A recent study by Duke University Medical Center researchers found that post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much as $60,000 per patient, according to a Duke Medicine news release.

Leawood, Kan.-based Nueterra Healthcare, a leading developer and manager of physician-owned surgical facilities, has been recognized by CTQ Solutions for achieving an unparalleled level of patient satisfaction by achieving above average scores on all 29 key performance indicators measured by…

A mere 44 percent of hospital boards responding to a Health Affairs survey said that healthcare quality is among the top two criteria used to evaluate their CEOs, according to a report in American Medical News.

The "Best Hospitals" chosen by U.S. News and World Report are not the biggest favorites of hospital patients, as determined in federal patient satisfaction surveys, but the magazine won't be adding patient satisfaction scores to its methodology, according to an…

Here are 12 statistics about medical directors from Integrated Health Strategies' 2009 Medical Director Survey. The survey collected data from 160 organizations, 2,600 individual medical directors and 66 different medical director positions.

Results from Press Ganey's 2009 Outpatient Pulse Report: Patient Perspectives on American Health Care indicate that patient satisfaction with outpatient services has reached a five-year high, according to a Press Ganey news release.

A new report by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council found that mortality in Pennsylvania hospitals fell from 5.1 percent in 2002 to 4.2 percent in 2008, according to a release from the council.

CTQ Solutions has announced the Apex Quality Award winners for 2009, which recognizes outstanding healthcare organizations that demonstrate the highest levels of excellence in patient satisfaction throughout the country in markets served by CTQ, according to a CTQ news release.

The Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Program at 250-bed Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., achieved an outstanding score in the 99th percentile range in the first quarter of 2009 on CMS' patient satisfaction survey, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare…

Summa Health Systems and Crystal Clinic, both based in Akron, Ohio, have merged orthopedic programs, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.