Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

 For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak c...

Now, more than ever, hospitals and health system CEOs cannot sit on their hands as new care deliv...

At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients the...

Joint ventures between investor-owned and nonprofit health care organizations are not new; in fac...

This article explores eight of the most challenging and interesting issues that hospital leaders ...

When patients are given decision aids, such as educational booklets, DVDs, or interactive tools, ...

One of the most vital strategies in the current health care environment is physician-hospital ali...

The Affordable Care Act enacts a new payment system for private health plans available to Medicar...

Using key metrics, MaineHealth gauges its impact on population health The board's challenge--wha...

Rob Olson, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bellingham, Wash., sold his solo practice when he ...

A recent study of 39 children's hospitals revealed 16 organizations have antimicrobial stewardshi...

Quality is the first word that comes to mind when we talk about the American Hospital Association...

Adoption of rapid response teams has grown dramatically in hospital settings. Despite limited evi...

This paper explores the current landscape of patient-centered medical home services for patients ...

This decision-maker brief offers programmatic and policy changes that can help practices, especia...

This commentary describes a template to standardize handoff education to drive safety improvement.

This article assesses the potential impact of P4P on national hospital disparities using a two-me...

Saving lives and promoting community health certainly are commendable undertakings. To fully real...

This commentary presents a model developed to explore how health information technology affects c...

This article discusses the imperitive to invest in community development as a means to improve po...

This article discusses the socioeconomic factors necessary for health in a community. The author ...