A study by Public Citizen, a non-profit public-interest organization, found that hospitals routinely exploit loopholes to avoid reporting physicians who have had their admitting privileges revoked or restricted for more than 30 days, as is required by federal law, according…

Note: The following article was first published in The Camden Quarterly, volume XIII, number 2 by The Camden Group, one of the nation's leading healthcare advisory firms. Historically, buying physician practices has not resulted in successful outcomes. Hospital inexperience in…

A new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projects that uncompensated care by hospitals and health systems could increase to $141.4 billion by 2019 if healthcare reform is not enacted, according to a Robert Wood Johnson news release.

Thirteen California hospitals, including seven in Los Angeles and Orange counties, have been fined for serious violations that lead to patient deaths in some cases, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

A study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine demonstrated that gifts such as coffee mugs and pens can influence a physician's attitude toward certain medications, according to a report in the New York Times.  

The Massachusetts Public Health Council voted to approve new rules for implementing more aggressive public reporting of hospital errors, according to a report in The Boston Herald.  

Like many of hospitals around the country, our non-profit, community hospital has watched intently as ASCs have proliferated. We have noted the increasing interest of surgeons in owning these facilities, and the high rates of patient satisfaction they deliver. Not…

In a three-page letter delivered to Pres. Obama, 25 national healthcare, civil rights and legal organizations urged the president to address growing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.

The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of $50 million in Recovery Act funds to hospitals and surgery centers to help fight healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and improve patient safety at a speech before…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a report examining access to healthcare for rural Americans, according to an HHS news release.