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Memorial Healthcare System, has joined the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network, a partnership aimed at advancing tumor profiling and enhancing access to precision medicine, Caris announced Monday.

Behavioral health center manager Acadia Health will buy Highland Hospital Association, an 80-bed psychiatric hospital, and two other related companies in Charleston West Virginia.

Because physicians who treat addiction don't necessarily have experience with surgery or access to sterile spaces, some are having to learn a new skill and develop new systems.

A California bill that would allow certified nurse-midwives to practice independently is pitting the state's doctors against its hospitals, even though both sides support the main goal of the legislation.

Fewer than one-fifth of U.S. hospitals indicate they regularly review the patient-reported measures to guide medical care, according to a new survey from Health Catalyst.

Premier Inc. is joining forces with America's Essential Hospitals, which champions care for vulnerable populations, in a bid to improve quality, cost and population health at its member hospitals.

Not only did the clinics see new patients, but the demand for services soared from existing ones who were newly insured.

The federal government will punish more than half of the nation's hospitals -- a total of 2,597 -- for excess readmissions by withholding more than half a billion dollars in Medicare payments over the next year, records released Tuesday show.

Georgia-based Athens Orthopedic Clinic is investigating a recent data breach in which as many as 397,000 current or former patients' information was compromised, potentially including personal medical information.

Results show overexertion is strongly felt across all practice types, and most physicians struggle with poor work-life balance, the study found. Moreover, thirty-nine percent of respondents didn't think their facility supported a strong work-life balance.