Patient Experience

The watchdog group unveiled its top hospitals and top ambulatory surgical centers for 2023.

The northern Virginia system has high hopes for the donation. Shashank Desai of Inova talked with us about improving care and expanding prevention efforts.

Services such as Buy Now, Pay Later and Pay-Over-Time are helping people afford healthcare services that were out of reach, Austin Talley writes.

Mortality rates rose significantly from 2018 to 2021, according to an NIH study.

The plans call for a 12-story tower for inpatient care. Elizabeth Wako, CEO of Swedish Health Services, says it will be a ‘state-of-the-art’ facility for the Pacific Northwest.

Nearly 1 in 3 hospital patients have diabetes. As American Diabetes Awareness Month draws to a close, health systems should focus more on those patients, Leah Binder writes.

Health systems are seeing gains, particularly in outpatient revenue, according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report.

Morbidity and mortality for mothers and infants continues to be far too high. Elizabeth Cherot, March of Dimes CEO, talks about the new report and what can be done to improve outcomes.

Healthcare leaders stressed the importance of taking a more proactive approach to improving care before patients end up in the hospital for a lengthy and costly stay.

Medical researchers have largely gone to white men to participate in studies. Healthcare leaders outline ways to cast a wider net, which will lead to better research and treatments for patients.

Mass General Brigham has been operating one of the nation’s largest home hospital programs. Best Buy has been teaming with more health systems.

Researchers with CMS found less than 1% of patients getting acute care at home suffered an unexpected death.

Leah Binder, the group’s CEO, says she was relieved to see improvement in infections. But she says health systems have work to do to protect patients.

The organization released its Fall 2023 Hospital Safety Grades, and also found certain states faring better than others.

A national task force has lowered the recommended age to begin screenings, but doctors say some opportunities to help more women are being missed.

More people are looking to get procedures done outside the hospital, according to a report from Strata and Syntellis Performance Solutions.

Many Americans are skipping treatment and have medical debts of thousands of dollars, a Commonwealth Fund survey finds. Even some with insurance are struggling to pay bills.

Hospitals have grappled with shortages with regularity, and a survey indicates that they are taking a toll on patient care.

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network says two hospitals and a nursing home are affected. The system announced plans to take down IT systems and temporarily divert some patients.

Hospitals and outpatient facilities are seeing more pediatric females for mental health patients than in pre-pandemic years, according to data analyzed by Epic Research.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ latest proposed rule regarding Medicare reimbursement for dialysis has missed an opportunity to support the kidney community.

The CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about curbing the use of middlemen, the need for more integration in healthcare, and moving away from annual enrollment.

Female employees spend $266 more annually than men, and that excludes pregnancy-related costs, a report by Deloitte says.

Main Line Health CEO Jack Lynch says it’s impossible to talk about better outcomes without focusing on closing disparities in underserved groups.

Nearly half of those who have used telehealth have only done so once, according to a new report from Trilliant Health. Some patients still want to be seen in person.