Recent changes to maintenance of certification policies have elicited a strong backlash from many in the medical community.

Marshall-based Missouri Valley Physicians plans to merge with Jefferson City (Mo.) Medical Group, according to The Marshall Democrat-News.  

Physicians are busy people, but how do they spend their time when they leave the exam room?

Johnson & Johnson has announced it will working with Vedanta Biosciences under a licensing deal to develop a microbiome-based drug for bowel conditions, according to a Reuters report.

The Indiana Hospital Association recently launched a new website, mycareINsight.org, to help Indiana residents compare hospital quality as well as costs.

The ECRI Institute has released its 2015 Top 10 Hospital C-Suite Watch List report, which highlights new and emerging technologies that "will demand attention and planning" over the next 12 months — and disinfection robots topped the list.

Under Highmark's value-based Quality Blue program, member hospitals experienced lower readmission and infection rates in 2014.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals and Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System have announced they will expand their collaborative efforts to enhance patient safety and continually improve the quality of care across the nation.

Sixty-three percent of residents have been approached with job opportunities by hospitals, medical groups and recruiting firms 51 times or more during the course of their training.

Two of Central Florida's largest hospital systems — Orlando-based Florida Hospital and Orlando Health — have seen impressive results from their infection prevention efforts, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.