The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved waivers for six health systems to provide acute care at home. The hospitals include Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts; Huntsman ...

The escalating costs of traditional hospital care have become a pressing concern for both healthcare systems and patients. In the United States, a typical three-day hospital stay can easily total more ...

Among strategies to curb hospital prices among the commercially insured population in the U.S., direct price regulations such as setting rates are likely to achieve greater savings than other ...

In general, inpatient vs. outpatient care depends on how long you need to be in a hospital or clinic. Outpatient procedures are handled on the same day, while inpatient procedures require overnight or ...

Hospitals are increasingly looking at transitioning hospital-based services to a freestanding outpatient setting in response to the healthcare reform law and the demands of consumers and payors. Joan ...

Innovation initiatives help hospitals to improve the quality of care, this new chief medical executive says. In the hospital setting, frontline staff should be leaders in innovation, the new chief ...