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Hospital operating room teams can improve their efficiency and quality by examining issues from multiple perspectives, according to an article published in the AORN Journal.

Multipatient kidney exchanges may allow more patients to receive kidney transplants, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

Herbert Pardes, MD, CEO of New York City-based New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Edward Miller, MD, dean and CEO of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, say proposed Medicare reductions for physician training are not in the best interest of patients, according to…

Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program for five years, according to an AHA News Now report.

Here are three points for hospitals about improving patient collections from a National Patient Account Services report.

Baylor Health Enterprises, McKesson's US Oncology and Texas Oncology are leading discussions to bring an advanced proton therapy center for cancer treatment to North Texas, according to a McKesson news release.

The Department of Health & Human Services has released proposed rules that are designed to help support and guide states in their efforts to implement health insurance exchanges, according to an HHS news release.

Here are the top 10 states with the greatest percentage of residents who were not able to see a physician due to cost in the past 12 months. Note: Figures are weighted to reflect population characteristics.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has announced the majority recapitalization of its affiliated practice management company — NAPA Management Services Corporation — has been named the "Healthcare and Life Sciences Deal of the Year" by the M&A Advisor and the…

More of the country’s medical schools are using a new process called the multiple mini interview, which forces candidates to show whether or not they have the communication skills necessary to navigate a healthcare system, according to a New York…