Colorado-based Centura Health has released a new report on the facility's quality and patient safety data as well as comparisons between Centura Health facilities and against national averages, according to a news release by Centura Health.

Vanguard Health Systems has completed its $6.1 million acquisition of bankrupt Phoenix-based Arizona Heart Institute, according to an Arizona Republic report.

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has announced a pilot program that will compensate healthcare providers in the state who are part of accountable care organizations for their quality of care versus the typical fee-for-service model, according to a report by…

Two Sugar Land, Texas-area neurologists, Jeffrey A. Jackson, MD, and M. Faisal Khan, MD, have joined the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital's physician organization as Methodist Sugar Land Neurology Associates, according to a Fort Bend Now report.

Physicians have the advantage in today's job market because of the nationwide physician shortage, says Dawn Golden, a physician recruiter who has worked for Catalina Medical Recruiters in Phoenix the past 8 ½ years, conducting both permanent placement and locum…

A new study found patients receiving undergoing a total hip or knee replacement incurred a higher incidence of surgical site infections when they received general anesthesia for the procedure over the same procedures performed under regional anesthesia, according to a…

The Nevada State Board of Health will hold a public hearing in regard to regulation changes that will require larger hospitals to report infection cases, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report.

A study conducted by UCLA found that a heart failure therapy program improved adherence to national guidelines for heart failure patients in outpatient settings, according to a news release by the UCLA Health System.

Connie Curran, RN, is the CEO of Best on Board, a company that provides governance education, testing and certification for hospital and health system board members. Here she discusses current changes in physician recruitment and the traits hospitals should prioritize…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's annual release of state-by-state quality data will now include new information on healthcare quality sorted by source of payment, including private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and those without insurance, according to a news release…