The majority of physicians specializing in respiratory conditions and critical care (65 percent) believe climate change is directly relevant to patient care, according to a recent survey published by the American Thoracic Society.
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Carrollton, Texas-based Premier Patient Health Care accountable care organization signed an agreement December 15 with Dallas County-based Choice Cancer Care to establish it as the ACO's sole preferred oncology provider, according to D Healthcare Daily.
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Veterans seeking care at the Hampton, Va.-based VA Medical Center wait an average of 30.53 days after their preferred appointment time to see a primary care physician, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
Roughly 2,200 U.S. adults die of alcohol poisoning each year, and most are middle-aged, non-Hispanic white men, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.
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Humana and Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care announced an accountable care agreement for Humana Medicare Advantage patients, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
As part of its healthy dining initiative, Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services has announced it will no longer sell or stock sugary drinks in its Oregon hospitals and business offices, according to a report by The Oregonian.
Update: An earlier version of this story referred to the victim as a physician. The story was updated Jan. 12 after new information was released identifying the victim as a psychologist.
Health Net of California, a division of Woodland Hills, Calif.-based payer Health Net, announced it is launching an accountable care organization with Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health.
The cost of providing healthcare services to smokers and obese people is substantially higher than for nonsmokers and non-obese people, according to a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study.