The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a patient who underwent Lap-Band weight loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient surgery center last year, according to an LA Times report.
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Within one year, Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City eliminated patient transfer denials after bringing the transfer center in-house and implementing new technologies and practices, according to a TeleTracking case study.
The following data, from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, reflects the expected hospital payment source in different regions of the United States. Expected payment source is the type of program or insurance that, upon admission to the hospital, was expected…
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Judi Henson, a longtime nurse administrator, has been named the new chief nursing officer for Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Daughters of Charity has partnered with the city of New Orleans to open a new primary care clinic, according to a Times-Picayune report.
Wayne Dodakian, MD, a hospitalist at Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., is seeking an injunction against a court-appointed trustee who oversees the hospital and decided to close the hospital late last month, according to a New York Daily News…
Miami-based Jackson Health System is racing to secure formal negotiations with nearby University of Miami to train pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists following the recent departure of two key staff members, according to a Miami Herald report.
Health insurer Cigna announced it is on pace to create 100 accountable care initiatives by 2014 and bring accountable care to 1 million total customers.
While the United States spent more on cancer care than some European countries, U.S. patients' higher survival rate generated $589 billion in additional value for U.S. patients diagnosed with cancer from 1983 to 1999, according to a study in Health…