CMS has accepted a corrective action plan submitted by Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, N.C., allowing the health system to keep its Medicare funding, according to a WRAL report.
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Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System has implemented a new policy that requires all hospital employees to receive influenza vaccinations, according to a Greenville Online report.
University of Michigan Health System, based in Ann Arbor, is expanding with a new health center in Northville Township, Mich., according to a U-M Health System news release.
The ECRI Institute has released a new risk analysis, Social Media in Healthcare, to help healthcare providers manage the risks social media may pose, according to an ECRI Institute news release.
A recent study has identified the total performance score hospitals need to "break even" in the fiscal year 2013 value-based purchasing program, which is slated to begin Oct. 1.
Several healthcare organizations, including the Kansas Hospital Association and Kansas Medical Society, have voiced opposition to a proposed bill that would give parents more flexibility to opt-out of mandatory vaccinations for their children, according to a Wichita Eagle report.
Since passage of the HITECH Act, which was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, healthcare providers have been gearing up their healthcare information technology implementation plans to meet meaningful use requirements and gain financial incentives. In…
Oak Hill Hospital, an HCA facility located in Brooksville, Fla., has appointed several new members to its quality and risk management team, according to an MD News report.
Results from a recent study showed that administration of a single antibiotic increased mice's susceptibility to C. difficile, according to research published in Infection and Immunity.
In a review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers are urging regulatory agencies and healthcare providers to take extra steps to fight the current shortage of anti-infection drugs, according to an Infectious Diseases Society of America news release.