The American Hospital Association, along with six national partners, has released a toolkit to help hospitals and health systems improve their antimicrobial stewardship programs.

When operating rooms are not running as efficiently as possible, it can lead to delays, dissatisfied patients and a frustrated medical staff. Therefore, optimizing patient throughput is key.

The American's public on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stayed steady in June, according to the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll.

The following are the most-read hand hygiene-centric stories last month, starting with the most popular.

The Tennessee Pharmacists Association and Tennessee Medical Association developed legislation to authorize collaborative pharmacy practice, placed into effect July 1, according to an article on pharmacist.com.

Follow-up yields higher patient satisfaction, better care and opportunities to enhance population health management and revenue

Sepsis can be difficult for providers to diagnose and treat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and patients who develop sepsis have increased risk of death or other complications. Additionally, it is the most expensive cause of…

Readmissions are not ideal for patients or for healthcare organizations, so it is encouraging news that hospitals and health systems are working diligently to address how to reduce readmission rates. A CMS report shows a drop from a 19 percent…

HHS has awarded more than $840 million to improve emergency preparedness through two federal preparedness programs — the Hospital Preparedness Program and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program.

Houston Methodist Hospital and College Station-based Texas A&M University Health Science Center have announced a partnership to develop new health professions degree programs.