News
According to a new John Hopkins Children's Center study published earlier this week, hospitals can prevent one in five central-line infections by following a list of precautions and measures, encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance and doing an analysis of the causes behind every infection that does occur.
Healthcare added 17,000 jobs to the nation's economy in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New Institute of Medicine report identifies four tools that will improve care and lower costs in the healthcare system: computing power, connectivity, improved organizational capabilities and teamwork.
New York Downtown Hospital will pay a total of $13.4 million in a Medicare and Medicaid fraud settlement that alleged the hospital received claims on an unlicensed inpatient drug detox program and that it paid kickbacks to an out-of-state vendor for referrals to the program.
After the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services denied Maine an expedited review for its $20 million Medicaid reduction plans, the state's attorney general is seeking a federal court review to prompt a decision.
Ascension Health Alliance in St. Louis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Wednesday with Marion Health System to acquire the system's 36 affiliated hospitals in three regional divisions based out of Tulsa, Okla.
Organizations face three major tasks when launching a telemedicine program throughout their clinical, technical and administrative departments. One industry insider offers three steps for successful implementation and achieving ROI.
With HHS issuing a final rule that establishes Oct. 1, 2014 as the ICD-10 compliance deadline, physicians and medical personnel are girding themselves for what many officials perceive to be a complex labyrinth of documentation.
Nearly every healthcare organization and affiliated clinician group faces challenges when working to meet new models of care and payment delivery. One industry expert offers six pieces of advice to lower costs, improve care and maximize revenue in the ED.
As healthcare providers grapple with the challenge of attracting and retaining patients, one thing has become increasingly clear: It's about location, location, location.