From the ER to your house: Why hospitals are treating patients at home
The hospital-at-home movement has proliferated during the last decade, reshaping how acute care is delivered and health ...
The Daily Gazette19d
New medical record platform connects Albany Med hospitals
ALBANY — All hospitals and outpatient locations in the Albany Med Health System are now connected through a single electronic medical record (EMR), unifying patient records and introducing a ...
The Conversation20d
Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care
This is known as “multidisciplinary care”. It works best when the skills of all these professions are available to the patient in a co-ordinated way. But the roles of health professions ...
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No, patients are not required to tell hospitals their immigration status
Hospitals by order of the Texas governor have to quarterly issue reports to the state on the immigration status of patients seeking care at facilities. According to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ...
Houston Chronicle21d
More than 60 Houston OB/GYNs demand changes to Texas' abortion law after patient deaths
"A change in laws. A change in how we legislate medical decisions that should be between a patient, their family and their doctor." TREATMENT DELAYS: Texas' abortion laws led to 3-day delay for ...
ABC News23d
Texas public hospitals now must ask patients if they are in US legally
Patients are not required to answer the question, however. Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on ...
CNN23d
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Austin, Texas (AP) – Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the US legally starting Friday. The new policy stems from an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, and it escalates the ...
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Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ...
Medscape24d
Effect of Laparoscopic Splenectomy on Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy in Cirrhotic Patients With Portal Hypertension
Aim: This study investigated the relationship between portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and splenomegaly, and the effect of laparoscopic splenectomy on PHG in cirrhotic patients with portal ...
The New York Times26d
Heart-Valve Patients Should Have Earlier Surgery, Study Suggests
The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for symptom-free patients. By Benjamin Mueller For decades, people with ...
London Evening Standard26d
NHS gets £22bn funding boost in Budget – how will it affect hospitals and patients?
The Standard breaks down the key announcements for the NHS – and what it means for hospitals and patients ... comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content ...
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Livestream from land of Rocky: Philly's 'Portal' peers into city's fun, flip side
WATCH Philly's live portal to cities in Ireland ... a rapper who goes by Lambo, held a sign that read "Where are you?" on one side and "Hello from Philly!" on the other, one of the Dubliners ...