Jeff Lagasse
Students who spent more time studying humanities had significantly higher levels of positive physician attributes like empathy, tolerance of ambiguity, wisdom and emotional intelligence -- traits that can help ease physician burnout, researcher says.
Specifically, those respondents expressed a desire for Trump to discuss ways in which to improve the healthcare system.
Hospitals and health systems are trying to compete with national health insurers and outpatient medical care providers by achieving scale and competing for market share.
The findings contradict the notion that the new payment system will result in hospitals seeing a drastic cut in reimbursement.
ATM's interoperable functionality has been a benchmark for EHRs and now, they're making progress toward a similar interoperability says Cedars-Sinai chief clinical transformation officer Scott Weingarten.
As with many issues, there's a party divide, with healthcare a much higher priority for Democrats and independent voters than Republican voters.
New results showed nursing homes that got an additional star on the one-to-five scale gained more admissions.
Particularly surprising was the speed at which the improvements took place, with better surgical quality results within two years of the expansion.
It's true of parents and millennials alike that more than half are looking for a new doctor and the reasons they would switch include prices and a desire for better services.
The growth in expenses is attributed largely to rising prices for emergency department visits, surgery and prescription drugs.