HHS recently announced Open Government Version 2.0, an update of its first initiative two years ago to promote transparency within the agency and spur innovation with the private sector and other governmental agencies.
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A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers outlines the various ways social media is changing the interaction between healthcare providers and consumers.
Hackensack University Medical Center in Bergen County, N.J., has temporarily suspended its kidney transplantation program after officials discovered its patients experienced a death rate triple that of the national average, according to a Record report.
ProPublica, a New York-based investigative reporting group, has released updated information on the quality of dialysis centers across the country, according to a St. Cloud Times report.
Press Ganey has submitted to the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse four updated measure summaries and two new measure summaries for patient satisfaction in the medical practice settings.
LifePoint Hospitals in Brentwood, Tenn., and Beaumont Health System in Detroit have each named an executive leader to lead patient safety and quality efforts.
When no pediatric intensive care unit beds were available for new patients, most of the time at least one PICU bed was being used for noncritical care activities, according to a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., announced the opening of its new North Tower.
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, N.Y., has announced an identity theft ring victimized approximately 100 patients from North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.
The University of California San Diego Health System has named Scott Lippman, MD, as the director of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla, Calif., effective May 1.