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Medicare Advantage patients have fewer preventable hospitalizations, compared to traditional Medicare patients, based on a new Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care study, according to FierceHealthPayer.

Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to American Association for Justice.

Professor Rene Amalberti, MD, PhD, published an editorial outlining how aging populations will impact healthcare systems, according to Medical Xpress.

Hamilton-based LeadingAge New Jersey, a statewide association of nonprofit senior care organizations, emphasized hand hygiene during Patient Safety Awareness Week.

UnitedHealth Group's OptumRx and Walgreens entered a partnership to develop a new pharmacy solution that eases the consumer experience, decrease costs and enhances outcomes.

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Nishant Shah, MD, practices in a small anesthesia group — Midwest Anesthesia Partners — that is still autonomous, and sees opportunities for independent groups to maintain their autonomy in the future despite many physicians signing hospital contracts or joining larger…

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America honored Paul Lebovitz, MD, a gastroenterologist with Allegheny Health Network, according to a Benzinga report.

Max A. Shapiro, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at Metro Atlanta Gastroenterology. He is also on staff at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown, both in Atlanta. He is director of adult GI at The SEED Center…

Here are four recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.