Mortality rates decline after computerized physician order entry is implemented, a recent study by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital found, according to a report in the Stanford Daily.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has launched the "IP Program Evaluation Tool," designed to help professionals assess the resources needed to improve patient safety through infection prevention programs, according to an APIC news release.

Performance-based incentives to primary-care physicians could end up increasing the disparities in care provided to lower-income patients and minorities, according to a study by the Rand Corp. The results are reported in the May edition of the journal Health Affairs.

As healthcare reform increases transparency and allows patients to become more savvy consumers, healthcare providers will need to be creative when it comes to attracting patients to their facilities. Essential to this process is transforming your facility's patient experience from…

Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., has received a $3.6 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to advance clinical quality and has committed to match this amount with an additional $7.2 million to further its patient safety…

The American Pain Society honored the recipients of its fourth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing six of nation's outstanding pain care centers.  

The American Hospital Association has released the first in a series of AHA Research Synthesis Reports, which discusses the potential implications of bundled payments and addresses key areas for consideration moving forward.

A study from the University of Munich, using quantitative sensory testing to identify changes in pain sensitivity, found that pain thresholds increased by up to 50 percent in healthy volunteers undergoing acupuncture to the left leg, according to a news…

The recent economic environment has led many hospitals and health systems to concentrate on providing quality healthcare at reduced costs to both the facility and the patient. Creating systems that best fulfill these requirements takes time and dedication from hospital…

Hospitals that follow up within a week of discharge with patients who were hospitalized for heart failure have a lower 30-day readmission rate, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.