LGBTQ Americans twice as likely to experience discrimination in health care: Poll

A new survey found that LGBTQ Americans are twice as likely to experience discrimination in their health care. The survey, conducted by KFF, noted that members of the LGBTQ community have ... Read More

Palliative Care for Cancer Patients: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary team approach to care, with a focus on comfort and quality of life rather than prolongation of life or "cure" for a patient and their loved ones. Read More

Overcoming barriers to patient-centered cardiology care: AHA

According to the statement, published April 11 in Circulation, the three essential elements are shared decision-making, medication management and patient-oriented outcomes. "Patient-centered care ... Read More

Why Boards And C-Suites Care About Employee Experience

A previous article in this space addressed why boards and c-suites care about employee wellbeing ... An important companion topic relates to the employee experience. Effective boards and senior ... Read More

Screening tool streamlines requests for palliative care consultations

"Delayed access to palliative care can result in untreated symptoms, lack of understanding of a patient's care preferences and preventable admissions," she said. "We designed our screening tool to ... Read More

How the Change Healthcare hack affected patient care

"It has and continues to interrupt patient care," said Scott MacLean ... and ensure payers and third-party vendors share liability with healthcare providers after breaches. Read More

Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model

Share on Facebook ... the primary care practices that need it." ACO Groups Generally Positive Groups representing ACOs were generally positive about the new model. "Experience shows that ... Read More

Understanding Palliative Care: Know The ABCs of This Treatment Approach

Bereavement, an inevitable aspect of the human experience ... collaborative decision-making, palliative care exemplifies a commitment to compassionate and patient-centred care, ensuring that ... Read More

Army female command team’s diverse careers converge in shared value: care for people

share a common thread vital to their leadership success: genuine concern for people. “If you care about people, then you have a future in the Army,” Col. Daphne Austin, the 410th brigade ... Read More

Bernie Sanders, Biden share plan to cut 'outrageous' health care costs

The official event comes as Biden makes the issue a pillar of his 2024 campaign. President Joe Biden was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders at the White House Wednesday to highlight the administration ... Read More

Palliative & Supportive Care

Quantitative data was collected using patient-rated assessments and a wireless pulse oximeter. Occupational performance, satisfaction, and distress symptoms were measured using the Canadian ... Read More