North Carolina State University chemists have created a compound that makes existing antibiotics 16 times more effective against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs."
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A statewide initiative in Michigan led to sustained improvements in appropriate use of catheters, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The following is reprinted with permission from Singletrack Analytics. One of the first decisions to be made by applicants to the Medicare bundled payment initiative will be the selection of DRGs for which they will participate. Many facts are involved…
The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West is sponsoring two California ballot initiatives to end what it calls "price gouging" and expand charity care by hospitals, according to an SEIU-UHW news release.
The American Hospital Association will hold a town hall meeting for its members via webcast today at 4 p.m. EST, according to an AHA News Now report.
Miami-based Jackson Health System's Board has approved union contracts with three SEIU bargaining units, which represent nurses, physicians and other workers at the hospital, according to a Miami Herald report.
This article briefly discusses 10 emerging healthcare issues for 2012, focusing principally on hospital and physician issues.
On Feb. 21, Surgical Directions' president and CEO Jeff Peters and David Young, MD, managing partner of Surgical Directions and medical director of pre-surgical testing at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, will present a webinar on perioperative performance, according…
Reducing clinical variations for pneumonia treatment can lead to significant cost reduction since the condition is one of the highest volume DRGs in the country, according to a blog post from Verras.
Physician organizations have expressed concern that minimum health coverage standards to begin in 2014 might not provide sufficient coverage, according to an American Medical News report.