Beth Jones Sanborn

American Hospital Association asked Congress to boost funding for rural telehealth, broaden their definition of rural and lift limitations like expanding the types of technology allowed.

Hospitals have to align expectations and user constraints with adding new capabilities to make the most of large software expenditures.

Whether it's technology, legislation, or new policies and programs, the healthcare industry is attacking opioid abuse from numerous angles.

New research found that 80 percent of the 103 clinical department heads at six major teaching hospitals are men, and almost 90 percent are white.

AG Maura Healey wrote a letter to the state Health Policy Commission citing price, care access, competition concerns.

The top two priorities boil down to cost and consumerism has surged into the top 5 for 2018, mirroring industry trends.

Pilot test kicks off plan to establish armed guards at all Northwell hospitals within the next year as the system responds to staff demand, increase in workforce violence.

Everything from private rooms down to motorized shades and acoustic panels are elements of design that cater to patient comfort and recovery, and boost satisfaction, design expert Rebecca Donner says.

Hospital-acquired infections hinder recovery, add costs for patients and hit hospitals' bottom lines for billions, Leapfrog Group says.

Authorities are calling the bust the largest in history, with hundreds charged including physicians and other medical professionals.