Quality and Safety
At the end of December, the U.S. Census Bureau released its findings on the 2010 Census. Some of the findings included that the nation's population grew to 309 million, up almost 10 percent from 281 million in 2000.
Before embracing an accountable care organization model, academic medical centers need to assess the financial risk, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that would require most Medicare-participating providers and suppliers to give Medicare beneficiaries written notice about their right to contact a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization with concerns about the quality of care they receive.
Spending on psychiatric drugs grew 5.6 percent from 2004 to 2005, down from the 27.3 percent growth from 1999 to 2000, according to a study in the February issue of Health Affairs.
Two years after the reauthorization and expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, a state-by-state scorecard designed to evaluate how the system is working finds wide geographic disparities, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
A new study by the American Medical Association shows that many health insurance markets across the country lack significant competition and are instead dominated by one or two insurance companies.
Apple, eBay, HP, Intel, Intuit and Oracle have joined to provide $150 million to help support the building of the New Stanford Hospital, which is being called a global model for patient-centered and technologically advanced healthcare.
Patients hospitalized for major acute medical conditions - including heart attack, stroke and pneumonia - are less likely to die in high-spending hospitals, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Screening patients in the intensive care unit for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can save hospitals money, according to a new study.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released new standards for a patient centered medical home, with changes including improved access to care, a more defined patient experience and the incorporation of meaningful use incentives.