A new program at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Calif., seeks to recruit and train Spanish-speaking medical students to improve medical services and communication delivered to the Spanish-speaking population, according to a Californian report. Read the full report in Becker’s…
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Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has released a corrective action plan in response to a CMS investigation that found the hospital had numerous patient safety deficiencies that endangered the hospital's Medicare/Medicaid status, according to a hospital announcement.
In a study of pharmaceutical ads in medical journals, only 18 percent followed FDA guidelines for drug ads, according to a PLoS One journal report.
CMS plans to proceed with a program requiring suppliers of durable medical equipment to bid to be able to sell their products to Medicare beneficiaries, according to a Bloomberg report.
After adjusting for pain intensity, a new study finds few significant differences in characteristics of chronic and subacute back pain, according to a Journal of Pain report.
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The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has announced its endorsement of 41 quality measures concerning child health, according to an NQF news release.
South Central Regional Medical Center, based in Laurel, Miss., has broken ground on a new cosmetic and plastic surgery center and new dermatology clinic in Laurel, according to a Laurel Leader-Call report.