Quality and Safety
Three of the nation's top hospital companies and two major hospital systems - together representing more than 400 hospitals across the country - have invested in the Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund L.P., a venture fund focused on investments in businesses that improve the delivery of healthcare services.
HealthGrades has identified the top 50 cities in the nation for hospital care, with West Palm Beach, Fla., coming in at the top of the list.
The American Medical Association and 100 medical and physician organizations say the bi-partisan HEALTH Act, submitted to Congress earlier this week, could be exactly what the doctor ordered for solving medical liability issues.
Pay-for-performance programs, which reward doctors for quality care and patient outcomes, may not be improving patient care, according to a new study.
Experts at the eHealth Initiative's annual conference, held Jan. 19-21 in Washington, D.C., offered their advice on how to accomplish coordinated care "in the real world."
The status of mental health in the U.S. in 2011 is one of the worst problems I have ever seen. So many people are affected by mental illness and the numbers just continue to grow. The suspect in the Tucson shooting slipped through the cracks.
A survey of almost 3,000 physicians indicates 65 percent are worried that healthcare reform would result in less pay for them and lower the quality of care for their patients.
Community Physicians for Indiana and the Deaconess Clinic have joined the Integrated Research Network operated by HealthCore, the first two health systems in the state to participate in the nationwide collaborative aimed at providing data to improve treatment costs and outcomes.
The Minnesota Medical Association has asked Medica to delay the January 19 release of its individual physician rating program, known as the Premium Designation Program.
Healthcare reform could close the gap between recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, charged by the government to review clinical preventive health services for older adults, and Medicare coverage for those services, according to a new study.