Patients over age 60 comprise the largest increase of in-office treatments for sexually transmitted diseases, according to an analysis of patients on athenahealth's network.
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Morristown, Tenn.-based Lakeway Regional Hospital, part of Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare, will no longer offer intensive care services and inpatient surgical procedures as of May 18, according to the Citizen Tribune.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is joining the de Beaumont Foundation, a public health philanthropy, in supporting the CityHealth initiative.
After a woman allegedly faked a pregnancy to gain access to the labor and delivery floors of Muncie, Ind.-based Ball Memorial Hospital, hospital officials are working with police and alerting hospital staff to look out for the woman, according to WRTV.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health launched the first centralized rideshare command center in the country with its primary rideshare partner, Lyft, the health system announced May 16.
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Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts have spiked at U.S. children's hospitals between 2008 and 2015, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals joined Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus' Medicaid managed care network through a new contract.
Hillsboro, Ore.-based Tuality Healthcare will transition its emergency department at Tuality Forest Grove (Ore.) Hospital to an urgent care clinic as part of an improvement strategy.
A recent blog post by VisitPay explores some of the challenges in implementing patient finance platforms and how Intermountain Healthcare is making significant strides forward in addressing these issues.
Millions of U.S. patients are referred for specialized services each year, but as many as 45 percent will never make it to the referred-to clinic or hospital.