San Jose, Calif.-based Silicon Valley Joint Replacement Center at Good Samaritan Hospital has lowered the rate of complications at the facility from 6.9 percent in 2009 to 0.9 percent in 2014, according to a San Jose Mercury News report.

  After a California Veterans Affairs hospital instituted a postoperative pneumonia prevention program for patients in its surgical ward, it saw lowered case rates for the condition, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

  St. Louis-based SSM Health Care was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not using hospital-strength cleaner to clean blood testing machines, according to a KSDK report.

After a three-month investigation into a rare infection that affected 15 patients, four of whom died, Greenville (S.C.) Health System is updating its processes and procedures so the mycobacterial infection does not happen again.

DHG Healthcare, a company that provides advisory and accounting services to the healthcare community, has released a report detailing challenges in developing a clinically integrated network.

The Healthcare Association of New York State has collaborated with the New York State Department of Health and other statewide stakeholders to join a national initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality.

Max Weber, a sociologist, philosopher, economist and political scientist, is often referred to as the "father of modern sociology." Although Mr. Weber's last book was published in 1922, many of his theories live on today and can be applied to…

A group of eight cardiologists is severing ties with Mercy Clinic – St. Louis to reenter private practice, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.

  Activity level is a powerful predictor for outcomes in orthopedic procedures such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, articular cartilage repair and total joint arthroplasty, according to a literature review in the July issue of the Journal of the American…

  The implementation of a standardized handoff process across 23 children's hospitals resulted in a significant decrease in handoff-related care failures, according to a study published in Pediatrics.