Dreaming big — reaching for something that initially seems impossible — coupled with a strong plan can drive higher performance. Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care has a big goal around patient safety, according to Rishi Sikka, MD, vice president…

Symbios Medical Products issued a Class 1 recall of its GOPump Elastomeric Infusion PumpKit, a self-contained infusion system for postoperative pain management, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Premier health alliance announced that hospitals participating in its nationwide quality improvement initiative have avoided 92,000 deaths and saved $9.1 billion in costs since 2008.

The Association of Health Care Journalists launched hospitalinspections.org, a database of federal inspection reports on U.S. hospitals since January 2011.

Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark has partnered with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other providers in the area to train paramedics to care for people at their homes, according to a Pittsburgh Business Review report.

Understanding the risk factors of reoperation and readmission after surgical resection of the liver can help improve patient outcomes, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Chicago-based Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and its physician group, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation plan to integrate with Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and its physician group, Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group. Their integrated clinical operations will form a new organization, Northwestern…

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…