Laurel Ranger

As federal healthcare reform has expanded medical insurance to millions of people, hospitals have an increasing role in improving community health.

This noninferiority trial showed no more chronic sleep loss or sleepiness across trial days among interns in flexible programs than among those in standard programs.

Usability challenges continue to affect health information technology (HIT), according to a viewpoint article by Raj M. Ratwani, PhD, of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, DC, and colleagues, published in JAMA. Most US hospitals and ambulatory clinicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR),…

Investigators examined whether mandatory disclosure policies and laws have led to a decrease in financial disclosure reporting by physicians.

Healthcare interventions should assess the multiple layers of a person’s life, rather than simply classifying marginalized groups as vulnerable.

Assuming blame for a medical error may help patients and families heal.