A state-by-state breakdown of 71 rural hospital closures

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/a-state-by-state-breakdown-of-71-rural-hospital-closures.html

More than 70 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 — and many more may be headed down the same path.

Rural hospitals are facing a myriad of financial challenges, and those in states that have not expanded Medicaid are feeling the most financial pressure. Sixty-three percent of hospitals vulnerable to closure are in states that have not expanded Medicaid, according to a report from iVantage Health Analytics, a firm that compiles a hospital strength index based on data about financial stability, patients and quality indicators.

Here are 25 states that have closed at least one rural hospital since 2010, according to research from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. For the purposes of its analysis, the NCRHRP defined a hospital closure as the cessation in the provision of inpatient services. Although all of the facilities listed below no longer provide inpatient care, many of them still offer services, including outpatient care, imaging, emergency care, urgent care, primary care or skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.

How Kaiser Permanente is reinventing emergency care

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/how-kaiser-permanente-reinventing-emergency-care?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRkaU9UQXdObVF4TVdNMCIsInQiOiJweklVS1JVa0ZzblAyTGpKaHUxK0VBTWZWaU9ncXgyOE5KMmFsZnhsMURQVUdGYVwvYmxzSUhYNytLNTdGcVZJMnBQRk5FT0RDV2l4MjNRK3lSUmJhMWkyY1o1TlRJMzZPUVFwUzZSeUdiOE09In0%3D

Sign that says "Emergency"

Multispecialty hubs that integrate office-based primary and specialty care with traditional emergency department functions have improved clinical care, increased access and lowered costs compared with the traditional model of medical offices and community hospital EDs, according to the Kaiser Permanente executives pioneering the hub model.

Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic States (KPMAS) pioneered the multispecialty hub model beginning in 2012 with five full-service medical buildings, each of which serves about 100,000 patients in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, according to an article in NEJM Catalyst.

http://catalyst.nejm.org/how-multi-specialty-hubs-fill-a-major-gap-in-the-care-continuum/

 

The imposing cost of a single opioid overdose

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20160521/NEWS/160528946

Framingham firefighter Joe Sylvester, left, holds a Narcan nasal spray as  firefighter Jose Funes looks on at the Loring Street station Tuesday.   (Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/Ken McGagh)

A five- or six-figure bill that doesn’t even include the hospital stay.

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/imposing-cost-single-opioid-overdose/2016-05-23?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWWpCalpUWXpNREJtWkRjMiIsInQiOiIxSmJGXC9ScEZZSU5icXBzQ2FpYjNER0ljaVV0VGFIRHBVd2RRaEcxNU56elwvbkw5aHkwYTZNaHppSDFlOUlDSndYS1N4dDAzN3l0N0hZbUlMWnh6ZWUyUllqRFhPTHJ1TWxRNUh0bzRCMDBrPSJ9

Zooming In On Millennials

http://khn.org/news/zooming-in-on-millennials/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202016-05-10%20Healthcare%20Dive%20%5Bissue:5833%5D&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive

Dr. Craig McDougall and his patient Amy Cannon reviewed her latest lab results. Cannon, 45, has high cholesterol and high blood pressure but McDougall told her she was on the right track. She had lost 30 pounds and her blood sugar level had dropped.

Zoom, which serves patients in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, Washington, is trying to buck the traditional health care system by offering what it bills as convenient, affordable care in a hip and user-friendly environment. The retail clinics, painted a vibrant turquoise, are stylish and simple. The prices are posted on the walls.

Medtech Tackles Concussions

http://healthegy.com/how-medtech-is-moving-to-tackle-treat-concussion/

Concussions

Healthcare Triage News: More Studies on Advanced and Basic Life Support

Healthcare Triage News: More Studies on Advanced and Basic Life Support

Advanced Life Support