Morning Headlines 11/27/18
Mental health therapy at Walmart? It’s now a thing
Managed care company Beacon Health Options creates a new business to oversee the launch of mental health clinics in retailers like Walmart, promising virtual access to providers during peak hours.
Black Book Survey of More Than 1,500 Executives Confirms the Changing Role of the Healthcare CIO
The purchasing-decision power of hospital CIOs falls over the last three years from 71 percent to 8 percent, according to a Black Book report.
Patients discharged sooner in hospitals with highest use of electronic health records
A Case Western Reserve University study finds that patients are discharged almost four hours earlier at hospitals that use EHRs at the highest federal standard of implementation.
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