The National Practitioner Data Bank is conducting a satisfaction survey of eligible users to gauge the Data Bank’s usability, including its...Read More »
The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) now stands at 488, more than double the total in June 2012. With more providers looking to...Read More »
Too many hospitals and healthcare leaders currently experience serious safety failures as routine and inevitable parts of daily work, according...Read More »
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare...Read More »
In a survey of 1,021 healthcare workers in England, Wales, and Scotland, 27% of physicians and surgeons and 33% of nurses reported they have been...Read More »
In an effort to increase the shelf life of medical guidelines and recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...Read More »
Carolyn Clancy, MD, left the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) last month to begin work as Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for...Read More »
It’s happening in South Carolina and across the nation—hospitals are acquiring more physician practices as they prepare to move away from a fee-...Read More »