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A Philadelphia-based Perelman School of Medicine study assessed the Community Health Worker model, which reduced patient admissions and yielded better outcomes for hospitalized patients. Researchers found it may also yield promising results for patients in outpatient settings, according to AJMC.

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority named Regina M. Hoffman as the new executive director, according to Central Penn Business Journal.

UnitedHealth plans to exit the Affordable Care Act exchanges in Georgia and Arkansas, according to The Hill.

Wedbush analysts predict Tenet Healthcare will post earnings per share of $1.91 for the year, according to Washington Newswire.

During 2016 to 2022, the global healthcare IoT security market is projected to experience substantial growth, according to a "Global Healthcare IoT Security Market: Focus on Solutions , Services and Geography - Estimation & Forecast 2016-2022" report.

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center named Rick Heiser, OTD, as director of outpatient rehabilitation and sports medicine, according to Arkansas Business.

Ricky Ochoa, MD, is leaving his position as director of the Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center's outpatient clinic, according to Yuma Sun.

Eight of the 11 remaining Obamacare health insurance co-ops appear likely to fail this year, according to The Daily Caller.

In a report published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, researchers at Stanford (Calif.) University are promising to make contact lenses more comfortable using the Interfacial Dewetting and Drainage Optical Platform machine, as reported by The Stanford Daily.

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