Quality and Safety

While most interview participants expressed positive opinions about patient activation and engagement, many had limited understanding of them.

Pilot program showed an 18 percent drop in opioid use and cut length-of-stay in half for certain surgery patients, yielding big savings.

Christiana Care Health System CSIO Anahi Santiago says hospitals have to invest in security tools to stay ahead of cyberthreats. However, she adds, it's just as important to focus on people and process as it is on technology.

A number of insurance agents and brokers engaged in 'excessive searching' for applications stored in the health insurance marketplace, CMS says.

A nurse's perception of the difficulty of the workday has a bearing on his or her ability to provide the best care possible, findings showed.

Yelp reviews could help bridge a knowledge gap, and also help providers hone in on new focus areas to improve patient care, study says.

Of more than 2,600 hospitals graded, a total of 32 percent earned A's, 24 percent earned B's, 37 scored C's, 6 percent got D's and just under 1 percent received an F.

NYC H+H emergency departments are also implementing new treating procedures for opioid abuse patients called Emergency Department Addiction Teams.

The four actionable areas described by the authors can be applied and modified for virtually any hospital.

Between 2005 and 2016, only 21 percent of hospitals substantially improved their clinical work environments; most made no improvements.