Sept. 1.
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The cost savings are attractive, but coming up with the money for a combined heat and power system, known a cogeneration, is a significant barrier.
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Certification of medical scribes does not satisfy concerns about whether scribes should be allowed to use computerized order entry as part of the meaningful-use program for electronic health records, the federal government says.
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