A health care attorney suggests reviewing policies and clarifying training to avoid an incident similar to what occurred when a Utah investigator demanded a patient’s blood sample.

More than half of the 1,003 responding physicians supported the idea. Why? Excessive paperwork that takes their time away from patients.

Aware Recovery Care says it treats it as an illness that doesn’t disappear just because symptoms are under control.

The magazine said this year’s report used an altered methodology to avoid penalizing facilities for treating low-income patients or for accepting high-risk transfers.

The ranking disparities among various agencies and publications raise doubt about validity and could lead to confusion for patients and their families.

There is confusion about what information and things a provider should produce in response to a valid request for all, or part of, a patient’s legal medical record, and, consequently, what information and things a provider should maintain in order to...

AAPL member Bennett Omalu likens the disease to cancer and expresses concern about youths exposed to football. Recent brain research supports Omalu's pioneering discovery.

Aggressive care is said to generate mistakes that result in 30,000 deaths annually. California's three biggest health care purchasers unite to make changes.

Air transport of the doctor, rather than the stroke patient, can save time – therefore, lives – while also saving money.

Among the “low value” tests and treatments researchers studied, black and Hispanic beneficiaries were significantly more likely than whites to receive many of them.

America’s growing epidemic has guided policymakers and providers toward treatments such as nerve blocks, medical marijuana and even acupuncture.

Volunteers now are using their professional and life experience skills to better assist healthcare systems with their strategies and initiatives. Some of the newer volunteer roles include Patient/Family Advisory Council members. The partnership betwe...