Absent mitigation strategies, a mere 7% increase in U.S. kidney transplant candidates could prolong the wait list by nearly two years, according to a Stanford University-led study published March 24 in JAMA Network Open.  Current wait times are difficult to…

While hospitals have made strides in improving some aspects of maternity care, cesarean section rates remain high nationally, according to Leapfrog’s 2025 Maternity Care Report.  The report, published March 25, is based on data voluntarily reported by more than 1,700…

Raed Khoury, who has been in the healthcare industry for more than 40 years, is leading a multimillion-dollar initiative to address one of its biggest challenges: waste. According to a 2020 study, wasteful medical care costs the U.S. between $600…

In the past two months, two studies have found little to no association between CMS’ sepsis care rule and improved mortality.  By fiscal 2026, hospitals face losing federal funding if they fail to comply with CMS’ Severe Sepsis and Septic…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is collaborating with Netherlands-based medical robotics company Vitestro to test whether automated blood draw devices can be a scalable solution for U.S. hospitals.  For decades, phlebotomists have handled diagnostic blood collection. However, with widespread staffing shortages in…

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is refining its approach to inpatient diabetes management by integrating standardized protocols, technology and multidisciplinary teams aimed at reducing complications and readmissions.  Managing high blood sugar among hospitalized patients can be complex, as many admitted with diabetes…

In 2023, there were 3.6 million births in the U.S. — the lowest the birth rate has been since 1979 when 3.5 million were recorded — according to data published March 18.  The birth rate fell 2% compared to 2022,…

A former Steward-owned hospital is set to reopen in Pennsylvania and BradenHealth recently purchased two hospitals with plans to restore services.

A March 11 report from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF tracks the performance of healthcare systems over the last few decades. 

Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children's hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.