Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994/95/96.

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found that the current surgeon shortage in Maryland is likely to worsen through the next 10 years, according to a news release from the FACS.

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has found that community health centers in Massachusetts saw a significant increase in patient volume from 2005 to 2007, as that state began implementing its health reform…

The employment of physicians by a hospital or health system is a strategic initiative that needs board and senior leadership approval. The strategic intentions may be correct but the implementation of the plan is guaranteed torturous. If employment of physicians…

Here are seven ways hospital executives can improve relationships with their medical staffs from Susan Reynolds, MD, PhD, president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based Institute for Medical Leadership.

A study completed by HealthCore, a research subsidiary of WellPoint, found that around 36,000 patients enrolled in six WellPoint health plans were overtreated for back pain, according to a WellPoint news release.

Maryland lawmakers and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the state's leading health insurance provider, outlined a $1.6 billion proposal that would provide near-universal healthcare coverage for residents of the state, according to a report from the Baltimore Sun.

The Joint Commission has marked March 8-14 as National Patient Safety Awareness Week, according to a Joint Commission news release.

Maryland may license anesthesiologist assistants to provide care under the supervision of a licensed anesthesiologist, according to laws proposed in the state House and Senate.

Here is an analysis of the percentage of nonprofit hospitals' community benefit expenditures in four categories of community benefits, organized by hospital revenue, according to the IRS's Exempt Organizations Hospital Compliance Project Final Report.