October 14th 2025
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement unveils a four-step framework to help hospitals and practices measure inequities the same way, turning goals into actionable metrics.
October 13th 2025
Medical Economics wants to hear from doctors about what patients are asking about in the examination room.
Doctors combat medical misinformation by becoming trusted anchors for patients, fostering clarity and trust in turbulent health landscapes.
October 10th 2025
Pfizer was at the White House late last month; AstraZeneca touts expansion in Virginia.
A KFF survey shows 77% of U.S. adults heard President Trump’s claim linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism. Most don’t believe it.
Examining hospital-at-home from a myriad of perspectives
How technology providers, researchers, administrators, and facilitators view the possibilities.
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – Reasons for optimism if the nation is willing to invest
Questions and answers from two experts’ conversation about ‘The Health of US Primary Care: 2024 Scorecard Report – No One Can See You Now.’
Diversity in medicine: Trust between patients and physicians
Why the U.S. health care system needs diversity among physicians, and how patients will benefit.
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – 2024 scorecard outlines just how bad it is, and solutions needed
Milbank Memorial Fund, Physicians Foundation, Robert Graham Center of AAFP analyze the state of primary care in America.
Diversity in medicine: Building trust – and losing it
Diversity in medicine: Affecting patient longevity
Diversity in medicine: Where to start among medical specialties?
Diversity in medicine: Perspectives on patient care
American health care will improve with diversity, equity, inclusion
An emergency medicine physician shares his background and perspectives on how a diverse medical workforce will help doctors, other clinicians, and patients.
The Leapfrog Group: Physicians and patient safety in hospitals, part 2
Diagnostic error, patient safety, and how physicians can help in practice and in hospital.
Prior authorizations: Containing costs or obstructing health care?
Experts discuss process of physicians getting insurers to pay for treatments for patients.
The Leapfrog Group: Physicians and patient safety in hospitals, part 1
The Leapfrog Group: Developing a culture of safety
The Leapfrog Group: Extrapolating results about diagnostic error
New drug for food allergies; teen alcohol abuse; ‘zombie cells’ – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
How to keep your patients happy: 6 steps to reduce long wait times and improve patient satisfaction
Long wait times can negatively impact the patient experience and be highly detrimental to your practice’s financial stability. Here’s how to minimize them.
The Leapfrog Group: Corrective actions, part 2
How widespread is bias in health care? The view from health care employees
Employees on the front lines of health care say bias is pervasive, both against patients and themselves
The Leapfrog Group: Corrective actions, part 1
Who handles being sick better: Men or women?
Facts about how we handle illness, and why a trip to the doctor isn’t part of the plan
The Leapfrog Group: Reacting to a study on patient safety
More than 1 million recipients could benefit from Medicare Part D out-of-pocket cost limit
Study examines how many people will save money due to change in national law.
Holiday healthy hearts; patients speak out on drug price negotiations; good bugs, bad bugs, food bugs, gut bugs – Morning Medical Update
The Leapfrog Group: Examining hospitals
Introducing The Leapfrog Group
Diagnostic error – What physicians and hospitals can do to reduce risks for patients
Hospital watchdog group responds to study on patient deaths in ICU.
Mardi Gras safety tips; senators and medicine makers; friends against ill health – Morning Medical Update
Patients respond to short animated videos about vaccination
Patients who view animated shorts on social media gain real knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines.
How to guide patients to healthy eating habits
Patients who follow these six rules can lose weight, keep it off and improve their health.
Do Americans trust their physicians? A slideshow
Gallup poll ranks 23 professions for honesty and ethical standards.