Quality and Safety
Healthcare CEOs are increasingly focused on business-level issues, a new report by The Advisory Board has found, as consumerism continues to reshape the industry.
Theranos Inc., which offers cholesterol testing via skin-pricking, has acknowledged deficiencies in its Newark, California laboratory and says it has taken steps to address the issue.
A recent study of outcomes for common gastrointestinal problems finds that black people may fare better when treated at hospitals with more racially diverse populations.
The era of value-based reimbursement is making patient satisfaction a costly thing to ignore, and that goes for the operating room right down to the hospital cafeteria.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday said it will test a new payment model that would align reimbursement rates for comprehensive assessments done at skilled nursing facilities with rates already paid to hospitals.
An $11.8 million federal diabetes prevention model tested at the YMCA saved Medicare about $2,650 for each person enrolled, enough to cover the cost of the program, according to an announcement Wednesday by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.
Olympus has issued updated manual reprocessing instructions for duodenoscopes that were linked to a rash of superbug infections, prompting a recall of the medical devices, earlier this year.
Though more hospitals are reporting infection rates publicly, a new report from The Leapfrog Group shows that more than half of hospitals across the country still grapple with sometimes deadly healthcare-associated infections.
Medicare's policy now has broad support from health providers and patient groups, but neither physicians nor the American Medical Association foresee a surge in end-of-life planning among Medicare's more than 50 million enrollees.
Across the country, more than 50 rural hospitals have closed over the last six years, and another 283 are in fragile financial condition, according to the National Rural Health Association.