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Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is consolidating its corporate offices in Dallas in the suburb of Irving, according to a health system news release.

Jeff Peters, MBA, president and CEO of Surgical Directions, and Valeria McAfee, MBA, a central sterile processing consultant at Surgical Directions, will speak at the 2012 American Association of Clinical Directors Perioperative Leadership Summit, according to a Surgical Directions report.

Roger Fons, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, according to a Wauwatosa Now report.

Poor communication is the most frequent cause of patient flow problems, according to an AHA Solutions news release.

Three major health systems have dropped out of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, according to an AzHHA news release.

Greenville, N.C.-based University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina is now officially known as Vidant Health, according to a system news release.

The percentage of hospital outpatient department visits that were handled by a physician assistant or advanced practice nurse has increased from 1999-2009, according to recent statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Non-profit religious employers have an additional year to comply with the requirement that health insurance plans cover contraceptive services, according to a statement by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center has collaborated with health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to pilot a program on back and neck pain, according to a hospital system news release.

Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz., part of Phoenix-based Banner Health, is expanding its Women's Heart Center to a full-service center, according to a health system news release.