The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a statistical brief on the conditions that caused the most readmissions in 2011—and how much those readmissions cost.
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A growing number of small, rural hospitals are considering acquiring a da Vinci robotic system to attract talented surgeons and appeal to new patients, but experts warn that the move is rarely financially viable, Modern Healthcare's Jaimy Lee reports.
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