Alarming reports of racism and discrimination in pediatric healthcare are raising concerns about 'weathering, Urban Institute researchers say.
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A whopping 5.6 million birthing people are finding themselves without access to maternity care as the prevalence of maternity deserts continues to grow Learn More [https://t.co/DRgCdqD6cx]
The CMS Hospital Star Rating update in July 2023 showed just a fraction of organizations rank highly for patient safety, patient experience, and outcomes.
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Although about 90 percent of US women attend a postpartum visit, a new report shows that heart health counseling is lacking for 40 percent of at-risk women.
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Appointment wait times are reaching a boiling point. Four in ten patients said they faced appointment wait times that they considered longer than reasonable.
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The Lown Institute’s social responsibility rankings integrated concepts of health equity into rankings for value and patient outcomes. https://t.co/cIgGyf0o62
Charity care may cut some cost-related barriers to cancer screening access, but organizations need a bigger safety net for potential cancer treatments https://t.co/Hn8I26k4Yj
PROs and PROMs, or patient-reported outcomes measures, are key to understanding how a treatment affects an individual’s self-reported health and well-being | https://t.co/m5nP2qRjLi
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University assessed technology vendors offering follow-up care engagement by vendor willingness to collaborate and cost. Learn More [https://t.co/1PHdyOk8rm]
Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, as highlighted by a new report from The Leapfrog Group and Urban Institute. The urgent need for tools to assess these disparities is evident. Learn more [https://t.co/hxjM7t0qDc]
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The disability community experiences structural inequities leading to disparities, yet they are not officially recognized as a health disparity population, researchers said. https://t.co/UogK7sFCzq
Exceptions to #abortionbans are often so rigid that patient care access, particularly for patients experiencing miscarriage, is still limited. https://t.co/E8SOmTULb7
Can #ChatGPT really replace doctors? Probably not, at least for right now, as surveying shows that patient trust in chatbots and generative AI in healthcare is relatively low https://t.co/tjsqry9OET
The scales are tipping in favor of retail health clinics, especially the ones set up in pharmacies, as #healthcareconsumerism changes the landscape of care access https://t.co/1FXr5EQ6Jq
More evidence is emerging that ChatGPT, a conversational generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, can effectively answer patient questions, this time out of Massachusetts General Hospital - https://t.co/aeEg6btojU