When Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care launched its Clinical Integration Program a little more than five years ago, very few organizations were aligning with independent physicians in ways that today would be viewed as the underpinnings of an accountable…

Researchers from The Netherlands found that asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction was a significant predictor of 30-day cardiovascular events following surgery, indicating a need to diagnose the condition preoperatively and to better manage it around the time of surgery, according to…

Joseph "Mike" Morel, a CRNA and co-director of Huntingdon (Tenn.) Anesthesia, was honored as the 2010 recipient of the Federal Political Director of the Year Award, designed to acknowledge a CRNA who has made significant contributions to the American Association…

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees the use of radioactive materials, has identified violations involving radiology use at 13 hospitals operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Frank Wefald, MD, a cardiologist practicing at Johnston Health, a public hospital system in Smithfield, N.C., filed a complaint in county court against Johnston after the system suspended his privileges, according to a report by the Herald.

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is expecting to see 200,000 ER visits this year, one-third more than expected, driven in part by a 25 percent reduction in ER bed wait times, according to The Dallas Morning News and the hospital.

Malignant hyperthermia crises come on suddenly, and healthcare providers have no real way to predict which patients may experience this reaction while under anesthesia unless they have found a positive patient or family history. However, with proper preparation and knowledge,…

Southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals, physicians and other providers are joining together in a new initiative to reduce hospital readmissions, according to a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index would have shown improvements overall for the first quarter of 2010, were it not for a slump in satisfaction for hospital care, according to the latest ACSI report.

A pay-for-performance program in the United Kingdom that tied payment to achieving quality targets brought primary-care physicians' income more in line with specialists' income, reduced their work hours and helped reduce a physician shortage, according to a study funded by…