David Feinberg: UCLA does right for the patient even if wrong for the business

Two health care organizations began an initial 30-day trial in which all self-pay patients entering four Sharp emergency rooms were given the FHCE eligibility quiz. The results were more promising than they had imagined.

The Joint Commission is tackling health care's third most common sentinel event.

The SGR fix is not just about replacing an unpopular physician compensation formula; it's about raising the stakes for clinically integrated networks of physicians, allied health professionals and their business partners to take on payer-sponsored risk.