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Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has published Goal Play! Leadership Lessons From the Soccer Field, a leadership book that draws on his many years leading complex organizations.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System is replacing its physician services arm, Wellmont Physicians Services, with Wellmont Medical Associates, according to a Wellmont news release.

Rhode Island's Senate Commission on Emergency Department Diversion has issued a report recommending the development of a pilot program to divert substance abuse and mental health patients to alternative care centers instead of hospital EDs, according to a Rhode Island…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the number of hospitals using health information technology has doubled in the last two years, according to a HHS news release.

Boston-based health system Partners HealthCare posted a net gain of $128 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, a 24 percent drop from $168 million posted in the same period last year, according to a health system news…

A group of medical students at Western University in Canada developed a unique board game designed to teach other students about their roles in interdisciplinary health teams, according to a news release.

Implementation of an antibiotic prophylaxis protocol improved compliance but did not change surgical site infection rates, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Adverse drug events can add approximately $3,000 to hospitalization costs, according to research published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.

Waterless hand scrubs may be equally as effective as traditional hand scrub formulations, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Results from a recent survey shows healthcare disparities for Hispanics persist, according to a Univision news release.