A new study published in the Apr. 1 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association casts doubt on a hospital safety survey performed by the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, according to a report in HealthDay.

Six Shriners Hospitals for Children across the country are either closing or in danger of closing due to the recession, according to a report by FOX Carolina News.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will release $338 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to expand services at community health centers nationwide, according to an HHS news release.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients from 2006-2007.

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.