Many physicians believe patients' inappropriate demands or requests for medical tests or treatments are partially responsible for ballooning healthcare costs, but the rate at which these requests are satisfied is actually very low, according to a recent study published in…

Roughly 350 hospitals participating in Premier's quality improvement collaborative performed better in reducing inpatient mortality over a six-year period than non-participating hospitals, according to a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

Here are nine medical school and residency programs that have been announced or launched in 2015, beginning with the most recent.

Construction began Monday on New Mexico's second medical school: the $105 million Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based physician staffing firm TeamHealth Holdings announced Thursday it has acquired Ruby Crest Emergency Medicine, the group that staffs the emergency department of Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko, which has an annual volume of 24,000 cases.

Efforts to enhance hand hygiene and reduce healthcare-associated infections have also led to the rise in dermatitis among healthcare workers, according to a study conducted by The University of Manchester.

After five years of research, a team of chemists, microbiologists and students at the University of South Florida in Tampa have developed a compound that may one day treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, according to a Tampa Tribune report.

Here are 10 stories recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on patient safety, starting with the most recent.

A proposal from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee suggested compensating physicians for counseling parents on getting their children vaccinated.

New Orleans-based Tulane University School of Medicine and its A.B. Freeman School of Business announced the launch of a new, accelerated MD-MBA program, slated to start this summer.