Although hospitals have made progress against antibiotic-resistant infections, the CDC's latest report shows they are causing more deaths.

No one knows how frequently patients experience harm in healthcare settings, though nearly everyone agrees it’s far too common.

HHS' Office for Civil Rights has reportedly opened an investigation into a massive data project between Google and Ascension.

The success that the Institute of Medicine achieved by raising awareness of the seriousness and ubiquity of safety and quality problems has not been matched by our ability to solve them.

Sign-ups during the first two weeks of open enrollment for 2020 Affordable Care Act exchange coverage are lower than last year's plan selections during the same period.

Experiencing Canada’s healthcare system firsthand gave Dr. Michael Apkon an interesting vantage point from which to assess the U.S. model.

Maryjane Wurth will be replaced by Michelle Hood, the chief executive at Northern Light Health in Brewer, Maine.

Beaumont Health, an eight-hospital health system based in Southfield, Mich., has reached an agreement with the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit to settle allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act related to providing communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Residents of an Atlanta suburb want the federal government to investigate cases of cancer near a medical sterilization plant that uses a gas linked to an increased cancer risk.

As Medicaid supplemental state payments have become a larger proportion of total program payments, the CMS wants to increase transparency and oversight of the funding.

The CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford said he was disappointed the UnityPoint board failed to embrace the vision for a new health system of national prominence.

Not-for-profits in Illinois are exempt from property taxes, in return for providing free or discounted services to poor and underinsured people. But activists are alleging the hospitals don't provide enough free care to warrant the break.

The American Hospital Association asked a federal judge to enforce her previous ruling that halted the Trump administration's site-neutral pay policy for doctor's visits.

Highmark Health, the Pittsburgh-based Blues insurer that owns integrated system Allegheny Health Network, is introducing a program to deliver inpatient hospital care to patients in their homes.

The gap between the most efficient supply chain operators and their peers has widened, which means hospitals are leaving more money on the table, an updated study shows.

Following the death of Kaiser Permanente longtime CEO Bernard Tyson, colleagues say they plan to continue his legacy.

Safety experts say the recent deadly problems at top hospitals demonstrate holes in the culture of safety, transparency and measurement of errors.

Henry Ford Health System said the procedure may be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping.

Cerner Corp. has gone through its second round of layoffs since September as it tries to cut costs and boost operating margins.

Three years after merging to create one of the largest Catholic health systems in the country, Providence St. Joseph is changing its name.

Andrew Witty will serve as president of UnitedHealth Group and continue to serve as Optum's chief.

Researchers say the report showing cholesterol levels dropping suggests a controversial change in treatment recommendations may be starting to pay off.

The Trump administration could release a proposed rule requiring hospitals to disclose negotiated rates before the end of the year, White House Domestic Policy Council chief Joe Grogan said.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County has integrated a smartphone app into annual well-child visits for some of its youngest pediatric patients.

The Health Care Cost Institute will now have access to Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies' medical and pharmacy claims data, helping the not-for-profit research organization to fill a hole left when UnitedHeathcare stopped sharing its data.

In the 20 years since To Err is Human, so far as we can determine, the progress toward truly safer patient care remains frustratingly slow and spotty.

Dr. Saum Sutaria will assume responsibility for the United Surgical Partners International unit as well as for Tenet's revenue-cycle management unit, Conifer Health Solutions.

The subsidiary of the group purchasing and consulting organization will pair health systems with employers to try to boost quality and reduce costs.

Performance measures have evolved in the past 20 years, but quality experts say they still don’t hold the industry accountable.

CEOs, not frontline staff, are at the root of the hospital industry shortfall in improving patient safety in the 20 years since the problem was highlighted by the landmark study To Err is Human.

Pharmacy giant CVS Health touted the strong performance of its first HealthHUBs, which help patients better manage their health in between doctor appointments. CVS is on track to open 1,500 of the hubs by the end of 2021.