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Cancer care centers, such as those in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and designated National Cancer Institute centers, performed only modestly better than community hospitals at meeting recognized quality standards for treating dying cancer patients, according to a new study…

Forty-two percent of websites that mentioned robotic prostatectomy did not mention associated risks, according to a study in Health Affairs.

The American Heart Association announced a new accreditation program to recognize hospitals for their heart attack care.

Here are two case studies of hospitals that improved their revenue by making changes to their perioperative services.

Daughters of Charity has partnered with the city of New Orleans to open a new primary care clinic, according to a Times-Picayune report.

Wayne Dodakian, MD, a hospitalist at Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway, N.Y., is seeking an injunction against a court-appointed trustee who oversees the hospital and decided to close the hospital late last month, according to a New York Daily News…

Miami-based Jackson Health System is racing to secure formal negotiations with nearby University of Miami to train pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists following the recent departure of two key staff members, according to a Miami Herald report.

While the United States spent more on cancer care than some European countries, U.S. patients' higher survival rate generated $589 billion in additional value for U.S. patients diagnosed with cancer from 1983 to 1999, according to a study in Health…

Today, HHS released a proposed rule (pdf) that would delay the compliance date of ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014.

Reducing clinical variation is a critical step to reign in America's healthcare costs. In a recent Verras blog post, Dan Woods provides a brief case study of one hospital's experience in reducing MRI variation.