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.

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has begun publishing a newsletter featuring medical errors made at the hospital to help physicians learn from the mistakes, according to a report in The Boston Globe.  

Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System has created the Institute for Population Health to improve the health of urban populations in Philadelphia, increase healthcare quality and lower costs.

HHS announced it would allot a total of $54 million to 33 states to fund "navigators," who will reach out to the uninsured and assist them in enrolling on the health insurance marketplaces.

Providence, R.I.-based Coastal Medical, a primary care group and medical management company that functions as an accountable care organization, has added two physician groups to its ranks.

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health System, which includes three acute-care hospitals and a neuropsychiatric hospital, has three primary focus areas in patient safety and quality. While the health system works on more than 50 initiatives simultaneously, the recent focus has been…

North Shore-LIJ Health System announced the dedication of a new $130 million pavilion at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., scheduled to open April 22.  

Early findings suggest hospital partnerships with retail clinics could help hospitals lower readmission rates provided the two are directly integrated, according to a Scientific American report.

The Mankato (Minn.) Clinic is scheduled to begin construction this spring on a new pediatric care facility, according to a Mankato Free Press report.

Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System, San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care have partnered with UnitedHealthcare to study medical devices.