Hospitals

A Dallas company uses algorithms to streamline the process of buying blood.

If patients avoid the ER, it could mean big revenue losses for hospitals.

Health care takes a page from the hospitality industry playbook.

Apple is talking to hospitals about a cloud-based "health kit".

New guidelines for doctors urge fewer C-sections and more natural births.

Rural hospitals are closing at a rate that’s starting to get some politicians’ attention.

Sharing data and best practices have caused dramatic savings

Instead of admitting Medicare patients quickly, hospitals are "observing" them for as long as two days.

Even though they are not proven to be more effective than traditional treatment methods, more than a dozen proton beam therapy centers are under construction across the country, including one in Shreveport, Louisiana.

President Obama unveiled the premiums for his new health care plans. But when it comes to the real cost of health care, the premium is just the beginning.