The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, a not-for-profit pharmacy standards development organization, has released a recap of its 2011 accomplishments.
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A regional quality collaborative resulted in substantial improvements in surgical outcomes and reductions in healthcare costs, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Lincoln Hospital in New York City has launched the Lincoln Art Exchange, which allows uninsured artists to exchange their talents for healthcare services, according to a New York Daily News report.
Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., will soon break ground on a $26.7 million neuroscience tower, according to a hospital news release.
St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo., has opened the St. Anthony Breast Center, according to a news release.
As Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York gains market share, it is growing less popular with neighboring hospitals that claim the well-known facility siphons more profitable patients from the community, according to a Crain's New York Business report.
As with most things in life, health system success with health information technology is more about quality than quantity. Even the hospital with the most iPads or priciest electronic medical record can falter if it doesn't adapt to rapid change…
The lead staffing consultant for Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston recently shared the traits, skills and personality characteristics he keeps an eye out for when hiring, according to a Boston Globe report. Ryan Lavoie said the hardest positions to…
Donald Berwick, MD, recently said the "edgy and promising design" of accountable care organizations will work because of the focus on transparency, coordination, consumer power and intolerance of waste, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
New Hampshire hospitals are opposing a bill that would exclude Cancer Treatment Centers of America from review by the certificate-of-need board and exempt it from the Medicaid enhancement tax — requirements of other healthcare facilities in the state — according…