Quality and Safety

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced a new model of accountable care organization that asks participating healthcare providers to take on the highest level of risk with the possibility of higher returns than any other CMS program.

Baptist Health, Cleveland Clinic among healthcare providers named to Ethisphere's 2015 list for their work in ethics and compliance, corporate citizenship and innovation and reputation.

Theranos technology can take a drop of blood from the finger and screen for a spectrum of conditions and diseases at half the price of Medicare.

The FDA said the Olympus TJF-Q180V duodenoscope, one of the scopes tied to the CRE cases, is still pending clearance while being marketed to hospitals.

The infections come two weeks after UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center announced that two patients who used the same kind of duodenoscope died after CRE infection.

National Committee for Quality Assurance lauds hospital for its work in reducing costs, improving quality and improving patient experience.

While metrics like 30-day readmissions and mortality rates weigh heavily on the results, Truven also places more emphasis on financial status than other hospital rankings lists.

The selected hospitals are spread across 28 states, with California scoring the highest with 21 top hospitals.

Denham allegedly solicited and accepted monthly payments from CareFusion Corp., maker of the antiseptic ChloraPrep, while serving as co-chairman of a National Quality Forum committee in 2009 and 2010.

Nina Pham alleges the hospital knew of the impending medical crisis yet failed to provide training and proper equipment, including protective gear, to treat Ebola patients.