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4 more animals test positive for rabies in San Marcos area, child exposed to infected bat
SAN MARCOS, Texas — San Marcos officials are warning residents to take precautions after four additional animals tested positive for rabies in the area, including a bat that came into contact with a child. According to the City of San Marcos, the newly confirmed cases involve three foxes and...
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Health officials urge vaccination amid illness concerns
As influenza (flu) season begins, health professionals advise students to get vaccinated ahead of the peak winter flu season. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses that circulate seasonally. Through common spaces such as classrooms or residence halls, Rodney Rohde, regents’ professor in medical laboratory science and professor in clinical laboratory science, said students can spread respiratory infections, and viruses change over time, making annual vaccination important.
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Ascension Seton Acquires Three Austin-Area Medical Facilities
Ascension Seton acquired three Texas health care facilities from Family Hospital Systems. The healthcare centers are located in Round Rock, Cedar Park and near Lake Travis. The healthcare system stated the move is planned to expand emergency care access amid growth in the greater Austin area. Family Hospital at Lake...
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Adolfson & Peterson completes renovation and 106-bed expansion at Cross Creek Hospital in Austin
Adolfson & Peterson Construction completed a renovation and 106-bed expansion project for Cross Creek Hospital in Austin, Texas. The inpatient behavioral health hospital will operate under a joint venture partnership between Ascension Seton and Acadia Healthcare to help address the region’s critical need for behavioral health services. The phased...
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Encompass Health Opens New 50-Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in San Antonio’s Westover Hills, Expanding Recovery Care for Local Families
A new inpatient rehabilitation hospital has opened in San Antonio’s Westover Hills area, bringing specialized therapy, around-the-clock nursing care and additional recovery options closer to home for patients and their families.
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Austin’s 'Hospital of the Future’ Is Being Designed With AI From the Ground Up
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s hospital of the future is starting to take shape, and artificial intelligence is being designed into it from day one. Leaders from Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, and MD Anderson Cancer Center gathered at UT’s Real Health AI Symposium to discuss their vision for an intelligent hospital.
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Payers deny claims faster than practices can appeal, consultant Taya Gordon says
Payers deny with AI while practices appeal by hand. Taya Gordon on retiring 30-day AR buckets, the benchmarks to watch and a quick downcoding check. Payers can now review and deny a claim faster than most practices can appeal one, and that gap, more than neglect, is why denials pile up in accounts receivable, according to one revenue cycle consultant.