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There should be little change in health insurance premiums under the proposed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Ten years after the release of the widely read Institute of Medicine patient safety report "To Err Is Human," one expert grades current hospital safety efforts at B-.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation program through July 15, 2014.

Broadlane is looking to reduce supply chain costs for its more than 1,000 acute care hospital clients through a partnership with e-Invoicing vendor OB10.

The diabetic population in the United States will almost double and annual medical spending on the disease is projected to hit $336 billion, triple the current rate, in the next 25 years, according to a study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.

A study has found that 27 percent of Medicare Advantage and Supplemental Medicare insurance customers intend to shop for and possibly switch their coverage.

Two leading operators of long-term acute care hospitals in the United States have completed a merger.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA, Inc., to positive from stable and affirmed all of the for-profit hospital giant's bond ratings.

White House officials said Wednesday that the Senate proposal for healthcare reform can contain escalating healthcare costs.

Chicago-based Resurrection Health Care and Nashville Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems have entered into a non-binding letter of intent to transfer ownership of Westlake Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center to affiliates of Vanguard.