The trend of hospitals and health systems acquiring physician practices and employing physicians has surged in popularity recently. The nation's ranks of independent physicians shrunk from being 57 percent of physicians in 2000 to just 39 percent in 2012 and…

Many hospitals participating in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality initiative have successfully reduced avoidable readmissions, according to an RWJF report.

Hospice care can yield significant cost savings to Medicare, even for patients enrolled one to seven days before death, according to a study in Health Affairs.

While evidence supports an association between nurse-patient ratios and inpatient mortality, a lack of stronger evidence precludes a definitive conclusion, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with MissionPoint Health Partners, St. Thomas Health's accountable care organization in Nashville, Tenn., to create a product for self-funded employer groups built around the ACO.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae have grown more resistant to last-resort antibiotics over the past 10 years.

Physician groups that publicly reported performance on quality measures were motivated to improve performance, according to a study in Health Affairs.

Publicly reporting quality measures spurs physician practices to improve performance on these measures, according to a study in Health Affairs.

While evidence for the effectiveness of patient safety culture interventions is limited, evidence suggests the most effective strategies are multifaceted and include team training and executive engagement in safety walk rounds, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A panel of 20 patient safety stakeholders has identified a list of 22 patient safety practices ready for adoption by healthcare providers, according to a new report.