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From 2013 to 2015, the rate of adults lacking health insurance across the United States fell nearly twice as much as in Texas, according to a Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation report.

CMS announced ASCs looking to appeal negative payments resulting from non-compliance with the ASC quality reporting program can do so by March 17, according to an AHA News Now report.

In Michigan, parents seeking vaccination waivers for their children are required to first speak with a healthcare employee about their decision, according to mlive. Some legislators believe this policy is too stringent, arguing parents maintain the right to make healthcare…

Saint Francis HealthCare Partners and United HealthCare are collaborating to enhance patient coordination and health services through an accountable care relationship.

More than 95 percent of the Medicare-certified ASCs successfully met Medicare's ASC Quality Reporting Program requirements for the program's second full year, according to an ASCA report.

Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, has been recognized for its excellence in coronary bypass surgery, orthopedic surgery and patient safety.

A recent study published in JAMA Surgery has found that antibiotics may work just as well for children with uncomplicated appendicitis.

Lost and stolen devices are to blame for 45 percent of all healthcare security breaches, based on Verizon's healthcare data breach report, according to CSO.

Rachel Levine, MD, traveled to a Harrisburg (Pa.) school to discuss certain measures individuals should take to avoid obtaining the flu.

Spain's anesthesia national incident reporting system, Sistema Español de Notificacion en Seguridad on Anestesia y Reanimacion, joined the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.