The Texas state Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would expand the state's medical residency slots, according to a Star-Telegram report.

A children's hospital increased the rate of compliance to antibiotic prescribing standards by implementing quality improvement techniques, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has announced a new program to prevent return emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.

The American College of Surgeons has summarized the findings from their 18-month series of surgical healthcare quality forums around the country.  

Anesthesiologist Brian Brown, MD, of Lafayette, Ind., attended the Boston Marathon Monday to cheer on his running wife, but the bomb explosions sent him immediately into action caring for the wounded, according to a Journal and Courier report.

CMS released a memo explaining the benefits hospitals can gain from using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Common Formats to track and report adverse events.

Hospital readmission rates vary depending on the data collection method, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

The world demand for infection prevention products in the healthcare sector is forecast to increase by 6.4 percent annually to $130 billion in 2017, according to a study by Cleveland-based Freedonia Group.

UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco has signed a letter of intent to form an integrated system with Pacific Partners Management Services and San Mateo, Calif.-based Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County, according to a San Francisco…

New legislation, introduced in both the House and Senate Tuesday by Hawaii's Congressional delegation, would fund preventive healthcare training for students who would provide treatment for patients living in underserved, rural areas.