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Healthcare experts at the second annual Missouri Health Literacy Summit discussed the importance of patient literacy and communication in maintaining positive outcomes and population health, according to a Columbia Daily Tribune report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…

Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., will incorporate a flu vaccine policy for employees, according to a Monroe News report.

Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has announced Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association Service Corp. has signed an agreement which will allow eligible AzHHA members to access Provista's portfolio of contracts, according to a Provista news release.

Here are seven secrets for success for spine surgeons performing cases in ambulatory surgery centers, according to Fred Naraghi, MD, director of the Comprehensive Spine Center in San Francisco.

McKesson has announced the launch of two new physician practice solutions — McKesson Practice Choice and McKesson Practice Care, according to McKesson Practice Choice news release and McKesson Practice Care news release.

Medical schools and residency programs are increasingly offering art classes to medical students that are designed to help students improve observation and communication skills, according to a Boston Globe blog post.

Wolters Kluwer Health has announced the release of a module to support participation in the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI Registry, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).

Maxim Healthcare Services, a national home healthcare company based in Columbia, Md., has agreed to a settlement of approximately $150 million to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to a nationwide fraud scheme, according to a news release from the…

The Palladium for Surgery Houston in River Oaks, Texas, is suing a Clear Lake physician, alleging he refused to pay more than $300,000 owed for using the facility, according to an Ultimate Montrose report.

Physicians at Jackson Hospital in Alabama are praising the medical center's new da Vinci S HD Surgical System, which the hospital is using to perform minimally invasive urologic procedures historically not offered in Montgomery, according to a Montgomery Advertiser report.