Community Benefit

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, which focused on just one type of operation, saved more than $1.3 million while freeing up beds for over two-dozen additional patients.

Researchers put the onus on hospitals, manufacturers and regulators to do a better job of reducing contamination and called for an end to manual cleaning processes.

Two pieces of research conducted separately by Medscape and HIMSS found inequities when it comes to pay, even as salaries continue to rise among physicians and health IT professionals.

Some of the funding will go toward opioid addiction treatment and prevention, New Hampshire Hospital Association says.

The system committed to allocate $2 million toward launching a collaborative task force on reducing firearm injuries and conducting research into the most effective tactics that it will make publicly available.

Lack of access to nutritious food is a social determinant of health linked to high healthcare costs; about 13 percent of U.S. households report food insecurity.

It's crucial that providers monitor civil monetary penalties law and anti-kickback statute to ensure ridesharing partnerships are on the level.

The move promotes transparency and lowers out-of-pocket costs for consumers, praised HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

There were 30 percent more physicians, but 15 percent fewer nurse practitioners, in the highest-income areas when compared to the lowest-income areas.

The model for healthcare delivery is changing, and if rural hospitals don't adapt, then many will disappear altogether.