Surgical errors, the flu and the measles captured the attention of clinical quality and infection control readers last week.

Over the past couple years, the anesthesia sector has rapidly consolidated: 40 practices have been acquired since 2012, accounting for 1,500 anesthesiologists nationwide, according to abeo, an anesthesia billing and practice management company.

The New England Patriot's Super Bowl win means Gary Gilliland, MD, PhD, president and director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, will be making good on a bet with Edward Benz Jr., MD, CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…

While the shift from volume- to value-based payment models will reward primary care physicians for work they weren't paid for in the past, such as monitoring patients between appointments, specialists will find new compensation models most difficult, according to a…

The velocity of change sweeping through healthcare is restructuring care delivery and reordering traditional provider relationships. As hospitals and physician groups move toward tighter integration, effective physician leadership becomes essential for success.

Although one of the aims of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to get rid of discrimination based on pre-existing conditions, there are still insurers that discourage high-cost patients from enrolling, according to a study released in The…

Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Hospital's 263 resident physicians have voted to unionize and join the Committee of Interns and Residents, the largest physician union in the U.S.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based national medical group MEDNAX acquired Warren, Mich.-based MEMAC Associates and the related entity Synergy Anesthesia.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published a set of guidelines for professional behavior on various digital media platforms in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Shared medical appointments — when physicians see about a dozen patients at once — though still uncommon, are starting to catch on, according to Bloomberg Business.