Just 34 hospitals voluntarily submitted electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data to the Joint Commission in 2015. For 2016, the number reporting skyrocketed to 436 hospitals, according to the commission’s annual report.

Researchers from the at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have found virtual reality (VR) an effective tool in pediatric pain management during blood draws, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Dozens of new or revised elements of performance have been included in the Joint Commission’s new emergency management standards, which will be the basis for accreditation surveys beginning on Nov. 15.

Communication between patients and providers is key, but listening can be overlooked amid a hectic work week. In a recent post by Harvard Business Review, researchers outlined the benefits to listening in cases of high-need patients.

According to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, physician burnout, dissatisfaction with electronic health records (EHRs) and work-life imbalance are main reasons why physicians leave current positions.

States will have more flexibility to change their Medicaid programs, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a speech that criticized the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s expansion of eligibility and called opposition to work requirements for able-bodied beneficiaries “soft bigotry” from the last administration.

The first few days of open enrollment on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges saw a record number of people signing up for coverage, according to The Hill.

Humana has announced it will be cutting 1,300 jobs, offering early retirement for 1,150 employees and selling its long-term care insurance business, KMG America Corporation, at a $400 million loss.