Payment reform has been sweeping through healthcare under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Bundled payment models have grown in popularity, with CMS announcing the participants of its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program, and accountable care organizations with…

Successful transitions of care for patients require greater collaboration among healthcare providers, according to a Joint Commission report.

The Association for the Healthcare Environment opposes a proposed requirement that healthcare providers record the destruction of controlled substances on a paper form, according to an AHA News Now report.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched an online library of healthcare providers' success stories addressing healthcare quality and equality issues.

The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has proposed a classification system to help researchers and providers evaluate repeat medical imaging and develop evidence-based guidelines to reduce unnecessary duplication in a new report.

Seventeen medical specialty societies representing more than 350,000 physicians have released a total of 18 lists, each describing five potentially unnecessary tests, treatments or medication therapies as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.

About seven million people could be drastically affected by primary care physician shortages after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands insurance coverage next year, according to a new study in Health Affairs.

UnitedHealthcare and New West Physicians, a 65-physician primary care group practice and medical management company in Denver, are starting an accountable care organization.

There is no doubt that accountable care organizations are spreading throughout the country and different healthcare markets. In fact, according to David Muhlestein, a Leavitt Partners analyst, there are 428 commercial and Medicare ACOs spanning the country in every state…

Many hospitals and health systems are realizing that patient safety and quality are not the products of a single initiative or project, but the results of a patient-centered culture that emphasizes safe, evidence-based practices. Maple Grove (Minn.) Hospital is building…