Surgeons at Jacksonville, Fla.-based Wolfson Children's Hospital performed the first procedure to treat a ruptured aneurysm on a pediatric patient using the Pipeline Embolization Device, according to Juice, a health news source from Jacksonville-based Baptist Health.

CMS on Sept. 17 revealed a proposal to eliminate a measure that penalizes hospitals with increased instances of patient deaths after an organ transplant. 

CMS cited the University of Minnesota Medical Center at Fairview Riverside Hospital in Minneapolis for violating a patient's rights who went to the emergency department for mental health concerns — the second Fairview hospital to be cited this month for…

A recent article by Allscripts discusses 8 tips for determining where to invest in health IT. 

Cargill Meat Solutions, a meat producer that ships products nationwide, recalled 132,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination, according to USA Today.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 101 people as of Sept. 24 amid rising safety concerns for health workers, according to the World Health Organization. 

In a recent press release, Healogics® Inc., the nation's largest provider of advanced chronic wound care services, today announced the launch of Healogics® iSupply.

Detroit Medical Center, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, has reached a five-year agreement with Troy, Mich.-based Wayne State University Physician Group, which includes more than 300 physicians.

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association awarded Winfield, Ill.-based Central DuPage Hospital and Wheaton, Ill.-based Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital the 2018 Quality Excellence Achievement Award in Partnership for their efforts in advancing patient care and safety.

Jorge Reyes, MD, chief of transplant surgery at Seattle-based UW Medicine, shared several steps the health system takes to lower the risk of cancer transmission through transplanted organs, after the news of a  European organ donor whose undetected breast cancer…