Quality and Safety
As healthcare business models evolve more quickly than ever to keep pace with sweeping reforms and emerging competitors, CEOs who support their hospitals' marketing goals are in the best position to gain a competitive edge, says brand strategy firm Smith & Jones.
A new survey by Children's Hospital Boston shows that neurologically impaired children, though still a relatively small part of the overall population, account for increasing hospital resources, particularly within children's hospitals.
The top healthcare systems in the United States have lower 30-day mortality rates finds Thomson Reuters' fourth annual study naming the top 15 health systems in the country.
Once an experimental procedure for severely obese people, gastric banding has become more common, driving gastrointestinal device sales to $14.6 billion, according to a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended Thursday that Congress reduce Medicare payment rates for nonemergent hospital visits to be the same as payments made for equivalent services delivered at doctor's offices.
A new study reveals the clinical reasoning practices and processes used by nurses that best identify and avoid medication errors.
Five percent of patients account for nearly half of U.S. healthcare spending, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
In a combination of two companies focused on developing new patient-centered care models, Paladina Health today announced the acquisition of ModernMed, a primary care operator with locations in 12 states.
The U.S. government has filed suit seeking $150 million in damages and penalties under the False Claims Act against Universal Imaging, Inc. and its current and former owners, Phillip J. Young and Mark Lauhoff, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced late last week.
Quality professionals working in the healthcare industry made an average of $85,473 in 2011 reports the American Society for Quality in its annual salary survey, but it's the job trends that it hints at that offer a glimpse of the future.