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Pauls Valley (Okla.) General Hospital has named Bridgette Cosby CEO, according to a Pauls Valley Democrat report.

An integrative medicine approach to inpatient oncology care may decrease the use of medications, which would generate savings for hospitals, according to a study in the American Journal of Managed Care.

On Jan. 24, the Federal Trade Comission revised thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, according to an FTC news release.

Marcia Crim, RN, BSN, MS, has been appointed CEO of USMD Hospital at Arlington (Texas), according to a USMD news release.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has launched the Discharge Follow-Up Appointment challenge, according to a Department of Health and Human Services news release.

A lack of coverage for dental care has led many adult Medicaid patients with dental needs to go to emergency rooms, according to a USA Today report.

Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., is planning a $7 million renovation and expansion project, according to a Greene County Daily World report.

Board members of the Southeast Volusia Hospital District in Florida unanimously voted to file a legal malpractice suit against the law firm that represented it during its merger with Adventist Health System's Florida Hospital in Orlando, according to a Daytona…

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health has laid off eight people in its marketing and web services department, according to a Citizen-Times report.

MedAssets, a healthcare revenue cycle management company, recently released its Access Integrity suite, a new technology for hospitals and healthcare providers that aims to improve front-end revenue cycle processes, according to a company news release.