Illinois hospitals expand services; Boston providers blast ICD-10 switch;

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> Urban and rural Illinois hospitals will offer services outside their facility walls in order to improve population health, according to the Associated Press. Article

> Boston healthcare providers aren't happy with the upcoming ICD-10 code changes, the Boston Globe reports. Article

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> Nurses who want to get the most out of healthcare IT for their patients must adopt such tools in their own everyday lives, according to Patricia Sengstack, chief nursing informatics officer at Bon Secours Health System. Article

> Recalls of medical devices doubled in the past decade--the number of recalls grew from 604 in 2003 to 1,190 in 2012, an increase of 97 percent, according to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration report. Article

And Finally… Impatient care. Article