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Medical Economics laid out ways for providers to maintain high quality while also lowering costs.

According to Zika disease experts, only pregnant women and people planning to start a family need to fear the virus, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Hospitals can help mitigate MRSA infections by screening patients to identify if they carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, according to MedPage Today.

Clinical nurse specialists can help enhance quality of healthcare, especially in three key areas, according to HealthLeaders Media.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a study which found patients were more likely to view their providers as trustworthy if the physician disclosed their specialty bias. A specialty bias refers to a physician's preference of recommending surgery…

The American College of Surgeons re-verified Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital’s Level 1 trauma center for adults and children.

North America is a leading player in the infection control market, with Canada trailing closely behind, based on a Persistence Market Research report, according to medGadget.

The Senate must compromise on legislation to accelerate the drug approval process or it will run out of time to pass the package of bills, according to STAT.

Fueled by either fear or ego, many in the medical community, physicians and other providers, often engage in medical turf wars, which may deter from quality patient care, according to Physician's Money Digest.

Healthcare providers are prescribing less opioids due to the increasing awareness, and , the prevalence of opioid use and misuse, according to Medscape's "Opioid Abuse and Misuse: Providers and Patients Speak Up."