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Charlotte, N.C.-based PeraHealth joined the National Patient Safety Foundation's Patient Safety Coalition.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services joined OptumLabs, a Cambridge, Mass.-based collaborative healthcare research and innovation center. Optum, a technology-enable health services business, and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic founded OptumLabs in 2013.

American Medical Group Association named Denver-based New West Physicians as the national 2015 Acclaim Award recipient for group practices with less than 150 physicians.

The Joint Commission honored West Florida Healthcare in Pensacola, as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, according to Pensacola News Journal.

East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, received various honors over the last few months for its care, according to oanow.com.

To prevent one unwanted medication reaction, physicians in the emergency room encounter more than 123 unnecessary electronic alerts, based on a new study from Aurora-based University of Colorado School of Medicine, according to Colorado Public Radio.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers found minority patients seeking care in the emergency department were 20 percent to 30 percent less likely to receive analgesic medication, as opposed to white patients, according to News-Medical.

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., is collaborating with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia to expand its liver transplant program.

The Seminole County (Fla.) Health Department developed a mobile health unit to offer medical services to underserved communities, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

Guthrie, a Pennsylvania and New York-based integrated health system, won the 2015 Spok Innovation Award for developing solutions to enhance patient satisfaction.