Mark Stensager is CEO of Guthrie Healthcare System, a three-hospital system in Sayre, Pa. that is integrated with the Guthrie Clinic, a 229-physician group. Here he makes some observations about healthcare reform.

A study released by the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory shows that various instances of "disruptive behavior" caused patient safety to decrease, according to a news release by PPSA.

A glance at the headlines shows how badly healthcare needs to become more efficient. Healthcare spending in the United States rose 5.7 percent in 2009, to $2.5 trillion. It now commands 17.3 percent of the gross domestic product, up from…

An increasing number of midcareer physicians are leaving their independent practices to join hospital systems as salaried employees, according to a report by The Detroit News.

A study released last month from the University of California-San Diego revealed that in the month of July the number of fatal medication errors rise in teaching hospitals, although some medical experts aren't ready to accept that as fact quite…

Marc Bard, MD, chief innovation officer in the healthcare practice of Navigant Consulting, is the co-author of the recently published white paper, "Accountable Care Organizations and Payment Reform: Setting a Course for Success." Here, Dr. Bard discusses what ACOs mean…

Physicians from two large group practices and Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group in Baton Rouge, La., recently discussed what stapes they would need to take to create an accountable care organization.

More than 30 hospitals in the Northeast region of Ohio participating in a quality collaborative study showed that high quality care stemmed from following national standard procedures, according to a news release by the Ohio Hospital Association.

Following the March 2010 passing of the health reform bill, the future of physician-owned hospitals is uncertain. Starting in 2011, the law prohibits existing physician-owned hospitals from expanding and prevents new ones from being built. Here, Brett Gosney, president of…

Auditing of New York rates of hospital-associated infections show that the state's numbers may be affected because of inaccurate reporting by hospital staff members, according to a news release by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.