The myriad steps required to access medical care in the U.S. lead patients to forgo or delay treatment, and the weight falls more heavily on marginalized populations, researchers found.
A group of researchers working under a coalition that includes Kaiser Permanente, Advocate Aurora Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine are looking to better understand how telemedicine is affecting outcomes and quality of care.
Indiana’s rapid surge in coronavirus infections, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, is again straining hospitals as patient admissions spike to levels not recorded since last winter’s surge.
Hospitals facing a Category 4 storm typically either evacuate or discharge as many patients as possible. This time with the community’s fourth brutal surge of COVID, many patients were too sick to be sent home.
Residents in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, residential drug treatment centers and developmentally disabled group homes are eligible in the state for boosters, the governor said.
Some hospitals in rural parts of West Virginia have reached their critical bed capacities as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge statewide, health officials said Wednesday.
Investment could help transform the healthcare delivery system, but federal officials say patients won't get the care they need if investors are only in to tap federal coffers.
For digital health companies offering LGBTQ services, 2021 was the largest funding year to date, as more organizations realize the importance of community-specific care.
Group purchasing organization Premier says the deal will ensure the systems have access to 19 pharmaceutical products, including several that frequently appear on the FDA's shortage list.
The federal government alleged that Bayada bought two home health agencies to encourage Medicare beneficiary referrals to Bayada from the seller's retirement communities.
