The establishment of a primary care-led regional health improvement collaboration in the Cleveland area reduced hospitalizations attributed to conditions like heart failure and bacterial pneumonia, saving nearly $40 million, according to a study published in the February 2017 issue of Health Affairs.

In a single year, more than 600,000 patients in Washington state received services that would be considered low value or wasteful, resulting in $282 million in unnecessary healthcare spending.

Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals, today announced the 250 recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.

A viral video showing a confused patient wearing only a hospital gown being left at a bus stop outside the University of Maryland Medical Center has prompted a CMS investigation into whether the facility violated any federal regulations.

A five-star rating on CMS’s Nursing Home Compare website may not equate to “five-star service,” according to a Florida Atlantic University (FAU) study that found nursing homes’ scores may be artificially inflated.

A study from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) found the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has largely achieved its goals—and contrary to the findings of an earlier study, it didn’t increase mortality rates.

Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel have “widespread” issues with fatigue. So scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed guidelines to combat the problem in order to reduce medical errors and risk of injury.

A worse-than-expected flu season has strained hospital resources. If facilities can struggle with something so foreseeable, then what happens when the next flu pandemic hits?