When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald wanted to find a new doctor right away. She needed refills for her blood pressure medications and wanted to book a follow-up appointment after a breast cancer scare. She called…
Federal spending on the Medicare Advantage quality bonus program has more than quadrupled since 2015, rising to at least $12.7 billion in 2025. Most Medicare Advantage enrollees are in a plan that receives a bonus payment in 2025, with employer- and union-sponsored plans receiving the highest bonus payments and special needs plans receiving the lowest…
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This brief provides background on gender affirming care and state bans, explains the legal challenge to the Tennessee law, and explores the potential Supreme Court ruling and impact on access across the country.
Joining Matthew Holt on #THCBGang on Monday December 16 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are patient safety expert Michael Millenson, physician, entrepreneur and technologist Shantanu Nundy; and Digital Health and Emerging Med-Tech Practice Co-Founder at Marsh & McLennan, Beracah Stortvedt. You can see the video below live (and later archived) & if you’d rather listen than…
New research was published this week analyzing how AI can be used to better manage medications for senior patients who use multiple medications simultaneously. It analyzed FeelBetter’s AI platform, which pinpoints patients at high risk of deterioration and preventable hospitalization due to suboptimal medication management. The post AI Can Help Better Manage Polypharmacy Patients, Study…
The patient experience is shaped in every interaction, not just with clinical care. Kaziah Riston, housekeeper with Cincinnati Children’s EVS team, proves that as she makes her daily rounds. Earlier this year, she was given a glowing note from a family that saw her kindness as an action of going above and beyond, which led…
The answer to this question, of course, depends on your specific research question. However, it is helpful to review what has been done in previous literature. A paper by Vasileiou et al. (2018) conducted a systematic literature review of all published studies using a single-interview-per-participant designs within three health-related journals: British Medical Journal (BMJ), British…
LOUISVILLE, Colorado. — Perry Fletcher, gerente de ventas de E-bike de Colorado, contó que este otoño, con la vuelta a clases, su negocio registró un aumento en las ventas a jóvenes y familias, gracias al creciente auge de las bicicletas eléctricas. Pero al entusiasmo de los niños por sus nuevos vehículos lo empaña una pregunta…
Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off the road twice as he drove himself to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. “It was the worst pain of my life,” he said. Kruzic was seen immediately because hospital…