When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery system, there is no shortage of ideas. Yet, even as the conversation has evolved to include important drivers of health outcomes such as the use of real-time data to guide interventions and care plans that address housing,...
U.S. coronavirus deaths are likely understated, and the United States has relatively high COVID-19 mortality compared to 18 similar countries, a pair of recent studies published by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows. The United States has led the world in reported...
Seriously ill coronavirus patients placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support have a similar mortality rate as other patients placed on ...
On October 7, The Joint Commission (TJC) released a new Quick Safety alert on telemedicine and telehealth care. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of Americans participating in at least one...
Coronavirus droplets and particles “can linger in the air for minutes to hours,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their updated COVID-19 guidance on October 5. The...
“While it is always important to focus on physician mental health, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges and exceptional demands that strain physicians. The AMA has responded by quickly moving new resources into the field that support the well-being of physicians...
