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Many doctors and nurses need the assistance of interpreters not only to overcome language barriers but also to navigate cultural differences. Opportunities for miscommunication with patients abound.

The computer virus has evolved and is targeting hospitals with a massive campaign.

A new peer60 study analyzing services offered to hospitals by HCAHPS vendors shows price, reporting functionality and customer service are all important features to their provider customers.

The provider-run Scott & White Health Plan is the latest to leave the exchange market after alerting members on its website that it will no longer offer individual and family plans on the Obamacare markets.

Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa is working on an 11-story hospital tower and new parking garages in a campus-wide renovation project that could cost up to $500 million.

Partnerships between ride-hailing companies and hospitals are emerging around the country.

State officials claim that hiring new nurses is a crucial workforce concern for California, yet at least 2,000 recent nursing graduates like Russo remain in licensing limbo, with their applications taking as long as 24 weeks for the Board of Registered Nursing to process.

In 1998, investors filed more than 20 lawsuits alleging the Birmingham-based MedPartners, a physician practice management company, made false and misleading statements to the public about its financial condition and prospects.

Citing over $600 million in losses and the lack of a federal safety net for the Affordable Care Act's high-risk pool, Aetna is exiting the exchange market in all but four states, Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini said Monday.

Baptist Health South Florida is among numerous health systems in southern states that are at the epicenter of growing concern over the spread of the Zika virus.