This article discusses hospital medical staff structures, emphasizing self-regulation, credentialing, privileging, and quality assurance. It explores peer review processes like FPPE/OPPE, professionalism policies, and disciplinary actions to ensure p...

When Trinity Health planned to close Troy's last birthing center, the community united across political and social lines to save it. Residents, officials, and advocates rallied against corporate healthcare priorities, ensuring access to critical mate...

Discover how healthcare practices can build patient loyalty through trust, empathy, strong communication, and patient-centered care to thrive in a competitive market.

Healthcare supply chains face growing challenges like regulatory shifts, tariffs, and inflation. This article explores strategies for resilience, leadership's role, and a forward-looking framework for 2026 and beyond.

A caregiver lost insurance coverage for Zepbound, a GLP-1 obesity drug. She faced hurdles navigating appeals, discounts, and alternative options to access the medication.

In 2025, Jersey Shore University Medical Center implemented a clinical variation reduction (CVR) model, improving length-of-stay, discharge rates, patient experience, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration through shared accountability and dat...

This article explores medical routines older adults may not need, like colonoscopies post-75, actinic keratosis removal, and lifelong levothyroxine for subclinical hypothyroidism, emphasizing risks vs. benefits.

Balancing empathy and authority is key for medical leaders. This article explores emotional intelligence, boundaries, and strategies for effective leadership.

Discharges against medical advice (AMA) show high 30-day readmission rates. Provider practices, like capacity assessments and discharge planning, remain inconsistent.

Seanna Thompson, MD, shares a transformative experience involving an AI scribe in her OB-GYN practice. A patient felt violated by its presence during an exam, prompting reflection on AI's ethical, environmental, and trust implications in medicine. Dr...

Dr. Louis M. Profeta shares his journey in emergency medicine, reflections on societal challenges, writing career, and insights on physician resilience and medical education.

The AMA's 2027 CPT maternity care changes will shift coding, affecting provider compensation, staffing, and governance, requiring system-wide adjustments.