Due to changing conditions in the healthcare environment, many hospitals believe it is time that they move away from independence and toward some form of a transaction. A transaction has the potential ...

Improving efficiency is complex and requires a multimodal approach. Health information systems, patient feedback, and multidisciplinary teams are components that can improve clinical processes.

Patients satisfied with hospital billing processes are five times more likely to recommend the hospital to a friend, according to a study by cash flow management company Connance released yesterday.

Process improvement leaders from Geisinger Health System, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System, Freemont Rideout Health Group, and Covenant Health System share Lean, Six ...

The objective of this work is to improve the quality of patient care in the admission office service of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) by standardizing and systematizing its ...

The positive intention of health professionals is to make any hospital stay as pleasant and comfortable as possible for the patient. There is a major – and seldom discussed – difficulty in achieving ...

CDC updates HBV vaccination guidelines for HCWs Opt-in and standing orders increase postpartum pertussis vaccination rates from 0% to 69%. HealthDay News — Changing in-hospital ordering procedures ...

Russ Mills must certainly be the king of understatement. After a week of being slapped around by a hospital board, former mayors and even current Mayor Jim Watson, after being accused of secrecy and ...

OKMULGEE, Okla. — Built in 1922 in the face of racial segregation, the Okmulgee Colored Hospital opened its doors in 1924 as the first hospital in Oklahoma, serving African Americans. It was designed ...