Hospitals deal with numerous requirements from local, state and national regulatory bodies. These requirements set the standards for what is acceptable and unacceptable, while also giving hospitals ...

In states where abortion is currently legal, OB-GYN clinics affiliated with hospitals and health systems are an important access point for individuals seeking abortion care. However, hospital policies ...

Medical malpractice claims cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars, but the costs include more than just dollars. Often there is accompanying damage to a hospital’s reputation and to staff ...

VIRGINIA, USA — When Tony Holley was admitted to the hospital with complications from stage four pancreatic cancer, he said he didn’t just want treatment —he needed to know someone was listening. "You ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center introduced a new security procedure after a two-year-old girl was attacked in her hospital bed in late March. The new procedure requires staff ...