Quality and Safety

As the population ages, the need for people to provide long-term care services is sharply increasing, even as the affordability and availability of LTC insurance is diminishing. The state of Connecticut is taking action.

A recently-released white paper suggests patients should pay a monthly subscription fee to their doctors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that hospitals will see a slight increase in Medicare payments in 2014.

A recent Consumer Reports analysis rating U.S. hospitals on surgical care has found that the biggest and most renowned hospitals aren't necessarily the best.

Should hospitals expand their service framework beyond serving acute problems and chronic illness, and build on a slowly evolving wellness sensibility to create a comprehensive all-health resource for their communities? What would it take to make that happen?

A program in use by 140 hospitals nationwide has the potential to improve the discharge process and prevent avoidable rehospitalizations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

In advance of August 1, when drug, device and biological companies, medical supply manufacturers and group purchasing organizations will be required to collect and document marketing expenses under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been preparing but they're still laboring to adapt.

Doctors may be cost-conscious, but price never trumps patients' best interests.

As healthcare delivery and reimbursement models transition to ensuring quality care versus quantity of care, some sectors of the healthcare industry will benefit more than others.

Here's a wonderful idea: patients and providers working together in shared decision-making, accepting and trusting each other's input. Isn't that the goal our healthcare system should strive for? Not so fast.