This chart collection examines five types of indicators: outcomes of treatment, provision of appropriate treatment, patient safety, preventive services, and health system capacity and workforce shortages. Measuring quality in health care is complex: a vast number of metrics are used to monitor health system performance since there is no singular definition of quality, and data…
By reducing the time spent on administrative tasks, AI scribes allow physicians to focus more on what truly matters — patient care. As the technology continues to evolve and improve, its adoption will likely become more widespread, further enhancing its benefits. The post Evidence-Based Medicine: AI Scribes Actually Work appeared first on MedCity News.
I asked if I could purchase the brace myself and bring it to the surgery. The answer was an unequivocal no: the health insurer’s contracted rate required me to purchase the brace from the hospital as part of the procedure. The post A 2,100% Markup: My Battle with a Vastly Overpriced Knee Brace — and…
This data note presents findings from the KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s health status, access to health care services, and use of preventive health services.
This data note presents findings from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s experiences with disrespectful and unfair treatment as well as negative interactions with providers during health care visits in the past two years.
Charity Tarn, an investor with Arboretum Ventures, will be one of the investor judges for the Pitch Perfect contest at INVEST in Chicago May 20-21. Register today! The post Arboretum Ventures Investor Says Startups Are Adapting to Tough Healthcare Fundraising Environment appeared first on MedCity News.
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads. He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for…
A positive patient experience can quickly sour when difficult financial conversations enter the picture. High out-of-pocket costs and confusing medical bills make payments a sensitive issue for many patients. For providers, the challenge is clear: how to improve patient collections while delivering compassionate care. This article considers proven strategies and best practices to simplify patient…
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most valuable tools, computerized tomography scans, can sometimes cause cancer. Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT…
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year history. It issued rules barring medical debt from Americans’ credit reports and went after debt collectors who pressured customers to pay bills they didn’t owe. But in early February, the Trump administration moved to effectively…