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PHOENIX — Sensitive life and death decisions involving some of Arizona's sickest COVID-19 patients are being made inside hospitals all over the state every single day. If you are a family member who ...

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 ...

Hospitals that have opt-in policies in place for health information exchanges report having greater regulatory barriers and administrative burdens, according to a study published in The American ...

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Hospital policies and procedures are foundational documents in modern healthcare delivery. They articulate how care is expected to be provided, how risks are managed, and how responsibility is ...

The Proposed Rule includes some policies that were also adopted during President Trump’s first administration, such as removing Medicare payment limitations on site of service and permitting more ...

Fifteen years ago, while deployed as an infantry officer to Iraq, I watched friends in battle expose themselves to considerable dangers while pulling injured soldiers to safety. There was an unspoken ...

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 ...

Shayne Stevens recently had a hard time breathing, requiring a trip to the hospital. The 37-year-old is battling stage 4, or late-stage sarcoma that has metastasized to his lungs. But he told his ...

As COVID hospitalizations climb in South Florida, local health care systems are tightening rules on allowing visitors, requiring masks, social distancing, and other guidelines from the Centers for ...