The magazine said this year’s report used an altered methodology to avoid penalizing facilities for treating low-income patients or for accepting high-risk transfers.
The ranking disparities among various agencies and publications raise doubt about validity and could lead to confusion for patients and their families.
There is confusion about what information and things a provider should produce in response to a valid request for all, or part of, a patient’s legal medical record, and, consequently, what information and things a provider should maintain in order to...
AAPL member Bennett Omalu likens the disease to cancer and expresses concern about youths exposed to football. Recent brain research supports Omalu's pioneering discovery.
Aggressive care is said to generate mistakes that result in 30,000 deaths annually. California's three biggest health care purchasers unite to make changes.
Among the “low value” tests and treatments researchers studied, black and Hispanic beneficiaries were significantly more likely than whites to receive many of them.
Volunteers now are using their professional and life experience skills to better assist healthcare systems with their strategies and initiatives. Some of the newer volunteer roles include Patient/Family Advisory Council members. The partnership betwe...
The primary aim of this study was to determine whether pens result in improved adherence for long-acting basal insulin administration as compared with vials in elderly Medicare patients.
Women are underrepresented in physician leadership. Exploring the issue, researchers created a study focused on developing successful skills, behaviors and attitudes for 15 first-year female residents.
Clinically integrated networks are changing the practice of medicine. Throughout the country, these physician-led organizations are taking the lead in improving the value of health care. Here’s how some of them are doing it.
