
Did you know that corporate healthcare clinics are on the rise in the United States? Sixty-five percent of large corporations are expected to feature company healthcare clinics by 2020. Even…
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A radical shift in the provision of healthcare is occurring. Within the past decade, advances in medical technology, changes in reimbursement structures, the desires and complex care needs of an…
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Hospitals, health plans, and other organizations in the healthcare system increasingly recognize that the health of patients depends not only on medical interventions, but also on social ones. Under a…
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The U.S. primary care workforce includes approximately 209,000 practicing primary care physicians, 56,000 nurse practitioners (NPs), and 30,000 physician assistants (PAs) practicing primary care, for a total of nearly 295,000…
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This systematic evidence review summarizes research on achieving health equity in 10 preventive services for cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes in adults by identifying the effects of impediments and barriers…
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Large numbers of patients and providers in California have turned to telehealth (care provided via either telephone or video) during the COVID-19 pandemic. What has been their experience, and how…
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Medicare covers over 20% of most healthcare services.
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The cost of healthcare in the U.S. was nearly $1.5 trillion in 2018.
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Cybersecurity threats to the healthcare sector have become more frequent and more severe, carrying increased potential for clinical impact. Cybersecurity incidents have rendered medical devices and hospital networks inoperable, disrupting…
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Primary healthcare plays a vital role in women’s health throughout all stages of life. But as the COVID-19 pandemic has made apparent, the primary care system in the United States…
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Executive Order 13813, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States,” directs the administration, to the extent consistent with law, to facilitate “the development and operation of a healthcare…
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We hear much discussion about healthcare coverage and costs associated with insurance, pharmaceuticals, surgical interventions, and related issues. All of these are important, but leave out perhaps the most important…
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Over the last 30 years, a variety of home-based medical care models have been developed and implemented to address important gaps in health care delivery, especially for people with multiple…
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Telehealth is the use of information and telecommunications technology to provide or support healthcare across time and/or distance. Telehealth’s potential benefits are frequently cited, and there is a sizable body…
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The Making Health Care Safer reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have had an important role in reducing harm and improving the safety and quality of…
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