Manufacturing management practices, including Lean, may improve processes of care in cardiac units, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine and reported by Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

The fee-for-service model that has allowed hospital-dominated health systems to use capital investments and inpatient market share to garner financial returns is quickly shifting towards a population health and risk-sharing reimbursement model. There are multiple reasons for this shift including…

Hospital readmission rates are a constant source of researchers' and academics' analysis, particularly as American hospitals face increased pressure to reduce avoidable readmissions under the federal value-based purchasing program. Here are seven recent findings on hospital readmissions, including what factors…

Physician turnover has hit its highest rate since 2005, the first year the data was collected, according to the 8th annual Physician Retention Survey from Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that about 71 million Americans with private health insurance received coverage for at least one free preventive healthcare service in 2011 and 2012, because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

High reliability industries are everywhere; most people just don’t realize it — they range from amusement parks and zoos to oil drilling rigs, air traffic control and nuclear submarines. High reliability is the ongoing safe operation of an organization or…

Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate that would up add Medicare-supported physician residency positions to programs across the country, according to AHA News Now and Association of American Medical Colleges reports.

Arlington-based Texas Health Resources plans to begin publishing quality and safety data for the public, demonstrating the healthcare industry's move to greater transparency and accountability, according to a Dallas Morning News report.

For the fourth year in a row, the number of medical school seniors matched with internal medicine residencies in the United States has increased.

The Children's Medical Center of Dayton (Ohio) announced it has formed a joint venture with Miami Valley Hospital, also in Dayton, to enhance neonatal care.