The Kansas City Star reports that improving "health literacy" could help improve patient outcomes and quality.
(Daily Report) Jun 04, 2010
States handle a range of health care policy issues.
(Daily Report) Jun 04, 2010
A New Jersey court is considering a case about who should have made the end-of-life decision for a particular patient -- the family or the hospital.
(Daily Report) Jun 04, 2010
This week's research roundup includes studies and briefs from Health Affairs, the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American College of Radiology, the Commonwealth Fund and Mathematica Policy Research.
(Daily Report) Jun 04, 2010
A new survey finds that, when it comes to their own health care, most people say "more is better, newer is better, you get what you pay for." That's frustrating for experts who say these things are often not true.
(Story) Jun 03, 2010
A selection of today's opinions and editorials.
(Daily Report) Jun 03, 2010
"Out of all the roughly 5,000 U.S. hospitals, only about 1 in 30 has deep expertise in caring for children with serious problems," U.S. News & World Report writes.
(Daily Report) Jun 03, 2010
States address a range of health care policy issues.
(Daily Report) Jun 02, 2010
News outlets report on health fraud investigations.
(Daily Report) Jun 02, 2010
Findings could suggest that even if patients and insurers save money from shorter hospital stays, overall costs may increase with a need for later admission.
(Daily Report) Jun 02, 2010