Objective Health has launched a new performance management system that provides a comprehensive assessment of a hospital's performance, letting hospital management track and compare key metrics to identify areas of improvement.
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This week's schedule at the U.S. Supreme Court includes three days of oral arguments concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a SCOTUS blog report.
The federal government spent $87.2 billion on children's health in 2010, indicating a five-fold increase in healthcare spending on pediatric care despite slower growth in the pediatric population, according to an Urban Institute analysis.
According to new data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, enrollment in baccalaureate, master's and doctoral nursing programs increased last year, forcing nursing schools to turn away 75,587 qualified applications to professional nursing programs.
The Tri-Council for Nursing will lead a $4.3 million, two-year initiative, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to advance state and regional strategies to create a more highly educated nursing workforce.
A survey of physicians show many often experience emotional stress but lack the necessary resources to cope with their respective plights, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strengthening its pre-market review process for medical devices that sound alarms to reduce the risk of alarm fatigue among healthcare workers, according to a Boston Globe report.
Following the release of a recent study questioning the quality of water in U.S. hospitals, a group of researchers from Central Michigan University is calling for federal mandates to regularly test tap water to protect patients from infections caused by…
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has issued its eighth annual report on hospital quality.
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