With escalating premiums and limited choices, the Affordable Care Act has a significant impact on patients' choices in healthcare, thus impacting the essential provider-patient relationship, according to U.S. News & World Report.
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Michael Barnes was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for stealing more than $20,000 from the Center for Retina and Macular Disease in Florida, according to The Tampa Tribune.
Medical volunteers performed free outpatient surgeries for patients at Medical Center Jewish South in Shepherdsville, Ky., according to WHAS 11.
Glen Van Arsdell, MD, and Shi-Joon Yoo, MD, are teaching new surgeons how to repair infant hearts with congenital defects by working on 3-D printed replicas, according to the Examiner.
E. Michael Keating, MD, and David C. Pound, MD, are the recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award, according to the Daily Journal.
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Geneia, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based company offering analytic and technology solutions for healthcare, is partnering with the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, according to News-Medical.
Chicago-based Konica Minolta will offer a more comprehensive solutions portfolio.
The healthcare industry is undergoing tremendous changes and all facets of healthcare may have to adjust to stay competitive.
Here are seven updates:
AmSurg Chairman Steve Geringer was named board chairman at Addus HomeCare.