An analysis conducted by the Colorado Business Group on Health suggests physicians who are recognized for their high quality diabetes care are more likely to have patients with lower healthcare costs.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a toolkit designed to help hospitals improve medication safety.
A regional collaborative in Western New York has been shown to improve community healthcare by building a sophisticated network of resources to help local physicians and nurses deliver better care to patients.
Under healthcare reform, hospitals may face financial penalties for preventable readmissions. Reducing readmissions can thus save hospitals money, improve patient care and create efficiencies. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health developed a program to prevent readmissions for heart failure patients. Michael…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BCPI) initiative has generally been more attractive to providers than either of its two accountable care programs — the Medicare Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO program. Unlike…
A recently published study in Telemedicine and e-Health found that despite numerous benefits there are three major barriers to telemedicine implementation and use that need to be addressed.
The United States has some of the highest prices for medical products and services in the world, according to a report (pdf) by the International Federation of Health Plans.
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., and Boston-based Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center have partnered to study pancreatic cancer and glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, according to a Boston Globe report.
Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Ariz., announced the hospital and the Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona Healthcare-Sedona have affiliated with The University of Arizona Cancer Center based in Tucson.
National Health Investors announced that it will provide up to $8 million for renovations and additions to Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson.