Most providers would prefer a more piecemeal approach to rolling back elective procedures, rather than CMS reinstating a national executive order.

Shortages of personal protective equipment and inadequate access to testing persist, but the providers in the new hot spots are also dealing with the added complexity of a worn-out workforce and balancing COVID cases with the need to bring back non-emergent procedures.

Health systems are creating campaigns focused on encouraging patients to seek care, attempting to convince a scared public that a clinic or hospital isn’t a hotbed for the coronavirus.

While the Lown Institute's ranking system includes the typical Medicare quality measures, it also uses data from CMS, hospital 990 forms and other federal data to show how well hospitals are leveraging their role in communities.

Hydroxychloroquine has emerged as a controversial treatment option for COVID-19 but Henry Ford found it led to lower death rates.

Dr. Kedar Mate on July 1 takes over as president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. He says that now, more than ever, the industry needs to rely on a science- and evidence-based approach to problem solving.

CMS will extend its pilot program that allows hospices to bill for routine home care as well as end-of-life services under Medicare.

Medical education still doesn't take a deep look at healthcare issues specific to the LGBTQ community.

The National Quality Forum hopes the opportunities it highlighted for improving health and outcomes will galvanize a re-energized quality movement as the "To Err is Human" report did twenty years ago with actionable goals for the industry.

As telehealth adoption takes off in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, quality analysts and health systems claim much is still unknown about the quality of these virtual visits.

The Joint Commission issued guidance on how healthcare organizations can address employee well-being amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Innovation Center will extend the Next Generation ACO model for one year and start the Direct Contracting Model on April 1, three months after the originally proposed start date.

The Joint Commission will resume accreditations of healthcare organizations starting in June. But the process will be different due to COVID-19, and that's opening up discussions about the feasibility of virtual surveys long term.

Since mid-April, patients who die at Virginia Mason from coronavirus-related illnesses can now be visited by loved ones in their final hours as part of a program relying on nurses who escort families.  

Work and home stress weighs more heavily on women than men working in healthcare.