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Analysts gave Surgical Care Affiliates shares a "hold" rating, according to Financial Market News.

According to a study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers may have found a link between the Zika virus and infants born with eye abnormalities that threaten vision.

The Zika virus is affecting the United Blood Services in Fargo, N.D., according to Valley News.

Vascular surgery patients are more likely to quit smoking when their physician offered the right kind of assistance, according to a new pilot study conducted by physicians from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and Boston Medical Center.

The Department of Health and Human Services is revising its regulations for health information exchange security and patient privacy for patients obtaining treatment for substance abuse orders, according to Health IT Security.

A study shows transformation leadership may have positive effects on the quality of patient care, according to News-Medical.

Screening chronic pain patients for drugs may result in patients not returning for future treatment, according to a University of Houston and University of Galveston-based Texas Medical Branch study.

San Diego Health Connect, a Health Information Exchange, chose Verato, a McLean, Va.-based cloud-based patient matching solutions provider, to enhance its patient record exchange between 25 clinics and hospital systems.

A hospital's "safety culture" is a critical component of quality care delivery, based on a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study, according to General Surgery News.

ESR launched their Basic Patient Safety Standards and the ESR Audit Tool on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, according to Health Care Business.