In an effort to improve patient safety and reduce hospital errors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced that it will no longer pay hospitals for preventable adverse patient events, according to a report in The Business Journal of…

State funding for Georgia trauma care hospitals has been cut by more than half, to $23 million, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

The Medical Group Management Association's Medical Directorship/On Call Compensation Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data found that hospital compensation provided to independent physicians serving as hospital medical directors was substantially more than when hospitals pay an employed physician for…

Ohio's Catholic bishops have warned Gov. Ted Strickland that the proposed two-year budget threatens Catholic hospitals, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.

A recent survey found that nearly twice as many U.S. adults are concerned about the rising cost of healthcare than are concerned with unemployment, according to a Catholic Healthcare West news release.

The Colorado Senate Finance Committee approved House Bill 1293, which would impose a fee on hospital revenue and generate millions in federal matching fees to cover the cost of treating uninsured patients, according to a report by the Denver Business…

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured adult men (19-64 years-old) in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994-1995.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured adult men (19-64 years-old) from 2006-2007.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the nation spends billions of dollars a year on patients' return visits to the hospital, according to an article in The New York Times.

The Parkview Orthopaedic Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., is known for its great patient satisfaction scores, scoring consistently in the 80th percentile for HCAHPS and in the 90th percentile for PRC. Additionally, the hospital has received a 5-star rating for…