Patient Engagement

As questions about the quality of telehealth services remain, one southern state is considering allowing telemedicine vendors to operate in the state, while another will re-examine its strict limits on the practice.

Partnerships between ride-hailing companies and hospitals are emerging around the country.

Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language that allows them to refuse to cover a range of services, many of which disproportionately affect women, a recent study found.

While telehealth is gaining ground as a way for healthcare providers to save money, concerns over the quality of care received still need to be ironed out, according to a new briefing from Health Affairs.

Despite research that shows staying in bed can be harmful to seniors, many hospitals still don't put a high priority on making them walk.

One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting treatment remains difficult -- and it's worse for children, especially those who identify as black or Hispanic.

Following a data breach that compromised the medical information of hundreds of thousands of patients, Athens Orthopedic Clinic says they cannot pay for credit monitoring for those affected.

As the number of states allowing medical marijuana grows -- the total has reached 25 plus the District of Columbia -- some are working to address this knowledge gap with physician training programs.

The Minnesota Hospital Association released a study Friday that shows significant shortcomings in patients getting appropriate care for mental health issues in their hospitals.

Elderly and disabled Californians were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.