A nationwide study of sepsis patients currently underway is deeply flawed and putting patients at risk, according to Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization.

Implementing an ultra-low-dose CT protocol during CT-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy (PCNB) can significantly reduce radiation dose while still producing an image quality that is clear enough for biopsy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have recently caught heat for not taking on enough risk, but a new analysis from CMS reveals the latest version of the ACO model is generating savings.

The replication crisis has been an elephant in the room for social scientists for the last few years—with many influential, bedrock studies appearing to be less rigorous than initially accepted. Some expected as many as two of every three studies couldn’t be replicated. While the social sciences are a bit adjacent to those in medicine, the implications of the latest research may help all fields improve best practices in designing and executing clinical studies.

While the healthcare market has evolved to better cater to consumers’ demands and offer specialized care, physicians are still referring patients in outdated ways. This costs health systems by increasingly sending patients to receive out-of-network services, according to a recent study by Kyruus, which surveyed 100 primary care providers and 100 specialists affiliated with U.S. health systems.

Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective treatment option or early stage breast cancer and outperforms lumpectomy in terms of obtaining tumor-free margins, according to a new study published in Radiology.

Attorney General Jeff Session is preventing two Ohio doctors from prescribing opioids because they allegedly dispensed the medications without a legitimate medical purpose.

In fiscal year 2017, the Medicaid program doled out about $37 billion in improper payments, an increase from $29.1 billion in improper payments recorded in 2015, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.