quality

The study finds no association between hospital accreditation and lower mortality, and only slightly better outcomes for 30-day readmissions for...

Nurses must create a culture that encourages family caregivers to speak up about patient safety issues.

Concerned about discrepancies among accrediting organization surveys and its own findings, CMS plans to make deficiency reports more accessible to...

After her first year with SSM Health, CEO Laura Kaiser talks about 'shifting our expensive rescue care system to one...

Bellin Health shares how the health system achieved the top composite quality score in the first performance year of Next...

Achieving the improvements in cost and quality expected by the two mission-minded nonprofits will be no easy task. The detailed...

The Early Feeding Skills checklist accounts for the multiple skills infants need to feed successfully.

A longitudinal study tracking students from medical school through residency suggests the grueling process leaves many young physicians questioning their...

Rural healthcare providers can pursue multifaceted strategies to improve care availability, accessibility, and affordability.

Three key takeaways from The Joint Commission's annual hospital executive briefings.

The expansion of Medicaid under the ACA did not lead to any increase in complex surgical procedures at high-volume hospitals...

Poor quality resuscitation is preventable.