A patient with a gun was shot by an off-duty officer May 12 at Methodist Northlake Hospital in Gary, Ind., ABC affiliate WLS reported May 13. The Gary Police Department told Becker’s one man sustained ...

HHS prepares possible career reclassifications that ease firing senior staff and remove some procedural protections under a new civil service category.

Retrospective documentation review becoming a liability as payers deny post-encounter diagnosis changes, urging CDI teams to shift upstream.

Hongfang Liu, PhD, has been named the inaugural chief translational AI and informatics officer of UT Dell Medical Center, a soon-to-be-built academic medical center in Austin, Texas. Dr. Liu will also ...

UnitedHealth tracks AI use among Optum staff to monitor daily tool queries and improve healthcare workflows and customer satisfaction.

Tenet system asks court to make Leapfrog pay $10.5 million in legal fees after a Florida judge sided with its Palm Beach hospitals.

Jon Alford became CFO of Seattle-based UW Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at the University of Washington, also in Seattle, in March, but has not wasted time settling into his new role ...

The integrated care model that redefines primary care by combining medical and dental services at scale across 24 states.

Mean annual wages for hospital workers range from $37,080 for maids and housekeeping cleaners to $454,940 for cardiologists, according to newly released federal data. Registered nurses — the nation’s ...

American physician tests positive for Ebola in Congo and is being transported to Germany for treatment amid ongoing outbreak.

HHS splits OCR into three divisions to restore civil rights and conscience protections and enhance enforcement of health information privacy.

Iowa community hospital roll out Epic EHR system on May 30 to improve medication review, reduce duplicate services, and enhance communication.