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Ohio’s Healthcare Price Transparency Law stipulated that providers had to give patients a “good faith” estimate of what non-emergency services would cost individuals. Opposition has been formidable, led by the goliath Ohio Hospital Association.

Allegations that Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito used methamphetamine and ecstasy while he was dean of USC’s medical school have opened a window into the pervasiveness of drug use and addiction among physicians and the challenges they face when confronting it.

Enhanced recovery pathway decreases complications and cuts costs up to $11,000 per procedure.

A new JGME study links intensive training during the final year of medical school with enhanced performance during the first year of residency.

Rhode Island’s two largest hospital groups are feuding over whether to end a longstanding policy that lets Women & Infants Hospital call on Rhode Island Hospital doctors for backup during emergency situations. The policy is for so-called “adult code” incidents. Under...

In the past six years, the actively licensed U.S. physician-to-population ratio increased from 277 physicians per 100,000-population to 295 physicians per 100,000-population.

While a handful of specialists saw pay increases of 7% or more, compensation stayed fairly flat overall, according to American Medical Group Association consultants.

"Collaborative healthcare" describes the necessary shift away from "pseudo patient-centeredness," says an advocate for patients.

With Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare in disarray, several healthcare-provider organizations are calling on Congress to set aside party rancor and cut a bipartisan deal on healthcare reforms.

While it’s known workplace bullying can compromise patient safety, interfere with communication, and hamper employee morale, a new analysis finds bullying behaviors continue in healthcare.