Leaders can achieve dramatic change in perioperative services by focusing on six key actions critical to transitioning the OR to value-based care.

A former Gundersen Health System CEO says the best leaders make hard choices for long-term greater good rather than quick fixes for the short term.

With health care under the legislative microscope, some organizations encourage political involvement for doctors — but outside the office.

It’s a cost-effective investment resulting in fewer unnecessary ER visits, a reduction of wasteful health care spending and tax breaks for nonprofits.

A new model represents a departure from traditional payment formulas that focus on volume of services rather than on clinical outcomes.

A wrinkle in the program’s funding formula has helped some hospitals stay economically vital at a time others nationwide are facing financial trouble.

A Michigan program develops personalized “prehabilitation” plans for patients, leading to a sound mind and body – and a “bit of control” over their outcomes.

Turning suspicion into intervention remains a difficult matter for physicians and other health care professionals.

Inpatient status is known to be an independent predictor of poor bowel preparation quality, and there are limited data on predictors of bowel preparation. We found that hospitalized patients—except those with gastrointestinal bleeding—have much poore...

A main use would be for wireless and mobile health care. Only the physician would have access to the electrocardiograph data and could easily match it to the patient, without costly decryption.

The Patient Experience Policy Forum will focus on shaping patient-centered health care strategies at the national and state levels.

Many health care systems are focusing on medical-legal partnerships for patients who are high users of services.