Telemedicine is a life-saver for critically injured or severely ill children in rural areas, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care Medicine.
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Sutter Health's Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation will add two medical sites in Los Gatos, Calif, according to a report from Los Gatos Patch.
Managing population health successfully will require collaboration among three sectors: healthcare delivery, public health and community and social services, according to a report by a participant in the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement.
Newton, Mass.-based Atrius Health, an alliance of nonprofit physician groups and a home health agency and hospice, has been working toward population health management for some time, so joining Medicare's Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model in 2011 just made sense.
West Reading, Pa.-based Reading Health System is planning a $354 million medical building at Reading Hospital in West Reading, according to a Reading Eagle report.
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Healthcare system Mercy — a member of Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners — has joined forces with University Hospital Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland to enhance children's emergency care.
Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center has announced it will close its pediatric inpatient services Sept. 6, according to a report from The Press-Enterprise.
The following 25 accountable care organizations have been announced since the end of May. (Note: Number 1 involves five ACOs, Numbers 6 and 7 both involve two ACOs, and Number 11 involves two ACOs.)
Carthage, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital has announced plans to construct office buildings and a dementia housing complex, according to a report from the Journal News.
Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, which serves communities across Iowa and Illinois, is one of three recipients of the American Hospital Association's 2013 Circle of Life Award, a prize bestowed upon palliative care programs that are efficient, effective, interdisciplinary and…