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Texas Children's Hospital | July 05, 2016

Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are excited to announce the launch of a national quality improvement center in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC) was created to improve the quality of care and outcomes for children across the U.S. who are in need of urgent or emergency care...

Texas Children's Hospital | January 11, 2016

Dr. Will Parsons, a pediatric oncologist at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center, was among a group of cancer researchers who met with the office of Vice President Joe Biden on Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C., in response to the vice president’s quest for “a moon shot in this country to cure cancer.”The panel of 15 researchers and physician-scientists, who are among the most prestigious in the nation, was convened by the American Association for Cancer...

MDLinx | January 18, 2017

Emergency physicians are judged by a different criteria than many other types of physicians, which significantly impacts their incentives to develop a value–based, long–term plan for their patients....

Healthcare Finance | February 05, 2019

A potential mega-merger that would have formed the biggest nonprofit health system in Texas is off, officials from the systems confirmed Tuesday. No reason was given. According to a statement issued, the systems will still seek opportunities for collaboration. The deal was reportedly worth $14 billion and would have formed the largest nonprofit health system in Texas, with reach into 30 counties. The two systems include 68 hospital campuses, more than 1,100 care delivery sites, nearly 14,000 emp...