CMS released a memo explaining the benefits hospitals can gain from using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Common Formats to track and report adverse events.
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Eastern Maine Healthcare System in Brewer, Maine, has announced the resignation of Pittsfield, Maine-based Sebasticook Valley Hospital CEO Victoria Alexander-Lane, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Six Republican U.S. senators released a report Tuesday criticizing the federal government's $35 billion electronic medical record incentive program, with concerns ranging from privacy issues to billing fraud, according to The Center for Public Integrity.
The consumer price index for all hospital services from February to March rose 0.4 percent, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hospital readmission rates vary depending on the data collection method, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Of the roughly 662 non-profit organizations in Pennsylvania that provide some type of health or human services, more than half reported individuals earning at least $100,000 per year, and acute-care hospitals were among the primary organizations with the highest-paid employees,…
The world demand for infection prevention products in the healthcare sector is forecast to increase by 6.4 percent annually to $130 billion in 2017, according to a study by Cleveland-based Freedonia Group.
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland and the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (Ohio) announced a strategic innovation partnership to help surgeons develop and commercialize new solutions.
Julie A. Hester, CEO of Wilmington, Del.-based St. Francis Healthcare, will resign next month for personal reasons, according to a Delaware Online report.
Huguley Memorial Medical Center in Burleson, Texas, plans to reveal a new name and logo Thursday to show its affiliation with Arlington-based Texas Health Resources, according to a Burleson Star report.