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Care mistakes in the hospital often happen due to communication breakdowns between nurses and doctors, according to a recent study from University of Michigan researchers.

Vermont

The U.S. has some of the highest healthcare costs in the world, but overall quality and cost can vary widely by state.

Opioids

The CDC reported more than 50 percent of drug overdose deaths involve an opioid. And in the past two decades, opioid-related overdose deaths has increased by more than five times.

A new technology hopes to break the geographical barriers keeping patients from diagnostic CT scans. The imaging units are hardly mobile, so one scientist is hoping to put similar tools into people’s hands.

justice

Prime Healthcare Services, a national hospital system with 45 locations in 14 states, and its CEO have agreed to pay $65 million to settle a whistleblower case alleging false claims.

The aftereffects of a hospitalization can leave many patients in a vulnerable state known as “post-hospital syndrome” that increases the likelihood of a readmission, The New York Times reported.

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Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.