A study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that among Medicare patients undergoing bariatric surgery, there was no significant difference in rates of complications and reoperation before and after the CMS policy (started in 2006) of…

While the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists issued a policy in 2012 asking operating room staff members to only use smartphones for medical purposes, the practice of recreational phone use continues to be a problem, according to NPR.

Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Ill., will sell its primary care practices to Peoria-based OSF Healthcare Systems, according to a Peoria Journal Star report.

A free toolkit on managing surgical smoke is available from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.

The risk of acquiring a surgical site infection may be linked to patients' genes, according to a study in Wound Repair and Regeneration.

The organism carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae did not leave CRE-positive patients until more than one year after hospital discharge, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control and reported by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and…

Contacting patients after their emergency department visit can increase patient satisfaction, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has entered a three-year shared savings agreement with UnitedHealthcare, according to an AP/Boston Globe report.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care have inked a four-year agreement under which the payor will provide UMass physicians with a global budget to care for Blue Cross HMO members, according to a…

Healthcare providers across the country are beginning to address population health through various means, including preventive health measures, post-discharge follow-up and education. To truly understand populations of patients, however, physician practices and even health systems will most likely need more…