About the author: Emily Mitchell (PMP) is a senior manager within the Accenture Federal Services Health and Public Service practice. She has more than 16 years of experience providing consulting ...

Primary care use among patients receiving in-center hemodialysis was associated with lower mortality rates but more hospitalizations and ED visits, according to study data published in Kidney Medicine ...

Nearly one-third of patients said they did not use any of the opioids they were prescribed after surgery, and just 8 percent of patients said they got rid of their remaining opioids, according to a ...

A staged approach for a patient decision aid (PDA) can help to deliver complex information in a patient-centered manner and facilitate shared decision-making in adults with atopic dermatitis (AD), ...

Medical marijuana patients report sustained improvements in quality of life, according to the results of a recently published study. The study, which was conducted by researchers affiliated with the ...

Amairani Salinas was 32 weeks pregnant with her fourth child in 2023 when doctors at a Texas hospital discovered that her baby no longer had a heartbeat. As they prepped her for an emergency cesarean ...

Beth Cavanaugh, 79, was starting a new medication when she ran into a modern hurdle: Her doctor’s office required all follow-up questions, even those about side effects of the drug, to go through the ...

The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Q: As a Medicare-certified ASC, can the recovery room be used simultaneously for ...