Gastroenterologists Houssam E. Mardini, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, and Alla Y. Grigorian, MD, PhD, have joined Cabell Huntington (W.V.) Hospital, practicing out of the hospital's Digestive Disease Center, according to a news release.
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Cleveland Clinic's strategic priorities are patient safety, quality and patient experience, according to the health system's "2012 United Nations Global Compact Report: A Communication on Progress to our Community" (pdf).
The Valley Health System, based in Las Vegas, has partnered with Walgreens' subsidiary Take Care Health Systems to improve care coordination and access to care.
The emergency department is an integral component of hospital operations because the ED is often the key entry point for the majority of hospital inpatients. However, an inefficient ED can also be a key source of financial loss for a…
Research published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggests certain factors, including a hospital's location, may unfairly penalize organizations that do not meet emergency department throughput measures approved by the National Quality Forum.
In an effort to adapt to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and as a reminder that hospitals must address billing issues in a "timely, transparent and forthright manner," the American Hospital Association released updated guidelines (pdf) on hospital…
The Premier healthcare alliance has appointed three hospital and health system leaders to a pair of stockholder committees.
Craig Cordola has served as CEO of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston since September 2010.
Approximately 50 support staff members from University of Illinois Medical Center marched outside the Chicago hospital this morning, marking the beginning of a three-day strike over union contract negotiations, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
More than half of today's healthcare executives are questioning the ability of their physicians, administrators and staff to adapt to change, according to a survey conducted by Select International at the annual meeting of the American College of Physician Executives.