A multidisciplinary writing group organized by the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science Subcommittee released recommendations to improve the quality of adult and pediatric neurologic prognostication studies for survivors of cardiac arrest.
Significant changes in how kidney disease is treated in the United States are outlined in an executive order that was signed by President Donald Trump.
Exposure of U.S. physicians to work-hour reforms during residency training is not associated with post-training differences in patient mortality, readmissions, or costs of care.
Researchers suggest that a large proportion of cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratory directors have notable financial relationships with industry.
Results indicated that savings by Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable care organizations may be driven by nonrandom exit of high-cost clinicians and their patient panels from this voluntary program.
Patient groups have issued a joint statement today to urge the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to prioritize patient protections as it presides over arguments in the case Texas v United States.
The Mayo Clinic has instituted a Patient and Visitor Conduct Policy that balances the dual needs of providing optimal patient care while maintaining a supportive, respectful workplace for staff.
The aim of the TIME’S UP healthcare organization is to create a safe workplace environment with more equality and inclusivity for all healthcare work positions.
The slope of emergency department visit rates over time did increase significantly in 2014 to 2016 compared with previous trends but these effects were independent of insurance coverage.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care physicians provide interventions to prevent school-aged children and adolescents from initiating tobacco use.
Many health care providers in the United Kingdom have little direct experience with online feedback, rarely encourage it, and often view it as having little value for improving the quality of health services.
Drake and colleagues blamed rural America’s poor access of health care on inadequate broadband service; however, Struminger and Arora questioned their theory that deficient Internet availability leads to a reduction in telemedicine in rural areas.
By reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs and encouraging doctors to use biosimilars instead of the more expensive biologic, the United States can save billions for patients and Medicare.
