Care Coordination

The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a far-reaching impact on the delivery and management of healthcare. The new rules and regulations are still being crafted; however, hospitals, surgery centers and physician practices can prepare for…

The Texas Hospital Association launched the Texas Institute for Patient Safety within its nonprofit foundation to advance the adoption of proven strategies that enhance the quality and safety of care provided in Texas hospitals, according to a THA news release.

Construction has begun on a new 48-bed, 113,000-square-foot hospital in Aberdeen, S.D., that is expected to open in summer 2012, according to a news release.

A new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital planned for Aurora, Colo. will receive $800 million in funding from a bill signed by President Barack Obama, according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

The Connecticut House and Senate have approved a $362 million initiative that would give the University of Connecticut Health Center campus in Farmington, Conn., a new tower that is expected to bring in more revenue, according to a report in…

A hospital under construction in Beavercreek, Ohio, will be called the Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center in honor of philanthropists who donated an undisclosed amount in the "eight figures" range, according to a report in the Dayton Daily News.

Several provisions in the healthcare reform law could make healthcare more efficient and responsive, according to a report by the Washington Post.

Hospitals that would like to see greater profitability and growth in market share from their home care operations might want to consider a joint venture partnership, according to Keith Myers, president and CEO, and Daryl Doise, executive vice president and…

A pending $40 million addition to Dayton, Ohio's Grandview Medical Center is just one of several projects signaling renewed investment in the area's urban hospital campuses, according to a report in the Dayton Daily News.

Florida's two-hospital Wuesthoff Health System has signed a nonbinding agreement to be sold to an undisclosed buyer, according to a report by Florida Today.