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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HCA Midwest Health System and CareSpot have established a joint venture to bring as many as six urgent care centers to the Greater Kansas City area starting in early 2013 and continuing throughout the year. The new partnership would make CareSpot and HCA Midwest the leading urgent care provider in the area. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121129/AT21000LOGO ) Convenient, high-quality healthcare "Urgent care is an important...
MUNICH, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Only weeks after the release of Buzz(TM)--the newest Brainlab innovation for the digital operating suite--Brainlab today announced a watershed agreement with the Grobhadern Clinic branch of the Hospital of the University of Munich in Germany. A total of 64 Buzz Digital OR systems will equip each of the hospital's 32 new surgical suites, encompassing all clinical disciplines, with 42" multi-touch displays to ensure optimized system control...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Using incentives at hospitals could help to make a significant drop in the mortality rates for certain medical conditions, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers found the controversial pay-for-performance schemes actually may help to save lives of North West England patients. The team examined how the introduction of a scheme that paid bonuses to hospitals based on measures of...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RightCare Solutions, Inc., an evidence-based technology organization specializing in hospital discharge planning and readmission management, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Jefferson) today announced a partnership aimed at improving patient care transitions and reducing readmissions. By leveraging RightCare's Discharge Decision Support System (D2S2), Jefferson's staff of case managers will utilize evidence-based point-of-care tools...
National Healthcare Quality Week is Oct. 14-20 BUTLER, Pa., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf today presented the Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler with the state's award for "Excellence in Health Care Compliance." The Butler Memorial Hospital was one of seven of the state's 244 health care facilities, and the only one in the region, to receive this award during National Healthcare Quality Week. "As the industry regulators, we...
National Healthcare Quality Week is Oct. 14-20 PLEASANT GAP, Pa., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf today presented the HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital in Pleasant Gap, Centre County, with the state's first award for "Excellence in Health Care Compliance." This hospital was one of seven of the state's 244 health care facilities, and the only one in the region, to receive this award during National Healthcare Quality...
National Healthcare Quality Week is Oct. 14-20 HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acting Secretary of Health Michael Wolf today visited two Carbon County hospitals operated by the Blue Mountain Health System to present the state's first awards for "Excellence in Health Care Compliance." Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital in Lehighton and Palmerton Hospital in Palmerton, both in Carbon County, were among seven out of the state's 244 health care facilities...
Northwestern Medicine program is designed to help moms heal faster after childbirth CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meredith Welsh and her husband anxiously awaited the arrival of their first child late last year. The 35-year-old attorney gave birth to her daughter in November; following the delivery, Welsh was told that she had a severe laceration due to her prolonged labor process. It was then that Welsh's obstetrician suggested she visit the Northwestern...
Northwestern Medicine physician stresses the importance of early preparation CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 35(th) running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will bring 45,000 runners to the city on Sunday, October 7. Northwestern Medicine(®)( )emergency and sports medicine physician George Chiampas, DO, will serve as the Marathon's medical director for the sixth consecutive year, and will lead a team of more than 1,400 medical volunteers from...
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ACA International, the association of credit and collection professionals, today announces that it has filed comments in response to the United States Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Additional Requirements for Charitable Hospitals. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101018/ACALOGO) "As a billing and collections service provider to charitable hospitals, ACA members...
