According to bankruptcy documents filed by Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services withdrew its bid for the hospital due to "political forces working against it," according to a Jersey Journal report.
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In an attempt to reduce a physician shortage, Missouri legislation would allow nurse practitioners to care for patients without physician oversight, according to a KY3 news report.
Some hospital officials in Colorado aren't fond of a price transparency bill that would require hospitals to create payment policies for uninsured patients whose family income is four times the federal poverty level, according to a Denver Post report.
A recent report comparing the salary of orthopedic surgeons to other professionals, such as dentists and lawyers, researchers found orthopedic surgery is less lucrative than the common perception of the profession, according to a Medscape report.
The demand for skillful health IT workers is at a high as hospitals and health systems seek employees who can help successfully implement electronic health records and prepare the organization to meet meaningful use. A Computer Economics study found approximately…
San Francisco-area hospitals saw medication administration accuracy improve after participating in the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program's one-year quality improvement project, according to research published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Wording in messages to encourage hand hygiene could lead to significant changes in compliance, according to research published in Psychological Science.
The family of an 88-year-old patient has alleged a medication error at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., caused the patient's death, according to a Bellingham Herald report.
Tom Button, director of infection prevention at Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital, has resigned, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased a little more than 5 percent over the 12-months ending December 2011, according to a news…