San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West is no longer an official ministry of the Catholic Church and is now operating as Dignity Health, according to a system news release. Catholic hospitals within the system will remain non-profit and adhere to religious…
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Mandatory vaccinations may be more effective in achieving higher vaccination rates among healthcare employees compared to programs focused on increasing access and convenience, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
Some Connecticut hospitals are significantly increasing advertising spending to capture more market share, according to a Hartford Business Journal report.
An improved safety culture within medical offices may not always translate to high quality measure scores, according to research published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
Incorporation of copper alloys into clinical settings may reduce the presence of microbial organisms, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemology.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a report outlining vaccination recommendations for healthcare employees.
This article briefly discusses eleven different healthcare and business issues. We have divided the article into three key sections. The first focuses on hospital and physician issues. Second, a brief observation on urgent care and sleep labs. Third, a brief…
Saint Louis University's School of Medicine has incorporated Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's "Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit" into an "enterprising and progressively evolving" health literacy initiative to improve outcomes through increased patient engagement," according to a case study…
Emil Rucigay, chair of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center's board of trustees, has stepped down as leader over his dissatisfaction with the hospital's plans to merge with two other Brooklyn, N.Y., hospitals — Brooklyn Hospital Center and Interfaith Medical Center, according…
For the fourth quarter of 2011, 247 healthcare merger and acquisition transactions totaling $40.2 billion were announced — a 12 percent drop in deal volume compared to the 282 deals announced in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a…