Continuously challenged by complex reform policies and the goal of ensuring high quality care at low costs while still maintaining profitability, healthcare providers must also continuously look for ways to improve productivity.

A large number of flu cases at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Ind., caused the hospital to cancel elective surgeries Tuesday, because the hospital didn't want to expose post-operative patients to influenza, according to a report by The…

On any day in December 2014, an average of 4 percent of Americans reported having the flu, according to Gallup — one of the highest rates of flu in the U.S. in the last seven years.

In a time when modern, up-to-date facilities can be a big selling point for hospitals seeking more patients, construction and maintenance projects have become the norm in hospitals across the country — but acute care hospitals can't pause patient care…

Primary care physicians are more likely to recommend a career as a nurse practitioner than as a physician to qualified college students.

Retirement savings are a top concern for physicians across all specialties and age groups, according to the "2014 Report on Work/Life Profiles of Today's U.S. Physician," from AMA Insurance Agency.

Oakland, Calif.-based Council of Accountable Physician Practices announced Tuesday the addition of two new members: Chicago-based Advocate Health Care and North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System in New York.

Reducing the number of healthcare-associated infections in patients after cardiac surgery can have a large effect on costs, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Johnson & Johnson has begun clinical trials of its experimental Ebola vaccine, making it the third vaccine currently in clinical development, according to a report by Fortune.

Expanded clinical support was ranked highest among physicians' needs as they shift to value-based care and seek new resources and capabilities to support the change, according to a recent survey from Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.