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Solving this widespread crisis will take time, funding and planning, says Russell Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Ky.

The perils of playground activities, bicycling accidents and more.

A new guide from the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust explores the challenges of ensuring a population has access to and is eating healthy food.

'Hospital to Home' program focuses on the crucial first two weeks out of hospital.

Expansion of clinical documentation improvement curbs outpatient denials and paves the way for success under value-based reimbursement.

Delaware system uses IT to coordinate care long after the hospital stay is over.

A good discharge planning process follows a patient across the continuum of care from hospital to home.

Seventy-six percent of U.S. hospitals and health systems either have in place or expect to implement a consumer telehealth program by 2018.

Plus, doctors continue to rethink pain treatment and more in this week's roundup of health care news.

From big-picture strategy to grass-roots tactics, these tools can help.