Certain nontechnical skills, such as coping and communication, may have a direct association with surgeons' technical skills, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Researchers have developed a questionnaire that could help healthcare providers determine and analyze near-misses, according to a study published in BMC Research Notes.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have proposed legislation designed to improve post-market surveillance of medical devices to ensure patient safety without stifling innovation.
John E. McDonough, professor of practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, outlines 36 ways a repeal of President Obama's healthcare reform could affect Massachusetts residents, who already have their state's own health reform, according to a Boston Globe…
The House Ways and Means Committee has voted 23-13 to pass legislation that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act under the healthcare reform law, according to a report from The Hill.
Hospital prices remained stable from Nov. 2011 to Dec. 2011, according to data recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In mid-November, the question of whether hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery should offer elective angioplasties rose to the surface as the American College of Cardiology issued revised guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention and the American Hospital Association released a new…
Action Products, a Hagerstown, Md.-based medical supplies company, recently ranked in the top 10 percent nationwide for GTIN Readiness, according to a company news release.
Hospital employee satisfaction is coming under the spotlight, as healthcare leaders start to realize that organizational culture is directly tied to patient satisfaction, financial results and clinical quality. Here three hospital CEOs discuss the issues that hurt employee satisfaction in…
With eight hospitals, a medical group of more than 500 employed physicians with 36 clinics and New Mexico's largest health plan, it's no surprise that Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services has a big impact on its surrounding community. That's why…