The World Health Organization announced the launch of a global strategy on health policy and systems research.
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While hospitals without emergency heart surgery backup and those with this service may have similar quality outcomes for elective angioplasties, hospitals without surgery backup have higher costs, according to clinical trial research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions…
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., announced the opening of its new infusion center.
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach (Calif.), part of MemorialCare Health System in Fountain Valley, Calif., is one of eight freestanding children's hospitals in California, and the only one of its kind in a major health system. Here are 10 things…
Carol Conley, director of audit and compliance at CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., and Lamon Willis, consultant for revenue cycle firm Craneware, presented at the HFMA MAP Event last week on how hospitals can improve their documentation and charge capture initiatives…
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CEP America named four hospitals for its emergency department Site Awards for 2012.
Hospitals are investing more in outpatient services, and wisely so. The migration of procedures from inpatient to outpatient settings is steadily increasing, as is the demand — from payors, physicians and patients — for outpatient care. The Agency for Healthcare…
Florida Hospital in Orlando will work closely with the University of Central Florida in the coming weeks as UCF's College of Medicine undergoes accreditation evaluation, despite the health system's recent dispute with the program, according to a Knight News report.
CareFusion has announced it has received FDA clearance for the company's new take-apart laparoscopic scissors, according to a news release.
Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., is a member of Saint Thomas Health, a faith-based, non-profit care system in Middle Tennessee.