Diana Manos

A Virginia federal district judge has ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law.

Three top New York hospitals are seeking advice from aviation safety experts in an effort to reduce medical errors.

A new study from the Office of the Inspector General has discovered that Medicaid may be paying for drugs it shouldn't.

The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System will receive more than $1 million in dividends from its medical liability insurance provider for improving patient safety.

Donald Berwick, MD, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, faced the Senate for the first time on Wednesday, a few months after President Barack Obama nominated him to the post in a move designed to avoid such a review.

A federal report shows more than 14 percent of Medicare patients who enter the hospital are harmed by errors or oversights before they leave.

Open enrollment began Monday for Medicare in 2011, drawing expectations and trepidation from seniors and doctors. This year, while seniors can look forward to more coverage, doctors face a 25 percent pay cut unless Congress intervenes.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting stakeholders - particularly physicians - to give their two cents on accountable care organizations.

Healthcare reform will emphasize the medical home model, but the nation may not have enough primary care doctors to handle the workload, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay $22 million to the federal government to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act and Stark Law, the Office of the Inspector General announced Tuesday. The federal investigation was triggered by physician whistleblowers.