Health care rules and regulations govern how payers and providers interact, how providers charge for services, and ultimately how much a family must pay for these services in the US. Unfortunately, ...

Observation care carries various definitions, and is implemented inconsistently, but sits right at the center of the inpatient admission decision made millions of times a day that serves as one of the ...

Improving practices surrounding outpatient observation by creating dedicated observation units with defined protocols could improve bed capacity and quality of care, according to an article in Health ...

This is the first post in a two-part series on day care. By now we all know the importance of the first three years of a child's life. Who cares for a baby or toddler and how they are cared for is ...

Hospital readmissions seem an elephant unable to leave the room: Many states have 30-day readmission rates that are 20 percent or higher, linked to chronic illnesses such as congestive heart failure ...

One of the most serious findings in the report from the state auditor general was that 60% of observed calls from providers ...