Google terminated an iOS feature Oct. 16 that estimated the number of calories users would burn by walking — rather than driving — routes searched on Maps, TechCrunch reports.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic began transitioning ICU services from its Albert Lea, Minn., campus to its Austin, Minn., hospital Sept. 28, and Mayo officials say the transition has been going smoothly, according to the Albert Lea Tribune.
The Senate and House approved a bill to establish a National Clinical Care Commission within HHS to improve care coordination and prevention for patients with metabolic syndrome and autoimmune diseases related to insulin.
Hospitals continuously look for ways to decrease spending. One method embraced by some organizations involves helping homeless people find housing, according to a California Healthline report.
The Medicare Shared Savings Program comprised 480 ACOs in 2017, according to CMS.
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Emergency departments delivered 47.7 percent of all medical care in the United States between 1996 and 2010, according to a study published in the International Journal of Health Services.
Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital reopened Tuesday, just eight days after the facility was shut down due to encroaching wildfires.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed the Veterans Coordinated Access & Rewarding Experiences Act.
Inefficient discharge planning and patient flow is a widespread issue for many hospitals.
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente reopened two medical office buildings in Santa Rosa, Calif., and Rohnert Park, Calif., following wildfires that broke out across Northern California last week. However, the area hospital — Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center — remains…