Press Ganey Associates, the healthcare industry's leading performance improvement firm, has announced its 2009 award-winning healthcare organizations, including recipients of its prestigious Summit Award, which recognizes organizations that have achieved and sustained the highest level of excellence in patient satisfaction,…
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to cancel the planned 21.2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians for 2010 and replace the sustainable growth rate formula that produced it, according to MedScape.
In an interview, Nicholas Wolter, MD, CEO of the Billings (Mont.) Clinic and a former commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, said reducing healthcare costs will be crucial for health reform, according to a report by KULR TV in Billings.
Temporary federal subsidies that have been underwriting COBRA health insurance coverage for the unemployed are due to expire within weeks, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
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The Senate Democratic Leadership has released its health reform bill for floor debate and eventually a vote by the full Senate, following passage earlier this month of a companion House bill, according to news reports.
The Illinois Department of Health has launched its first Web site where patients can review pricing and quality data about the state's hospitals and surgery centers, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Thomson Reuters' new list of the Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals includes seven specialty hospitals. Here are descriptions of each hospital.
Thomson Reuters has announced its annual study of 100 Top Hospitals for inpatient cardiovascular care, according to a Thomson Reuters news release.
A survey of 13,000 physician and nurse executives, conducted by the American College of Physician Executives, found that most healthcare organizations still experience disruptive behaviors by medical professionals even one year after a zero-tolerance policy was required by The Joint…