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Children's hospitals have stronger financial bearings
Standalone children's hospitals are faring better financially than their general acute counterparts, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Interview: Children's Hospital LA pledges accountable care for kids
Richard Cordova
Most of the development and media attention regarding accountable care organizations (ACOs) has centered on an adult patient population. That's not necessarily surprising
Basic central-line infection prevention saves $104M, Johns Hopkins says
Following other reports that simple hygiene changes can result in saved lives and dollars, another announcement from Johns Hopkins Children's Center indicates that basic central-line hygiene
Legislation would reauthorize funding for children's teaching hospitals
New legislation has been introduced in Congress that would reauthorize more than $1.5 billion in grants pediatric hospitals receive to train medical residents, reports AHA News Now. The bills, H.R.
Medicaid cuts could damage children's hospitals
As states battle over Medicaid budgets, proposed cuts threaten to hamper care provided by children's hospitals. Most recently, lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives are currently debating a
By reducing infections, Ohio hospitals save millions
An Ohio initiative to reduce healthcare-associated infections has helped save nearly $13 million, reports Healthcare Finance News. Launched in early 2009, the Solutions for Patient Safety Initiative
