The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule that would reinstate parts of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), codifying LGBTQ+ and sex antidiscrimination...
Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are excluded from patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures due to language barriers. Leaving them out reduces the opportunity for better cancer treatment...
Health barriers driven by social determinants of health (SDOH) have worsened chronic disease management for patients dealing with hypertension, a Mayo Clinic Proceedings study concluded.
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Older adults could have better medication management, yet most are missing out on medication reviews which can reduce patient risk and improve prescription costs, according to researchers from the...
Transitioning patients from one setting to another is an especially vulnerable time that can result in adverse effects. According to new data, caregiver engagement across healthcare transitions of...
The new CMS Hospital Star Ratings methodology, introduced in 2020, is leaving smaller, rural, and critical access hospitals in a lurch, as the new methodology makes for more unpredictable star ratings,...
Twenty-four medical schools throughout the nation will revamp their education curricula, creating programs incorporating diversity, health equity, and inclusion into training, according to a press...
Patient access to care is worse for American men than it is for men in any other similarly developed nation, a trend researchers from the Commonwealth Fund attributed to poorer public health and high...
A new guidebook drafted by experts convened by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has set forward to provide actionable recommendations for how healthcare organizations can address health...
Food insecurity, a serious social determinant of health, can create a cycle of health inequity that puts patients at a greater risk for health-related missed workdays and overnight hospitalization,...
Adverse patient safety events went down in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out across the United States, marking a key improvement in the overall patient experience that can be replicable...
Proxy reports are a good stand-in for patient-reported outcomes when a patient can’t report their own symptoms or is otherwise incapacitated, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute wrote in...
The healthcare consumerism scales are tipping toward stronger patient engagement, with just under one in five patients saying they are more likely to book their annual wellness checks after the...
As more states consider expanding nurse practitioners (NP) scope of practice, a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of CVS Health found that most patients want broader NP authority so...
The legacy of redlining has led to present-day neighborhood health disparities, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, which noted that residents in...
Even though the vast majority of Americans want quick patient data access, many of them struggle to obtain their health records, uncovered a new survey conducted by Propellar Insights on behalf of...
Fewer than 2 percent of the nearly 3,600 hospitals included in this year’s Lown Institute Hospital Index for Social Responsibility ranked among the best for health equity, value, and outcomes,...
The shadows of historic racist policies such as redlining continue to impact present-day health outcomes, leaving Black people to bear the burden of health inequities, according to a recent analysis by...
Patients are ready to start accessing medical care and preventive screenings in a post-pandemic world, but they’re going to need a strong patient engagement boost, according to new data fielded...
Much has been made of the potential for community-based health to close racial health disparities, but new research in JAMA Network Open says those community programs are most effective when they are...
