Georgia has introduced the CANDOR (Communication and Optimal Resolution) Act, a law that seeks to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients regarding medical errors and patient safety. The legislation is based on the…
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Patient portal messages may not be an effective tool to encourage preventive care, according to a study by the University of California, Los Angeles. Researchers analysed more than 200,000 patients divided into three groups…
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Patients with high out-of-pocket healthcare costs for breast cancer screening may miss important follow-up tests, leading to missed cancer diagnoses, according to research in JAMA Network Open. The Affordable Care Act requires preventive screening…
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The healthcare industry added 44,200 jobs in February 2023, according to Altarum’s March Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs. Hospitals added the most jobs, with 19,400, followed by nursing and residential care facilities, which added…
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Site-neutral payments for medical services could impact the most vulnerable patients, according to a study by the American Hospital Association. Site-neutral payments reimburse medical providers the same amount regardless of whether a patient receives…
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Trust of Black patients in government-provided cancer health information has fallen by almost 50% due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to studies. Researchers used the responses of over 7,300 patients to assess whether trust…
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Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare system, plans to implement the Epic Systems EHR platform to unify all its medical information and enhance patient care coordination across its units. The rollout is expected to…
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A study published in the journal Cancer found a link between discrimination and frailty among Black cancer survivors. The study surveyed over 2,200 Black people who were in remission but were also within five…
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The Health Collaborative (THC) and the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) are partnering to establish a statewide health information exchange to promote interoperability and care coordination across Ohio. THC currently connects 70 hospitals and…
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Nearly every patient would rather get their test results via the patient portal, even if their provider hadn’t reviewed those results yet, according to new data from OpenNotes.
The report, published in JAMA Network Open…
