New study demonstrates effectiveness of serious illness communication in primary care Boston, Mass – Chronically ill patients in a high-risk management program that implemented structured, communication-based serious illness care had more meaningful and comprehensive conversations with their clinicians about their values and goals of care, according to a new study. The findings, published in the… Continue reading New study demonstrates effectiveness of serious illness communication in primary care
Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health in a variety of ways, and reduces mortality, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers who analyzed a decade’s worth of evidence on the effects of insurance coverage on health. The review—the most current analysis… Continue reading Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival
SAN DIEGO — Science and technology have improved patient care, but they also have created complexities that may cause needless suffering and increased costs. During the May 6 Anna Marie D’Amico Lecture, “System Complexity and the Challenge of Too Much Medicine, ” at the opening ceremony of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, Neel T. Shah,… Continue reading Keynote to American Ob-Gyns: C-section rates linked to hospital complexities