Quality and Safety
Abbott Laboratories, a global healthcare company, has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle allegations that it improperly marketed its neurological drug, Depakote, for off-label uses.
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released new data last week showing Medicaid payments falling short of costs by $5.28 billion between 2011 and 2015.
With payment reform looming, academic medical centers (AMCs) nationwide are likely going to have to figure out how to deliver the same high-quality care in a more efficient way in order to reduce costs, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCooper’s Health Research Institute.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week gave tentative approval to provide $1.9 billion in initial funding to help Oregon overhaul its Medicaid system, which the state says has the potential to save $11 billion over 10 years.
In early April, the National Quality Forum (NQF) approved for endorsement several sets of quality measures, addressing areas such as perinatal and renal care and how resources are put to use in care delivery.
Kaiser Permanente’s first ever hospital design challenge, Small Hospital, Big Idea, came to a surprise ending in March: a tie.
A recently released interdisciplinary study revealed that very low birth weight infants fare better in hospitals that have earned Recognition for Nursing Excellence (RNE) and are designated Magnet Hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday $10.4 million in grants will be dispersed to rural health providers over three years.
A new report released by the Institute of Medicine this week urges the Food and Drug Administration to adopt a full life cycle approach to drug safety oversight that would include strengthening data collection and the monitoring of drugs after they have received FDA approval.
Last week, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) announced the launch of a new accreditation program for small hospitals, which will be offered through the Accreditation Association for Hospital/Health Systems Inc. (AAHHS).