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In a paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued advice for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults.

Prime Healthcare Accountable Care Organization is now a Medicare Shared Saving Program Accountable Care Organization.

The Northeast Indiana Patient Safety Coalition is simplifying its emergency alert system codes, according to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.

Researchers found a single course of antibiotics caused an increase in genes associated with antibiotic resistance, according to prvada.ru.

CVS plans to provide its clinics' electronic patient records with the University of Chicago, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium conducted a study to find the cause of abdominal pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Based on the study's findings, researchers found ebastine, already used to treat hay fever, could reduce the pain.

A study found adverse events related to warfarin, a blood thinner, remain common in hospitalized patients. In the study, researchers assessed the frequency of international normalized ratio testing to monitor the effectiveness of warfarin and the drug's relationship to over-anticoagulation…

Lake Success, N.Y.-based Pegalis & Erickson founding partner, Steven Pegalis, JD, received the honor of the 2016 "Lawyer of the Year."

A Boston University School of Public Health study found geographic location is an indicator of the quality grades assigned to Medicare insurance plans, according to News-Medical. Researchers analyzed 409 Medicare Advantage contracts nationally.

Emergency care drug shortages rose 435 percent, according to Medscape. Researchers analyzed drug data from the University of Utah Drug Information Service for the period from January 2001 to March 2014.