American Hospital Association CEO Rich Umbdenstock sent letters to members of Congress on March 24 saying the organization agreed with bipartisan legislation to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula.

Tenet Healthcare and United Surgical Partners International agreed to form a joint venture, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the Australian government, is launching Data for Health, a $100 million initiative that will enable 20 low- and middle-income countries to vastly improve public health data collection.

CHICAGO--A Penn State University professor and veteran healthcare leader has identified eight characteristics in chief executive officers who succeeded in crisis situations.

A recent study found there was no correlation between acute care surgical clinicians’ unconscious race and/or social class biases and their patient management decisions.

With a timeline for value-based payment now in play, healthcare delivery organizations must start putting their data to good use.

Worcester, MA – A 4-year, $12 million national research project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has surpassed its original goal, culminating in the establishment of the most comprehensive U.S. database on total hip and knee joint replacement patients and their surgical outcomes.

With potential Medicare cuts looming, Congressional committee leaders on Thursday introduced legislation to end decreases in pay to physicians, The Hill reports.