Senators have released a draft of legislation that would start a Medicare value-based purchasing program for hospitals in 2012.

Leadership from academic medical centers and community hospitals in and around Boston are calling on the state to review what they consider inappropriately high reimbursement to select hospitals, according to The Boston Globe.

A great deal of publicity has accompanied the recent so-called “financial crisis” in the United States in regards to the hospital bond markets, a dislocation that appears to be producing a pronounced capital access backlog in the hospital sector and…

CMS's final Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS/ASC) rule also includes a projected 3.9 percent annual inflation update for HOPDs; and adopts changes to payment policies for HOPDs and ASCs beginning Jan. 1. The agency also announced…

In a report examining inpatient RN staffing at VA medical centers, the GAO uncovered three key factors hurting nurse retention efforts. Conversely, remedying these issues could enhance your hospital's retention of RNs. Here's what the report found.

B. Braun Medical has announced the publication of a first-of-its-kind educational guide, Dual Guidance – A Multimodal Approach to Nerve Location. The company also announced it has achieved "Best in KLAS" for its smart pump technology in KLAS's 2008 Top…

The debate over healthcare costs, accountability and what to do about the uninsured continues to center on nonprofits: The GAO has released a report that indicates that the lack of a consistent standard for what constitutes "community benefit" may prevent…

In recent years the topic of managing sleep apnea patients in the surgical environment has risen from back-office whispers in ambulatory settings to a priority for most OR administrators and medical directors. Driven by complications associated with sleep apnea patients,…

Johnson & Johnson has recalled a pain-management device from Europe due to a potential self-activation defect that could lead to overdose. The Ionsys device's U.S. launch has been delayed.

Of the 5,000 ASCs in the United States, about 90 percent are physician-owned and -operated, according to ASC Association. Less than 3 percent of ASCs are owned and operated with a hospital as the general partner, and about 14 percent…