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When it comes to hospital construction and design, the decisions around what is built and how it's built all have significant impact on not only an organization's bottom line, but also the quality of care given to patients.

The arguments surrounding nurse practitioner scope of practice have been heated from both the NP side and the physician side but some in these fields are pushing for conversations that move beyond the rhetoric.

Omnicare has agreed to settle with its former CEO and other current and former directors of the long-term care pharmacy company.

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost billions of dollars over the last decade, but the spending won't stop when the fighting does. Just how much money are we spending on healthcare because of war?

Hospitals and patient advocacy groups were among organizations awarded $67 million in federal grants Thursday to help people sign up for coverage in new online health insurance marketplaces that open for enrollment Oct. 1.

Hospitals are doing what they can to get an edge, and to help, they're turning to chief strategy officers.

Physicians are worried about the future. Some are downright pessimistic.

In Medicare Meltdown: How Wall Street and Washington are Ruining Medicare and How to Fix It, ($25, Rowman & Littlefield), authors Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh explore the ties that bind Wall Street and Washington and how that impacts the country's healthcare system. Gibson talked about the book with Healthcare Finance News.

Patient Safety First has helped California hospitals avoid 3,576 deaths and more than $63 million in unnecessary hospital costs between 2009 and 2012.

By focusing on reducing early elective deliveries and hospital-acquired infections, a collaborative called Patient Safety First (PSF) has helped California hospitals avoid 3,576 deaths and more than $63 million in unnecessary hospital costs between 2009 and 2012.