The study aimed to assess the effect of localized disasters on health plan quality performance scores, according to lead investigator Maria DeYoreo, PhD, of RAND Corporation. DeYoreo also discusses ...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has long prioritized quality in healthcare, but the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical role of equity as a cornerstone of quality. In recent ...

As the US charts its course through the next political era, it is crucial that we boldly allocate resources and prioritize what truly impacts patients. When faced with complexity, feasibility concerns ...

In 2020, there were 23 million adults older than 75 in the US, and this group is growing at an annual rate of 2.13 percent. In 2019, a person who reached the age of 65 could expect to live for an ...

A blood test measuring inflammation is now being used by cardiologists to predict heart problems, alongside traditional cholesterol tests.

Rates of potentially preventable hospital admissions and readmissions, which were first envisioned as an indicator of access to timely and appropriate ambulatory care for uninsured patients more than ...

Patients deserve transparent measures of quality in healthcare, but a lack of standards and auditing for these measures can do more to misinform consumers than guide their choices, according to ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been regarded as a standard measure for assessing weight-related health risks and, more recently, determining eligibility for anti-obesity medications like GLP-1 ...

When most people think about water safety, they think about drinking water. That is important, of course. But human exposure ...

"Public health has language for this: the social determinants of health," writes columnist Susan Brutschy of Applied Survey Research. "These are the conditions in the places where we live, learn, work ...