Investing in preventive health is an important strategy in improving population health and decreasing costs, according to a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation policy brief.

California has the highest number of oncologists, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

For hospitals, a strategy to expand market share requires more than adding physicians to the ranks. Hospitals can strengthen their market share by borrowing efficiencies and strategies that have traditionally been mainstays in the retail industry. John R. Thomas, CEO…

Not much has changed over the past year regarding accreditation standards.  However, ASCs should constantly think about how their center can continue to improve quality.

Culpeper Medical Associates, a network of six primary care physician practices throughout central Virginia, has joined Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health System, effective April 1.

Complementary and alternative medicine providers, such as practitioners of acupuncture and oriental medicine, chiropractors, direct-entry midwives and naturopathic physicians, are "generally unrecognized" by, but can fill a greater role in, the national healthcare landscape, according to a whitepaper generated by…

Hospitals, health systems and even insurers have been integrating with physician practices, seeking success under healthcare reform, and an article in the National Law Review breaks down four hospital-physician integration strategies that are evolving throughout the country.

Health insurer Highmark in Pittsburgh has acquired Pittsburgh-based Triangle Urological Group as part of its integrated healthcare delivery network, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

A free guide on infection prevention in emergency medical services is available from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

A free pocket card with patient handoff tips that was developed by University of Chicago Medical Center researchers is available from the Picker Institute.