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…
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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…
Stryker Biotech reached a settlement with the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts to resolve a 2009 federal grand jury indictment, according to a Stryker news release.
Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., is continuing its efforts to go green with new IV equipment that are free of PVC and DEHP, two industrial chemicals used in plastics that have been shown to harm human and environmental health.
A recent poll showed 93 percent of Florida physicians support legislation designed to reform the state's current medical malpractice system, according to a Patients for Fair Compensation release.
Antimicrobial scrubs worn by healthcare personnel may decrease the risk of MRSA transmission to patients, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has released a practice alert that updates clinical guidelines for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Public reporting on risk-adjusted mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in New York did not affect market share or physicians' decisions to leave practice from 1998-2007, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Researchers from across the country, including Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, have recommended eight quality indicators for performance reporting on stroke care, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and community behavioral health hospitals increased from 305 in 2010 to 316 in 2011, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Health.