Inpatients who received oral nutritional supplements, such as nutrition drinks, had a shorter length of stay, lower costs and a lower readmission risk than patients who did not receive supplements, according to a study in the American Journal of Managed…

HealthCare Access Maryland announced a partnership with The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, both in Baltimore, to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and preventable 30-day hospital readmissions.

These days, care is all about delivering the highest quality for the lowest cost. Sometimes, this involves standard re-evaluation of management and clinical practices. Other times, hospitals turn to more innovative solutions. Minneapolis-based Abbott Northwestern Hospital is one of these…

A new study published in the American Journal of Medical Quality finds that standardizing the surgical care process leads to increased compliance with the Surgical Care Improvement Project.

Cholesterol testing for patients with coronary heart disease is often redundant, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Limerick, Pa.-based Teleflex, a global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced it will showcase its regional anesthesia and pain management products during the ESRA Congress in Glasgow, UK, Sept. 4-7, according to a Daily Finance report.

Many cardiology practices are facing a succession crisis and either don't realize it, haven't acknowledged it or perhaps worse aren't willing to change to fix it. Absent a formal plan, the default strategy becomes simple: Throw the keys on a…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has proposed a pilot test of an emergency department discharge tool.

CMS has lifted the immediate jeopardy status from FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C., according to a report by The Pilot.

The concept of physician-hospital alignment, also referred to as integration, has captured the healthcare industry's attention for nearly 25 years, since the earliest initiatives were launched in the early 1990s. Many transactions have occurred since then, mostly to accomplish market…