ABSTRACT Objective: This study examines the impact of accountable care organization (ACO) maturity on inpatient costs, quality of care, and patient safety for hospitals participating in ACOs ...

Physician-led teams of more than 50 clinicians continuously review literature and conduct extensive appraisals to validate that the highest quality of evidence is used in development.

A growing number of hospitals and health systems no longer provide gender-affirming surgeries for minors, citing a January executive order from President Donald Trump. The order instructed health ...

Officials said, "Effective Aug. 1, 2024, Vitruvian Health Care System acquired the Cleveland, Tennessee Hospital, now operating as Bradley Medical Center. Since the acquisition, Vitruvian has ...

AI recommendations were more often rated as optimal compared with treating physician decisions (77.1 vs 67.1%). Quality scores were equal, better for AI, and better for treating physicians in 67.9 ...

San Diego County jails fail to monitor quality of medical care, grand jury finds, echoing persistent criticism The lack of a continuous quality improvement program means that 'critical errors go ...

A world-first estimate shows assisted reproductive technology (ART) is now part of everyday life for millions of families ...

For more than 20 years, it has been my privilege to care for patients throughout the Hudson Valley, in communities that make up my home. I know firsthand how personal health care is.

Despite being one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, colorectal cancer continues to claim more lives in Black ...

According to Cahaba Medical Care and UAB, the state of Alabama needs to fill 612 new primary care positions by 2030. After the program’s graduation on Thursday night, 16 graduates will help fill ...