Physicians commenting online about the current health reform legislation say it does not address several key causes of healthcare inflation, such as malpractice pay-outs, billing procedures and emphasis on preventive medicine, according to Sermo, a Web site exclusively for physicians…

The Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Program at 250-bed Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., achieved an outstanding score in the 99th percentile range in the first quarter of 2009 on CMS' patient satisfaction survey, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare…

North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., received the highest payment from CMS's nationwide pay-for-performance (P4P) demonstration project, according a release from North Shore-LIJ Health System, the hospital's parent corporation.

Physician-owned and –operated hospitals were consistently ranked among the best in the country, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey, but are still under increased scrutiny in the healthcare reform debate by some members of Congress, according to a news…

Twenty-nine hospitals operated by Tenet Healthcare Corp. have received a total of 73 designations for cardiac care, cardiac surgery and heart rhythm disorders by UnitedHealthcare, according to a Tenet news release.

Here is the average time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed…

The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago is considering a partnership with NorthShore University Health System, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital, both located in Providence, R.I., have announced that they will merge to form a single hospital with two campuses, according to a report in The Providence Journal.

Miami's public health system expects to lose $56 million this year and $168 million next year as a result of caring for an increasing number of uninsured patients and decreasing tax revenue, according to a report in the Miami Herald.

Robert Witham, MD, a medical oncologist in Port Angeles, Wash., has filed a lawsuit against Olympic Medical Center, which alleges that no state law provisions exist that allow public hospital taxing districts to employ doctors and that this creates unfair…