Ambulatory Care
Health Affairs study shows the current penalty structure leads some hospitals to be penalized persistently, leading to financial burden, study says.
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.
Aware Recovery Care treats addiction as a chronic illness that doesn't disappear just because symptoms are under control, VP says.
Before the ACA, states had differing approaches to handling preexisting conditions.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, nursing homes have denied admission to thousands of patients over the past year because they lack essential staff.
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
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.