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Kaiser’s bid to start a medical school: ‘A game changer’
“It is a game changer,” said Wilkes at UC Davis. “Universities are not geared or staffed to teach around the modern practice of medicine. They are fixed in an outdated model of education guided by a report written 100 years ago.”
Legacy doc implants new anti-stroke device for first time in Oregon
The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device prevents blood clotting and stroke.
Kaiser Permanente to open its own medical school
Time to Eliminate Sugary Brands from Healthcare
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When hospitals and healthcare organizations affiliate with fast food, their public health reputation is undermined. Here are two eye-opening examples.
CHRISTUS Health, Velocity Care Form JV in AR, LA
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The joint venture intensifies the Dallas health system’s push into retail urgent care and freestanding emergency departments. CHRISTUS is bringing the consumer-friendly tactics of retail operations into its acute-care hospitals.
Mercy Health invests in $135 million joint venture
Employed Physicians Add Revenue, Trim Profits
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Although hospitals with employed physicians gain revenue, expenses rise simultaneously. Hiring doctors is “a strategic move by hospitals for a variety of reasons, but it does come with a financial penalty,” says one analyst.
HENRY KOTULA 