Acute Care
Offering same-day services fits in with a broader shift in oncology toward patient-centered care, keeps cancer patients out of emergency departments, expert says.
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
Annals of Surgery found death rate decline in South Carolina in hospitals that chose to participate in the program.
About 9.5 percent of psychologically distressed Americans in 2014 still didn't have insurance that covered psychiatrists, counselors, study shows.
J. David Cox Sr. demanded leaders address the issues but refrain from using report as fuel for privatization talk.
Issues include dirty supply storage areas, canceled procedures due to supply shortages, use of expired equipment on patients, report says.
Providers, researchers, hospital leaders are expected to use the reports to help raise awareness on health disparities, develop interventions.
Spending levels on children have swelled more than $83 billion in the last two decades, AMA pediatrics journal says.
An estimated 5,000 refugees live within 3 miles of San Antonio's medical center.
Lowest performing hospitals before passage of the Affordable Care Act showed biggest improvement after being penalized, researchers say.