A new documentary takes viewers inside America's busiest ER at Los Angeles County Hospital, where patients are known to wait 12, sometimes 18, hours or more to receive treatment, because they have nowhere else to go.
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Breaches of unsecured protected health information come in a variety of forms including hacking, improper disposal, theft, unauthorized access and loss, to name a few. Desktop computers, laptops, email, network servers, EMRs and portable electronic devices are all potential sources…
NextServices, a healthcare management company, announced last week a partnership with Quantta, a pioneer in the field of location and predictive analytics, according to Virtual-Strategy Magazine.
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Healthcare delivery in the ambulatory surgery center setting is often fast-paced and prone to sudden changes. While medical providers and staff learn to adapt quickly to this environment and modify processes accordingly, finding a supply-ordering pattern that works well for…
The Mayo Clinic has a long history of innovation, from its introduction of the group practice model at the beginning of the 20th century to the launch of its dedicated innovation incubator, the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation in 2008,…
Rising costs of health benefits and increased regulatory demands are causing many employers to turn to private insurance exchanges to provide health insurance coverage to their employees.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, employer-sponsored insurance covers about 149 million nonelderly people in the United States. An annual Employer Health Benefits Survey analyzing the trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including health…
Salem, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center named Todd O'Brien, MD, chair of its newly formed department of orthopedic surgery, according to a Winchester Star report.