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…

The American Medical Group Association, representing large group practices, played a central role in shaping accountable care organizations and sees group practices, and not hospitals, as the mainstay of ACOs, according to Chet Speed, vice president of public policy for…

Hospital employment of physicians has become increasingly popular in recent years and is only expected to continue. Most industry leaders predict that reimbursement will increasingly favor quality over quantity, and organizations most poised to profit under this type of system…