The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will begin offering a doctoral program in epidemiology this fall.
The Latest
Three Nebraska healthcare organizations will take part in a study that will test a device designed to measure the cleanliness of various surfaces in patient rooms, according to a Regional West Health Services release.
This month, Illinois officials will begin matching addresses of Medicaid recipients against state driving records to ensure the federal funds aren't moving out of the state, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
The CEO of Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has said Glendale, Wis.-based Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is partly to blame for Aurora's troubled finances, according to a Business Journal report.
Concentra, a subsidiary of the Louisville, Ky.-based insurer Humana, has acquired a primary care practice in Lincolnwood, Ill., bringing its total number of medical centers in Chicagoland to 15.
A new study shows 96 percent of orthopedic surgeons practice defensive medicine with estimated annual costs of more than $2 billion, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.
Most experts agree that the healthcare industry is in the midst of a transition from volume-based to value-based healthcare, but the process of changing a deeply ingrained culture of fee-for-service is still unclear. Ken Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS, believes hospitals…
Electronic surveillance of C. difficile infections may be more accurate and rapid than manual surveillance, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
After more than 20 years at the helm, Thomas J. Lewis will retire from his role as president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, according to a systems news release.
After 10 years of operation, Louisville, Ky.-based Merit Health is making its exit from the industry and selling its current hospital investments, according to a Business First report.