Ambulatory Care
The study touts itself as the first to comprehensively analyze the potential cost implications of improved adherence to healthy dietary patterns across disease types.
Politics aside, it boils down to actively protecting patients and preventing death wherever possible and physicians who see the aftermath every day are in a position to help.
Those who saw a physical therapist early had a 28 percent lower probability of having any advanced imaging services.
Specialists say legislation is needed to grow workforce and hold pharmacy benefit managers accountable for driving prices up for consumers.
The lack of telemedicine's accessibility can negatively affect patient engagement and follow-through in care, according to new research.
The practice of palliative care is known to make patients more comfortable and now is proven to shorten hospital stays and lower costs.
Hospitalists pull shifts in which they're physically in the hospital the entire time, and don't have any competing activities.
Healthcare institutions are often among the largest employers in their respective communities and in Connecticut alone, for instance, hospitals add $27.7 billion to the state economy.
The institutions that were studied added more than $562 billion in value to the nation's economy in 2017, including direct and indirect economic impact.
Allegations in medical malpractice claims against nurse practitioners don't differ radically from those made against primary care physicians.