It’s a question of utmost importance as the country debates what the health care system should look like: Do hospitals that spend less do so at the risk of providing poorer care?
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So far, at least 369 patients of one hospital have learned they didn’t need the stents their cardiologist implanted.
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A new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate.
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Slow and steady wins the race: One hospital system nearly doubled its staff flu vaccination rate in just three years — and learned an important lesson in community education. Here’s how they did it.
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Coders may need to add a “CYA” category to account for procedures doctors order solely to prevent frivolous lawsuits — if you believe a recent survey of physicians.
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A number of factors are fueling a surge of health care workers moving to union ranks.
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Hospital-acquired cases of pneumonia and sepsis could cost more than $8 billion in increased health costs — and 48,000 patient deaths — annually.
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Nurses’ inadequate access to key infection control equipment and related safety violations have landed one hospital in hot water with several federal agencies.
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Anticipated changes to the recommendations for who should get a flu vaccine will have many practices and hospitals juggling an increase in patient requests and questions.
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A new report from the Joint Commission shows that hospitals’ efforts to improve key quality scores are definitely working.
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