The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a bill Monday that would give advanced practice registered nurses more independence in practice, and it is now on its way to the governor's desk for signature.
Integration & Physician Issues
Three community hospitals — Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., and Bethesda Hospital West in Boynton Beach, Fla. — are participating in a new residency program with Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, according…
Three physicians from EmCare, an outsourcing firm of physician services, will soon treat patients in the emergency room of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario (Ore.), according to a report by The Argus Observer.
A bill that would have eliminated the need for Nebraska nurse practitioners to have a practice agreement with a physician was vetoed by Gov. Dave Heineman Tuesday.
The University of Iowa Health Alliance, which was formed in 2012 to better coordinate care, prevent and manage disease, reduce costs and deliver more efficient care, has added its fifth member, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa.
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Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta has become just the second health system in the nation to publish uncensored reviews from patients of their physicians.
Aurora-based University of Colorado Health, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, University Physicians and Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora have partnered to form the Center for Personalized Medicine and Biomedical Informatics.
Physicians have a greater national economic impact than higher education, home healthcare, legal services, nursing and residential care, according to a report recently released by the American Medical Association.
Irving, Texas-based USMD Holdings, a physician-led integrated health system, has acquired the assets of Fort Worth, Texas-based Associates in Urology.
The planned merger between South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System and The South Bend (Ind.) Clinic, a group with 90 physicians in 10 locations, has been suspended due to an extended regulatory review process.