Medicare has cut payments for certain problems that occur in hospitals in an effort to improve quality of care.  Currently, Medicare is proposing new cuts in payments for nine more items, leading some health care providers to question how appropriate the new items are.

Computer backup tapes with patient information were stolen form a storage company used by the University of Miami.  Officials are preparing to notify 47,000 affected patients.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality created a new campaign called "Real Men Wear Gowns" to urge men to get more frequent checkups.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released new tools for healthcare providers today in a new issue on its innovations website.

On Wednesday the U.S. government released a report that argues more should be done to combat Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI).  The release highlighted the need for more leadership to help sort out the numerous recommendations and emphasize those that can be most effective.

AHRQ released a first issue of healthcare innovation profiles on its Innovations Exchange website.  The site allows readers and healthcare providers to browse and search for innovation profiles that have been added to the site.  The inaugural issue has 100 innovation profiles.