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Using Medical Jargon Confuses Patients Amid Low Health Literacy …

WEBAccording to a study published in JAMA Network Open, patients are better able to understand their health status when providers use verbiage that is free of medical …

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Cyberattacks on Hospitals Are Growing Threats to Patient Safety

WEBA study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals an increase in the number of cyberattacks on U.S. hospitals from 43 in 2016 to 91 in 2021, doubling …

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U.S. Remains Worst in the World for Maternal Mortality, Health …

WEBMaternal mortality is worsening in all developed nations, but the gap between the United States and its peers is expanding, according to a new Commonwealth Fund brief. The …

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HHS Announces Over $65 Million to Address the Maternal Health …

WEBOver $65 million in grants have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), though the Health Resources and Services Administration …

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Systematic Review: About One in 18 Patients Are Misdiagnosed in …

WEBA report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that about 7.4 million patients annually are misdiagnosed in …

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Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report with New Solutions to …

WEBThe U.S. surgeon general is highlighting the urgent need to address healthcare worker burnout. In a new advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, offers a number of …

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These Doctors Admit They Don't Want Patients with Disabilities

WEBA study published in Health Affairs involved video focus groups of U.S. primary care physicians and specialists to determine why patients with disabilities often complain …

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Safety Culture as a Patient Safety Practice for Alarm Fatigue

WEBThe guideline, Making Health Care Safer III; Alarm Fatigue: Safety Culture, was released in 2020, updating previous guidance issued in 2013. According to the guideline, a number …

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Nursing Home Owners Stole $83 Million While Neglecting …

WEBOn June 28, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against nursing home operator Centers Health Care and its owners for allegedly pocketing $83 million in …

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Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’

WEBA long-term complaint among female patients about providers playing down or misdiagnosing their health issues has been given a new catch phrase: medical …

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Doctors Often Turn to Google Translate to Talk to Patients. They …

WEBThe use of Google Translate is discouraged by health systems and state medical registration boards; but some providers and researchers want to give the tool more …

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Hundreds of Groups Ask Governors to Expand Telehealth …

WEBHundreds of healthcare and industry groups are urging governors nationwide to expand access to telehealth through licensure flexibilities. In a letter to governors, more than 230 …

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Most of $9.2 Billion in Questionable Medicare Payments Went to …

WEBThe suspect diagnoses unfairly earned MA companies more than $9 billion in 2017 linked to enrollment and documentation the year before. A group of 20 companies accounted for …

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In Alleged Health Care 'Money Grab,' Nation's Largest Hospital …

WEBOne patient at HCA's Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va., said his bill for a gash on his arm topped more than $52,000, including a $17,000 trauma team activation fee and …

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Lawmaker Urges GAO to Investigate Private Equity Ownership of …

WEBU.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ) is urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the relationship between private equity (PE) investments and the subsequent …

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Federal Investigation Into Spine Surgeries Uses Mob Laws to …

WEBA search warrant recently unsealed in a Massachusetts federal court focuses on a Texas consulting company that facilitates spine surgery and other medical care for victims of …

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$40 Million Awarded in Central Illinois Malpractice Suit

WEBA jury in Coles County, Illinois, have awarded $40 million to 19-year-old Kiera Campbell and her family in a medical malpractice case related to injuries she sustained during her birth …

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BLS: Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Increased in 2021, but Illnesses

WEBMeanwhile, nonfatal illnesses totaled 365,200 last year, down from 544,600 in 2020, with the number of recorded respiratory illnesses falling to 269,600 from 428,700. The pre …

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