Quality and Safety

A recent Consumer Reports analysis rating U.S. hospitals on surgical care has found that the biggest and most renowned hospitals aren't necessarily the best.

Should hospitals expand their service framework beyond serving acute problems and chronic illness, and build on a slowly evolving wellness sensibility to create a comprehensive all-health resource for their communities? What would it take to make that happen?

A program in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

In advance of August 1, when drug, device and biological companies, medical supply manufacturers and group purchasing organizations will be required to collect and document marketing expenses under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been preparing but they're still laboring to adapt.

Doctors may be cost-conscious, but price never trumps patients' best interests.

As healthcare delivery and reimbursement models transition to ensuring quality care versus quantity of care, some sectors of the healthcare industry will benefit more than others.

Here's a wonderful idea: patients and providers working together in shared decision-making, accepting and trusting each other's input. Isn't that the goal our healthcare system should strive for? Not so fast.

When Joan Ching decided to take a position at Virginia Mason Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle, people told her that it would be a bad career move.

The Physician Payments Sunshine provisions of the Affordable Care Act require all U.S. drug and medical device manufacturers covered under Medicare, Medicaid or SCHIP to disclose payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. T

Policy solutions have the potential to create a better system of care for geriatric patients.