Stroger Hospital and the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, both in Chicago, have been racking up malpractice suits, which are costing them, according to a recent story from Crain’s Chicago Business.

Gifts, pledges and grants to nonprofit hospitals in the United States went up by 0.2 percent in 2016, totaling $9.6 billion, according to a report from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).

Researchers have developed a set of structured tools to decrease medical communication errors during multidisciplinary morning rounds in the hospital.

ResMed, a medical device and software company, has appointed Carlos M. Nunez, MD, its next chief medical officer.

Biopharmaceutical company Allergan is acquiring Acelity’s LifeCell, a regenerative medicine unit, for $2.9 billion, according to a news release.

Technology can improve organization of patient files, create limbs with 3D printers and connect patients and doctors around the world. Jon Markman, president of Markman Capital Insight, thinks that technology just might be able to cure healthcare.

Testing for multiple drug-resistant pathogens in rural parts of developing countries is often difficult due to the lack of laboratories and resources. Researchers have developed a portable detection system designed to improve care to these remote patients by identifying 16 different pathogens.

Physician burnout can negatively impact both quality of care and patient safety. Psychologists from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have completed a study focused on the links between burnout, quality and safety.