Hospitals' acquisitions of physician practices will likely result in higher healthcare costs, reduced physician productivity and more fragmented care, according to an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal.

A recent report by Valence Health provides a list of 19 questions health systems should ask as they work to develop accountable care.

Total hospital costs for potentially preventable hospital admissions related to diabetes increased by nearly 12 percent from 2005 to 2010, according to a statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and…

A free toolkit on engaging patients in primary care quality improvement is available from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative.

The National Quality Forum board of directors has endorsed new infectious disease, neurological and pulmonary measures.

Patient handoffs present a significant patient safety risk, which can be mitigated by following four best practices, according to a white paper by Ingenious Med.

More than half of the nation's hospitals acquire physician practices for four main reasons, according to a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare.

State senators in California have introduced bills that would increase the scope of care for nurse practitioners, optometrists, pharmacists and physician assistants, according to a KGO-TV/Associated Press report.

The Joint Commission has listed five of its requirements that were most often identified as "not compliant" for 2012 for accredited organizations and certified programs.

New York Downtown Hospital in Lower Manhattan is axing its residency program and will cease to be a teaching hospital at the end of June, according to a WNYC report.