In healthcare, a lapse in communication between providers can have significant repercussions.
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A study, published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, examined emergency room overcrowding and identified strategies to help healthcare facilities mitigate this issue.
HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, declared a public health emergency in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Sutter Physician Services, a healthcare management company and affiliate of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, is collaborating with transportation provider Lyft to enhance patient access to non-emergency appointments.
New York City will boost the price of a cigarette pack to $13, the highest in the country, next year, according to Fox 5 News.
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The ACA helped reduce racial disparities in access to care, according to a study published by The Commonwealth Fund.
Twenty-seven percent of U.S. consumers with a chronic condition would like to use a monitoring device to track their condition, according to a report by research firm Parks Associates.
The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Palestine Regional Medical Center has been recognized with a national award for continued excellence in wound healing.
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The Truth Initiative, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to ending tobacco use, will air short video commercials during the MTV Video Music Awards Aug. 27, according to UPI.