Adults who recently gained or lost insurance are associated with higher emergency department use than adults who have not had recent changes in coverage, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Anesthesiologists averaged a higher salary than any other profession in Minnesota last year, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Minnesota Examiner. The average anesthesiologist's salary is $231,830 annually.
Conservative Supreme Court justices are prepared to strike down the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if the individual mandate is deemed unconstitutional, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Amerinet recently launched the PathView Dashboard, a tool to plan and track key performance indicators for Amerinet members.
ChartLogic announced its new Stella application, which can help hospitals meet new Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements by enabling physicians to create standardized continuity of care documents on the Apple iPad.
Carolyn Wilson, RN, has been the president of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis since 2011.
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, national coordinator for health information technology, has announced the winners of HHS' "One Heart in a Million Hearts Challenge," part of the Investing in Innovation program.
Georgia-based Taylor Health Care Group and Central Georgia Health System in Macon, have formed a strategic partnership, according to a Warner Robins Patriot report.
Bankruptcy court Judge Morris Stern has accepted Pennsylvania-based Hudson Holdco's $43.5 million bid for Christ Hospital, according to a Jersey Journal report.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, based in North Carolina, has announced Carmen Lacey, MSN, RN, as president of Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, N.C., effective April 1.