he National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission announced the winners of the 2009 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, according to a Joint Commission news release.

All of Delaware's acute-care hospitals have adopted a standardized color-coded wristband system to reduce confusion and errors, according to a news release from the Delaware Hospital Authority.

A report in the Dallas Morning News discusses various arguments regarding physician-owned hospitals, stating that arguments about the facilities are very relevant for the Dallas-Forth Worth community, which has more physician-owned hospitals than any other metropolitan area in the United…

CTQ Solutions has announced the Apex Quality Award winners for 2009, which recognizes outstanding healthcare organizations that demonstrate the highest levels of excellence in patient satisfaction throughout the country in markets served by CTQ, according to a CTQ news release.

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System has offered a response to the latest developments in the healthcare reform debate and the potential impact on the health system, according to a Summa new release.

Seven physicians from Oregon have been touring the country to call for more dramatic healthcare reforms than Congress is considering, according to a report from the Mankato, Minn., Free Press.

In 2007, baby boomers (adults age 55-64) had more than 4.7 million hospital stays totaling $59 billion, or 16 percent of total hospital costs in the United States, according to a recently released Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare…

New Milford (Conn.) Hospital and Danbury (Conn.) Hospital are entering into discussions of a possible affiliation, according to a report in the Republican-American.

The University of Cincinnati Physicians and the University Hospital entered into a collaborative medical partnership beginning on Aug. 21, to improve healthcare in the region and to continue research into new medicine and treatments, according to a report in The…

The Joint Commission has partnered with top hospitals and health systems across the country to launch the Center for Transforming Healthcare, an initiative that aims to use new methods to find the causes of and put a stop to dangerous…