The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court") denied a hospital's motion for summary judgment, finding that there were factual disputes that needed to be resolved by a jury regarding the plaintiff's claim of disability discrimination. A request for summary...
Physicians say they are most concerned about the public’s access to healthcare, according to a new Medscape report. Based on survey responses from more than 2,300 physicians in 29 specialties about the most important social issues, healthcare access was ranked the highest at 85%.
As of this month, all applicants seeking their initial physician licensure in Massachusetts or applying for license renewal through the state's Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) must complete training on implicit bias. Massachusetts joins several other states that already require similar...
Ask any healthcare executive to name the biggest issue that will demand their attention in 2022, and the response will be staffing shortages and their impact on patient safety. Those focused on improving care quality might consider how key trends will play out and the impact of current industry...
Mistreatment of healthcare staff including workplace violence has become a pressing national issue. In March, American Hospital Association President and CEO Richard Pollack wrote a letter to Merrick Garland urging the U.S. attorney general to back legislation to protect healthcare workers from...
More than 90% of health systems surveyed recently say a strong digital health strategy is essential to improving clinical outcomes, boosting clinician satisfaction rates and increasing productivity, yet less than half actually have a strategy in place. And less than a quarter are “very confident...