A report by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare reveals the details of multiple patient safety issues including delayed treatment, failures to provide timely care and other errors that caused the ...

Advocates for AI have say harnessing the technology to assist in early detection, diagnosis, treatment plan development and patient communication has the potential to make healthcare more accurate and ...

The effectiveness of modern drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro has helped revolutionize weight loss and the health issues that come along with obesity. But as with any drug, the number of side effects ...

Hospital care helps patients recover from serious illness and injury but, all too often, patients can also be harmed by it. In 2010, our office, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department ...

A rise in patient acuity over the next decade will create an even greater strain on hospitals’ resources, according to a report released Tuesday by Vizient and its subsidiary Sg2. Acuity is defined as ...

After an HCA Healthcare hospital discovered fractures on four infant patients in 2023, the Virginia health department found reporting deficiencies, and in 2024, three more infants had similar ...

A new Leapfrog Group report reviewing nationwide patient experience surveys suggests hospitals have room for improvement when discussing medicines and the transition to home care. The findings—which ...

Efforts to improve patient experience have risen on the priority lists of some hospital and health system C-suites, according to a report from Sage Growth Partners. The consulting firm surveyed more ...

Attempt to obtain the patient's self-report, the single most reliable indicator of pain. Do not assume that a patient cannot report pain; many cognitively impaired patients are able to use a ...

Affordability matters for high-income patients, too. 85% of patients with household incomes greater than $175,000 are less likely to defer care when flexible payment options are available. Nearly half ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHOENIX — Patients with alpha-gal syndrome reported many physical and mental effects along with a profound ...

Bernard H. Bochner, MD, FACS, Urologic Surgeon, Sir Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, in discussion with a patient. A large cohort of patients with high-risk bladder cancer who underwent radical ...