Post-discharge home visits may be more effective in helping patients manage complex medication regimens than follow-up calls, according to research published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
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Several measures helped Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., achieve a zero rate of central-line associated bloodstream infection rate in the first quarter of 2011, according to a hospital news release.
As hospitals and health systems across the country work toward coordinated and integrated care, most will need to alter their relationships with physicians. How a health system aligns its priorities with physicians is critical. That's because physicians have such an…
A survey by HR Solutions International found that employee engagement levels increased from 2010 to 2011, according to a news release.
Summit Health in Chambersburg, Pa., has expanded its cardiology practice by attracting cardiologists from Keystone Cardiology to the health system, according to a Public Opinion report.
Wheeling, W.Va.-based Ohio Valley Health Services and Education Corp. has opened a retail clinic inside the Wal-Mart store in St. Clairsville, Ohio, according to a Wheeling News-Register report.
Metro Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., recently received primary stroke certification from Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, according to a report from the Grand Rapids Press.
Many hospitals lose tens of thousands of dollars every year, appear older and in need of capital improvement by leaving equipment that should be disposed of on their fixed asset ledger, says Michael Staunton, a director at Principle Valuation. Maintaining…
A federal judge has paused the antitrust case between Pittsburgh-based UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System after the latter accused the judge of displaying bias, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 14 quality measures on palliative and end-of-life care.