Quality and Safety
The agency said it will be proactive against healthcare entities that block patient access to their health information.
Medical reasoning bridges the time gap between when a patient sees a physician to talking about next steps, which makes the turnaround time to treatment faster, says Dr. Ethan Goh, executive director of Stanford ARISE.
The facilities violated the Nursing Home Reform Act, in part by failing to develop care plans for their residents, DOJ says
Consumer complaints to state and federal regulators declined considerably after the law's implementation, data shows.
The implications of a less inclusive physician workforce could worsen the projected nationwide shortage of more than 130,000 physicians by 2030, study finds.
The compelling nature of what's possible is offset by the trepidation of potential patient harm, says HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowdon.
The nursing home’s severe understaffing, a result of financial fraud, led to several patient deaths, the New York AG finds.
The virtual care program will try to reduce 30-day readmissions for heart failure patients.
The success of this program speaks to the promise of AI as a tool to help doctors make diagnoses, one researcher says.
The court says it lacks the ability to ‘second-guess’ CMS’ data collection and scoring methodology.