Peter W. Carmel, MD, president of the American Medical Association, has issued a statement saying the organization is "extremely pleased" that the majority of the accountable care organizations accepted into the Medicare Shared Savings Program are physician led. Yesterday, CMS…
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HCA's Brentwood-Tenn.-based TriStar Health System will break ground April 17 on a standalone emergency room and medical office building in Spring Hill, Tenn., according to a report by The Tennessean.
Patients' actual emergency department waiting times may differ significantly from their predicted waiting times, according to a study in Emergency Medicine Journal.
North American Partners in Anesthesia announced a new partnership with Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City to provide anesthesiology and related management services.
The Premier healthcare alliance has identified 15 different categories of potential savings opportunities in hospitals.
Jack Anderson, MD, an anesthesiologist who works at the Montgomery Surgical Center, recently defended propofol sedation in an interview with the Montgomery Advisor.
Countries with higher national income levels, lower out-of-pocket healthcare costs and high performing and efficient health systems tend to have lower rates of high cholesterol among people with a history of high cholesterol, according to research published in Circulation.
Recently published research suggests U.S. spending on cancer, which outpaces other countries, may lead to greater survival gains among patients, according to an NPR report.
Cancer care centers, such as those in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and designated National Cancer Institute centers, performed only modestly better than community hospitals at meeting recognized quality standards for treating dying cancer patients, according to a new study…
Open Health Market, a website that was founded to serve as a "matchmaker" between self-insured businesses and healthcare providers, expects to post its first requests next week, according to a Boston Globe report.