Northwestern's Clyde Yancy, MD, discusses how his health system is addressing health access equity issues with plans to open a new outpatient clinic on the historically Black Chicago South Side.

At one institution, the intervention resulted in an average cost savings of $139,367.80 per year.

The bill was first introduced by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in the Senate, and it was approved unanimously.

When trained with high-fidelity simulation, junior radiology residents can master the discipline of reading whole-body CTs right at the trauma scanner—and doing so with high diagnostic accuracy, work speed and interpretive confidence.

When Medicare made it easier for heart failure patients to receive a LVAD at a hospital that does not perform heart transplants, the change was intended to improve patient access. It turns out, however, that the policy shift could be linked to an unintended consequence. 

While there are numerous formulas to help guide providers in managing incidental findings, there is limited data available on the outcomes and cost-effectiveness of the subsequent evaluations that follow.

The renewal comes as the country is facing another wave of COVID-19 infections, this time from a new variant identified as XBB.1.5.

A nurses union in New York City has reached an agreement with two hospitals, ending a three-day strike.