Older adults treated in a new model of care featuring an interdisciplinary team were less likely to experience an adverse event than those treated with standard hospital care, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., has made an agreement with Grossman Burn Center to open a burn center at the hospital, according to a Fort Mill Times report.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has released a discussion draft of a bill that aims to enhance the safety and security of drug distribution in the U.S., according to an AHA News Now report.
As U.S. hospitals grapple with ways to lower the cost of care at their facilities while maintaining quality, some may be turning to "unlawful" deportations of immigrant patients.
Small and midsized community hospitals traditionally have a more difficult time obtaining cheap financing to fund renovations, but today's economic environment has allowed those organizations to access capital more easily, according to an article from financing firm Lancaster Pollard.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida, claiming the system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a Sun Sentinel report.
Health Revenue Assurance Holdings surveyed more than 120 hospitals and health professionals and found 20 percent have not begun education or training for ICD-10.
The STOP-BANG questionnaire is useful and reliable tool for anesthesiologists to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea and to identify any associated risks, according to a North American Partners in Anesthesia blog post.
Fred Hargett joined Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health's financial team in 2003, quickly climbing the ranks to become CFO and managing the system's $3.5 billion in annual consolidated revenue. Previously, Mr. Hargett worked as a healthcare consultant for Ernst & Young.
Pension funding will continue to be a "drag" on non-profit hospitals for several years, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services report.