Quality and Safety

Some hospitals are prioritizing sicker patients first, while others are playing it safe, giving organs to less critical patients.

The NHS must adopt a new attitude toward innovation, says Ramon Vullings, speaker, author, cross-industry expert and self-titled ideaDJ.

Having the right processes in place can help reduce drug-related claims and the $78.5 billion a year spent in prescription opioid misuse.

At the heart of a new partnership between HIMSS and Healthcare UK is the building of bridges to share expertise around innovation in the NHS, says Rahul Agarwal, assistant director of healthcare at the Department for International Trade in the UK.

There's a potentially large impact school-based telehealth programs can have on children with chronic illnesses.

D and F graded hospitals carry nearly twice the risk of mortality of A-graded hospitals, with over 50,000 lives at stake, according to Leapfrog analysis.

Findings on the effects of space travel on human health are being used to prepare for a long-term mission to Mars, says Julie Robinson, chief scientist at NASA's ISS division.

More than half of those surveyed said they had a serious problem paying a medical bill of any kind, and prescription drugs posed hardships as well.

Five plans scored highest with Northeast and Midwest dominating as areas with the highest rated plans.

What looked like achievements of the program may have been a byproduct of factors driving a broader decrease in hospitalizations.