Spotting and removing retained surgical items as early as possible can help prevent potentially lethal complications.

North America has bragging rights to the five best hospitals in the world, although institutions specifically in the United States make up only nine of the top 25.

Across all physician types, the cumulative decrease in spending totaled $9.4 billion, the American Medical Association reported. 

The average person passed up six places offering cheaper scans compared to where they ultimately received treatment, but experts say providers and insurers are partially to blame.

The pretest probability score produced false-negative rates below 1% and dropped imaging use by about 20%, according to a new JAMA Cardiology study. 

A new study has reaffirmed that consumers don’t really shop around to find lower healthcare prices.

Physician spending fell 57% below pre-pandemic levels in April 2020, according to a new report from the American Medical Association that reveals changes in the Medicare program during the first six months of 2020.

UCSF patients have arranged almost 5,000 exams on their own across six imaging centers, saving more than 400 hours of scheduler time.