HealthOne's North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, Colo., is opening a freestanding emergency room Monday, the first phase of a planned nine-acre Northeast ER campus that will include an ambulatory surgery center, according to a Denver Business Journal report.
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Erlanger Health System CEO Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson told the County Commission Thursday that the financially-troubled hospital is making $23 million in surgical improvements to attract departed surgeons, according to a Chattanoogan report.
Moody's Analytics, a branch of Moody's Investors Service, announced the release of an enhanced RiskCalc Plus model that includes coverage of non-profit hospitals and other non-profit sectors.
Healthcare reform's emphasis on patient safety and quality has motivated many hospitals and health systems to create a culture that supports safety and quality. Embedding a patient safety and quality focus in a hospital's culture is essential to improve in…
Today, U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Joe Heck, DO, (R-Nev.), released the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 — a bill that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate formula within the Medicare physician fee schedule.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Medical Marketing Solutions, a full-service marketing company that works exclusively with medical practices, has redesigned its website.
Life Line Screening announced a new business relationship with INNOVA Health Solutions to help the company's sponsoring providers, including hospitals and health systems, connect with high-risk consumers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on a proposal designed to encourage manufacturers to consider the safety of children in the design of new X-ray imaging devices.
Recent research published in BMJ Quality and Safety concluded the Keystone ICU intervention for central line-associated bloodstream infections were among four of the most economically attractive strategies for improving patient safety.
Researchers sought to find the best method for vascular catheter connector valve disinfection and found a five-second scrub with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol may be best, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.