Quality and Safety
D and F graded hospitals carry nearly twice the risk of mortality of A-graded hospitals, with over 50,000 lives at stake, according to Leapfrog analysis.
Findings on the effects of space travel on human health are being used to prepare for a long-term mission to Mars, says Julie Robinson, chief scientist at NASA's ISS division.
More than half of those surveyed said they had a serious problem paying a medical bill of any kind, and prescription drugs posed hardships as well.
Five plans scored highest with Northeast and Midwest dominating as areas with the highest rated plans.
What looked like achievements of the program may have been a byproduct of factors driving a broader decrease in hospitalizations.
For every 100 Americans, there were 58 opioid prescriptions written in 2017 -- a high number considering the scope of the opioid epidemic.
Winners of AsiaPac19 awards talk about what the recognition means to them, their organizations and the larger mission of healthcare transformation of the region.
Patients who self-identified as black were 9% less likely to be admitted to specialized cardiac care units.
Wasteful spending is an increasingly thorny problem in healthcare, especially with the industry comprising an ever-larger portion of GDP.
Providers must align resources and optimize technology around workflows, not the other way around, says Partners HealthCare Director of Research Dr. Adrian Zai.