However wonderful it might (or might not) be for healthcare pricing to be transparent, what does it matter if you have no clear understanding of related costing and other...

Legal Update: Surgical Hospitals Stripped of Hospital Status; Medicare targeting facilities that don't keep enough patients overnight.

Can technology help gather data for CMS quality reporting and benchmarking?

Duodenoscope with disposable distal cap said to be easier to reprocess. The FDA says the disposable cap will improve access for cleaning and reprocessing.

Legal update: Are you hip to HIPAA? Ignorance is no defense when it comes to protected health information.

Are you ready for OAS CAHPS? Mandatory participation in CMS's patient-satisfaction program begins in less than 6 months (we think). Here's how to prepare.

U.S. lawmakers introduce ASC Quality and Access Act. The proposed legislation aims to improve access to cost-effective, quality care.

Navigate the new life safety codes. Tips to ensure your project complies with CMS's detailed requirements.

In rare move, FDA bans powdered gloves. Agency says powdered gloves present an unreasonable health risk to medical professionals and their patients.

CRNAs left out of new VA policy. Department of Veterans Affairs to withhold full authority from nurse anesthetists and maintain the physician-led model.

Is Obamacare about to get trumped? We won't have to wait long to see how the President-elect's promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will play out.

Philly eye facility adds 4 inpatient beds, insists it's now a hospital. But CMS says 4 beds do not a hospital make.

CMS issues quality reporting data. Codes measure medical errors, patient care and clinical practices.

CMS announces outpatient rates for 2016. ASCs see small uptick, hospital rates fall slightly.

Take advantage of healthcare transparency. Expert insights on putting quality measures and outside opinions to work for your facility.

The Affordable Care Act: Early verdict is decidedly mixed. Patient deductibles and insurance company profits are too high, say readers.

FDA nixes Exparel as nerve block. Drug maker Pacira vows to continue its quest.

Stryker subsidiary distributed knee-replacement cutting guides without FDA approval. Stryker fined $80M for conduct that happened before acquisition.

North Carolina clinic denied opportunity to expand ASC. State's medical facility plans see no increase in OR demand.

The Surgeons' Lounge: Eye in the sky. Are Cameras in the OR a HIPAA Violation?