FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, delivered the opening remarks at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2018 annual meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, emphasizing his organization’s goal of reducing the time needed to connect cancer patients with treatment.

Visualization dashboards in the intensive care unit (ICU) were able to decrease time spent gathering data and completing tasks, while reducing errors, according to recent research. They also improved situational awareness, guideline compliance and navigation.

Infection preventionist and relative support staffing levels need to be 31 to 66 percent higher for healthcare organizations to sustain an effective infection prevention program, according to a study published in the May 2018 issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.

Roper first joined the university as dean of its School for Public Health in 1997. He was then promoted to CEO of the healthcare system, dean of the medical school and vice chancellor for medical affairs in 2004.

Johnson said if FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb intends to limit the reach of the law through new FDA rules, that would go against his intent in writing the legislation.

Community Health Systems’ selling spree continues, this time in its home state in Tennessee, as the for-profit hospital giant finalized the sale of three hospitals to West Tennessee Healthcare, a public, not-for-profit system.

This shouldn't be too surprising, but you can't always believe what you read on the internet. The online consumer ratings of healthcare providers are highly skewed, differ by specialty and fall within narrow margins, according to a study published May 9 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-Louisiana, released a series of new healthcare proposals that would expand insurance which doesn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act, along with new ideas on requiring price transparency and incentivizing care settings that are less expensive than hospitals.