November 6, 2023
Via: Healthcare DiveOverall, the latest report — the first to show hospital performance post-pandemic, according to Leapfrog — found 30% of hospitals attained an A grade, 24% scored a B, 39% earned a C, 7% received a D and fewer than 1% […]
July 13, 2021
Via: The Medical NewsAmid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), healthcare providers working on the frontlines are a particularly high-risk group for infection. Though vaccination efforts prioritized this group, working directly with COVID-19 […]
May 24, 2017
Via: FierceHealthcareDespite criticism over his initial proposal in March that included huge cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, President Trump’s fleshed-out 2018 budget will slash billions from those […]
Innovation, Patient Experience
October 7, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareRather than trying to change patients’ beliefs about vaccinations, doctors would be better served by making it easier for patients to get those shots, says a psychology professor. Research shows that behavior is less influenced by attempts to change a person’s […]
August 12, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareNo longer able to wait for a deadlocked Congress to allocate necessary funds to fight Zika, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell took the matter into her own hands Thursday and announced she will reallocate $81 […]