Penn State Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center has opened the new Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute-Hanover (Pa.), according to a Gant Daily report.
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Providers fail to notice three-quarters of all performance incentives and end up losing an estimated $20 billion annually, according to findings from a recent ZS Associates study.
The American Heart Association announced a new demonstration project to reduce the time from heart attack to treatment.
Michael Lawrence has been named CFO of Vanguard MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Ill., effective June 4, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health announced the collaboration of its Avera Cancer Institute with the Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
A study published in the Annals of Surgery suggests triclosan-impregnated sutures do not improve the risk or incidence of surgical site infections.
Recent research published in the American Journal of Infection Control supports previously published studies that show antimicrobial stewardship programs can improve quality and reduce healthcare costs.
A radiation technician at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has pled guilty to reusing syringes on patients, which caused a hepatitis C outbreak, according to a News4Jax report.
One hundred Kentucky hospitals have joined the Kentucky Hospital Association's efforts to reduce healthcare-acquired conditions and associated healthcare costs, according to a West Kentucky Star report.
CMS has published an article that outlines Medicare requirements for healthcare providers — particularly physicians — who refer patients to home healthcare, order home healthcare services or certify patients' eligibility for Medicare home healthcare benefits, home health agencies and non-physician…