The newly created Ebola drug known as ZMapp was successful in saving all of the monkeys from dying from Ebola in a trial, according to research published in Nature.

The following are the most popular stories on infection control and clinical quality from Becker's Hospital Review for August, starting with the most-read.

With rising costs of care and new federal mandates tying value-based incentive payments to patient satisfaction, hospitals are striving to find innovative ways to improve cost efficiencies while enhancing the quality of patient care. According to recently published data in…

Many cancer patients do not receive hospice care until very close to death, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

After an academic medical center implemented a multidisciplinary bundle to reduce surgical site infections, rates of SSIs and sepsis after colorectal surgery decreased, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to Pfizer's investigational Clostridium difficile vaccine, which is in Phase 2 clinical development.

ECRI Institute, in collaboration with Hartford Hospital, is launching a new educational series, called "Robotic Surgery and Risk Management: Virtual Conference Series." 

Regardless of size or location, it is extremely rare to find a hospital in the United States with the physical facilities required, such as negative pressure isolation rooms, to isolate more than one or two Ebola patients, according to a…

HHS has approved Pennsylvania's plan to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to launch Healthy Pennsylvania, a program that will promote affordable care and increase access to care for the uninsured, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) announced yesterday.

In today's healthcare environment, managing a hospital-based physician practice and achieving increased effectiveness and improved productivity for business survival is no easy task. While strong revenue cycle management strategies can amplify the billing and accounts receivable results, incorporating practice management…