1. Patients Are More Web Savvy Than Most Healthcare Practices
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The Saint Louis University Center for Health Outcomes Research created a graduate program focused on healthcare data science, according to SLU.edu.
PureTech Health, a science-based healthcare company, named Michael MacLean as its new CFO and executive vice president.
Morgan City-based Stephensville Elementary (La.) created a telemedicine program allowing students in remote areas to connect to health services, according to The Advocate.
The World Trade Center Health Program and Medscape Education launched a special continuing medical education curriculum for healthcare professionals.
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Utah's Health Catalyst is working with Partners' to launch new patient care strategies, according to Boston Business Journal.
The majority of U.S. medical schools are offering courses on cost, value and effectiveness, according to npr.
Orthopedic surgeon Raymond L. Horwood, MD, moved his long-running practice from Cleveland Clinic to St. John Medical Center, a University Hospitals facility, in order to continue using DePuy implants for joint replacements, according to a report in The Plain Dealer.
The Joint Commission defines the unintended retention of foreign objects as a sentinel event. These events may result in physical and emotional harm for patients, and may be fatal in severe cases.
A recent study from Boston Medical Center indicates a patient's race/ethnicity may impact the quantity and kind of information they receive from physicians about treatment recommendations.