Contrary to goals, reducing hospital residents' consecutive work hours was associated with more medical errors than were reported under original work hours, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Outpatient quality measurements currently focus on preventive and chronic disease care at the expense of other quality measures such as safety, according to a viewpoint piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

On average, payors spent less than 1 percent of premiums on healthcare quality improvement activities in 2011, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance launched its patient-centered specialty practice recognition program today.

Bringing on a new primary care or specialty physician is a time-consuming and expensive feat. However, no matter how much time or money is spent during the process, hiring a physician is just half the battle to actually growing an…

As healthcare reform focuses more on value for patients, many hospitals are making quality and patient safety top goals. However patient safety is a broad category of important issues. Here, Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, vice president of the Premier healthcare…

The methods of current studies on a business case for nursing investments fail to capture long-term and external cost savings, according to a study published in a supplement to Medical Care's April issue.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System announced the National Quality Forum endorsed sepsis practices developed at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a $3 million initiative to support states working to transform healthcare through nursing.

Consumer Reports has updated its safety ratings of hospitals.