California plans to launch a $20 million public awareness campaign next month regarding the dangers of vaping, NBC News reports.
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The University of Illinois at Chicago's colleges of medicine, nursing and pharmacy are each launching new clinical simulation centers to provide students with thousands of hours' worth of hands-on training.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sept. 15 that the state plans to issue an emergency regulation banning flavored e-cigarettes, according to NPR.
When compared to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, institutionalized UnitedHealthcare members with specialized Medicare Advantage coverage had lower emergency department use, according to a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care.
Here are five recent articles published by Becker's Hospital Review that look at newly released studies on emergency department use.
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Premier explains how healthcare providers need data and analytics on targeted patient populations in order for risk-based payment models to be successful.
HHS allocated $374 million in funding to support maternal and child health programs nationwide.
It is often difficult to predict new trends, best practices and what will become an industry standard in healthcare. But one thing appears certain: The era of fee-for-service as the primary payment model is gradually coming to a close.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health is seeing uninsured emergency department visits drop under a new model that aims to help chronically ill patients navigate the safety-net system.
Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital will close its obstetrics unit Oct. 21, forcing women in the community to travel more than 30 miles to give birth, according to local news station WITN.