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Hopkins reduced 'red bag' regulated medical waste by 16 percent in part by putting appropriate trash in the correct containers.
Washington governor Chris Gregoire last week proposed cutting at least $664 million from healthcare programs in order to help balance the state's budget.
New Jersey hospitals’ total economic activity reached more than $18.6 billion in 2010, an increase of about $40 million compared with 2009, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.
HealthONE’s 9,000-employee staff works long hours in a stressful, fast-paced environment to assure quality healthcare for their patients. Now, the Denver-based healthcare system is giving back to their dedicated team through a new wellness program with incentaHEALTH.
A recent report published by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation gave some interesting insight into accountable care organizations (ACOs). Among sections focusing on the origins of the ACO concept and their current state, the report detailed 10 basic things you need to know about ACOs.
Wanna bet you can lose weight? New York City-based HealthyWage is hoping you’ll try.
Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization working to help healthcare organizations improve their environmental practices, has released the Standardized Environmental Questions for Medical Products. The questions are designed to help hospitals identify, request and procure environmentally preferable medical products.
Change Healthcare released its Q3 Healthcare Transparency Index last week, revealing cost disparities and savings opportunities for the most common dental services, and highlights the benefits of shopping for these services locally.
Healthgrades recently released its 2011 Healthcare Consumerism and Hospital Quality in America report, which documented patient outcomes at almost 5,000 American hospitals. From gaps in mortality rates to procedures and diagnoses, the report was eye opening and offers some keys to note concerning hospital quality.
The Commonwealth Fund released its third annual national scorecard of 42 indicators of healthcare performance Tuesday, giving the U.S. a score of 64 out of a possible 100.