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Boston-based Steward Health Care has added 20 more physicians to its roster through an affiliation with Manet Community Center in Quincy, Mass., according to a Boston Globe report.

The Measure Applications Partnership has submitted its final pre-rulemaking report, outlining more than 350 measures for physician, hospital and post-acute care/long-term care performance measurement programs, to the federal Health and Human Services Department.

Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., has announced the formation of a regional healthcare system, Commonwealth Health, according to a Times Leader report.

In March, CMS will provide training sessions focused on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, which is a survey instrument and data collection methodology for measuring patients' perceptions of their hospital experience.

At a recent meeting of the AAMI Healthcare Technology Safety Institute, researchers from the University of Toronto released a report that provides nine specific recommendations to reduce the risks associated with multiple intravenous infusions.

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