Transient hospital patients in San Diego are sometimes discharged and put back on the streets after receiving treatment, even after the passing of SB-1152, which requires hospitals to have a homeless discharge policy in place.
An Urban Institute report explores how access to different types of retail food stores varies widely across the U.S., with particular attention to areas with higher rates of obesity.
Robert Coleman has always tried to outperform himself and make a lasting impact on both health care and the patients he has served, first as a nurse and then in hospital administration. On April 3, he’ll be doing those things as the new CEO and administrator for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Dr. Sonjay Fonn and Deborah Seeger, of Cape Girardeau, and their companies, Midwest Neurosurgeons, LLC and DS Medical, LLC, will pay $825,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging they violated the False Claims Act, DOJ says.
When it comes to the next step in Highmark Health’s strategy, Dr. Bruce Meyer sees enormous opportunity for a long and lasting transformation to build the type of healthcare system that not only delivers healthier people, but also at a lower financial burden.