The Uberization of Healthcare Is Here
New physician scheduling platform aims to help consumers shop for doctors on price, quality, and availability.
EHRs in Primary Care Practices Not Suited for Cancer History
The EHRs have limited capability to record information on patients’ cancer history, and clinicians are not provided with actionable recommendations for follow-up care.
Training New Doctors Right Where They’re Needed
Created by the ACA in 2010, teaching health centers serve areas with large unmet medical needs.
Nurse’s Stabbing Prompts ED Security Changes
Harrington’s workforce will undergo additional training in de-escalation techniques and defensive tactics, and public safety officers will be armed with batons, foam-based pepper spray, and handcuffs.
Las Vegas Faced a Massacre. Did It Have Enough Trauma Centers?
What matters most is not the number of high-level centers, but the degrees of coordination across the area’s medical network, including the first responders.
AHA Launches Fund for Hospital Workers in PR Affected by Storms
The fund aims to provide financial help to hospital employees in Puerto Rico who have experienced significant property loss or damage from the recent hurricanes.
Assessing Linen Safety After A Flood
As the hurricane season continues to interrupt day-to-day normalcy for millions in and around the Caribbean, healthcare organizations in the affected areas—and elsewhere—should take steps to ensure that their linens remain safe for patient use.
Congress’ Cold Shoulder Sends Shivers Through Community Health Centers
“The anxiety level is increasing on almost a daily basis,” said Dan Hawkins, senior vice president of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) in Washington, D.C.
Missouri Hospital in ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ Fires 12 Workers, Installs Interim Leadership Team
Corrective steps being taken to protect patients and workers alike, hospital says
Trump’s Deadline on ‘Dreamers’ Reverberates Through Health Industries
DACA’s end could have an impact, especially among medical students and home health aides.