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Post-recession spending growth is climbing towards pre-recession levels and is largely driven by brand-name drugs, ER visits, and outpatient surgeries.

An ASC leader and orthopedic surgeons share their success strategies for conducting safe invasive procedures at ASCs.

There are multiple ways to prevent nurse injuries from patient handling. Find out the pros and cons of various interventions....

As opposed to the general-purpose house call of the past, contemporary house calls can generate targeted benefits such as hospital...

The not-for-profit health system says it will 'transition' out of acute care services by the end of 2018 and focus...

The joint venture with WellTower is being hailed as a 'first-of-its-kind partnership' and it gives not-for-profit ProMedica immediate scale in...

One observer praised CMS for 'picking a fight with powerful hospitals' in the agency's annual update to payment proposals for...

To move the needle on readmissions, hospitals need assistance from non-acute care partners. Nurses can meet the need.

Infection rates were thought to be in the neighborhood of one in a million, but new research shows the rate...

When the rising numbers of non-admitted patients held for observation is factored in, declines in readmissions disappear. Are hospitals trying...

A review of emergency department claims for employer-sponsored plans from 2009 through 2016 found that the average prices for higher...