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Increasing mammography use to reduce the death rate from breast cancer
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Women are underrepresented in medical device clinical trials
Earlier this week, a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine evaluating female representation in randomized clinical trials for FDA-supervised medical devices found that women are generally underrepresented in these studies. The findings suggest that the guidance for female inclusion in medical device trials needs improvement.
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How do Medicare Advantage providers create health plans tailored to a particular population?
As the healthcare industry strives to be more equitable, stakeholders should prioritize population health management. Population health initiatives focus on improving the health status and outcomes within a group rather than considering one person at a time.
While providers can advance population health through direct care initiatives and care coordination, health insurance companies can also play a crucial role by establishing population-specific health plans. Private payers often take this route for their Medicare Advantage plan offerings.
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Outlining 11 typical types of medical mistakes and patient harms
In pursuit of improving patient safety and reducing patient harm, healthcare organizations must be familiar with the most common types of medical errors.
Indeed, patient safety is on the up and up in the U.S. The nation scores among the best among its peers in terms of clinical quality, largely due to its focus on patient safety. And despite some pandemic-era setbacks in patient safety metrics, the U.S. is on the rebound in reducing patient harm.
