Readmission rates are top of mind for many hospital and health system leaders as Medicare penalties for high rates of preventable readmissions loom. St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit is projected to incur $2.5 million in penalties in…

Fewer than 11 percent of residents from Westchester County, N.Y., a county roughly 30 miles north of New York City, travel to Manhattan for hospital care, according to a study by the Westchester County Association Healthcare Consortium.

Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH, offers eight ways video recording can improve quality of care, in a Journal of the American Medical Association article.

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the only hospital in the state to receive the Healthgrades 2013 Patient Safety Excellence Award.

There has been a marked increase in the frequency of drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae nationwide, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Click here to read the rest of the article in Becker’s ASC Review.

Lakeway (Texas) Regional Medical Center was fined $10,000 by CMS for deficiencies related to the hospital's lab, according to an Austin American-Statesman report.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is reconvening the Commission to Build a Healthier America to issue new guidance on early childhood development and healthy communities.

The sites with the most bacteria in a hospital room differ based on the type of hospital room, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Hydrogen peroxide vapor is an effective way to sanitize the packaging of unused medical supplies, saving the expense of replacement supplies, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The rate of Clostridium difficile infection in a hospital decreased by 89 percent following the implementation of three interventions, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.