On July 1, nearly 200 group practices began a five-year demonstration program of CMS’s Oncology Care Model. The model’s goal is to improve the quality and decrease the costs of cancer care...

This year’s list of top patient safety concerns proves that health systems continue to battle health IT implementation issues, while also struggling with patient safety stalwarts like disinfecti...

Two new ratings websites use risk adjustment models that offer a more complete picture of quality care...

Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt from a CMS webcast explaining how it developed "five-star" hospital ratings for Hospital Compare (www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare) as well ...

The Joint Commission's post-survey process just became a bit easier for visual learners. In May, The Joint Commission unveiled its new hospital scoring methodology called the Survey Analysis for Eva...

Editor's note: The following is an edited excerpt from an interview with Sheri Campion, BSN, RN, and Andrew L. Masica, MD, MSCI, of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) in Dallas. Campion is a senio...

A new study projects more than 250,000 people die each year from medical errors, leaving patient safety experts calling for cultural changes to care...

A new study projects more than 250,000 people die each year from medical errors, leaving patient safety experts calling for cultural changes to care...

Brigham and Women's 'Fall TIPS' tool offers tailored approach to falls prevention ...

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that approximately 30% of antibiotic prescriptions written in the outpatient setting were inappropriate....