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Clinical Trials Statistics

November 17, 2025

What Are Clinical Trials? Clinical trials are research studies that test a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention in people. These trials are the primary way that researchers determine if a new form of treatment or prevention, such as a new drug, diet, or medical device, is safe and effective[...]

What Is A Clinical Trial?

November 16, 2025

What is clinical research and why is it done? Clinical research is medical research that studies people to understand health and disease. Clinical research helps improve the way doctors treat and prevent illness. Through clinical research, researchers learn: The goal is to use science to improv[...]

The Christ Hospital Agrees To Settle Alleged Disclosure Of Protected Health Information

November 14, 2025

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against The Christ Hospital related to the alleged disclosure of protected health information. Plaintiffs alleged that The Christ Hospital maintained web properties through which it encouraged patients to exchange communications to search for a[...]

Study Of Nursing Home Residents Dying With Dementia In America

November 13, 2025

Approximately 6.7 million Americans over age 65 have dementia. That number is projected to double by 2050. Nursing homes (NHs) care for a growing number of older adults living with and dying from dementia. It is estimated that half of NH residents have dementia and nearly 70% of people with adv[...]

Survey Of Patient Safety In Oregon

November 3, 2025

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission (OPSC), a non-regulatory, semi-independent state agency that supports healthcare facilities and providers in improving patient safety in Oregon, partnered with a local research firm in early 2025 to conduct a statewide survey to learn more about how medical harm [...]

HHS To Close University Of Miami’s Failing Organ Transplant Agency

November 2, 2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on September 18, 2025 that it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization (OPO) after an investigation reportedly uncovered years of unsafe practices, poor training, chronic underperformance, understaffing, and paperw[...]

OIG: Nursing Homes Failed To Report 43% Of Falls With Major Injury And Hospitalization Among Their Medicare-Enrolled Residents

November 1, 2025

Falls among older adults, including nursing home residents, are common, costly, and often preventable. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), approximately half of nursing home residents experience a fall in any given year, resulting in serious injuries and decreased qua[...]

New Mexico Study Of Effects Of Medical Billing Issues On Patient Care And Health Providers Satisfaction

October 28, 2025

The University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Social Policy (CSP) was commissioned by the New Mexico Legislative Council Service to conduct a research study on medical billing and claims in the state. The primary purpose of the study was to analyze the billing and claims process in New Mexico from t[...]

1 In 13 U.S. EDs Lack 24/7 Attending Physician Coverage

October 16, 2025

A recent survey of the 5,622 nonfederal emergency departments (EDs) in the United States, of which 4,621 (82%) responded to the question “Is at least one attending physician (not resident) on duty in the ED 24 h/d?”, found that 1 in 13 U.S. EDs lack 24/7 attending physician coverage: “[...]

Medicare Advantage Plans Deny Post-Acute Care For Two-Thirds of Nursing Homes

October 8, 2025

A survey conducted by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) found that Medicare Advantage (MA )plans are denying or delaying medically necessary post-acute care, often against medical professionals’ recommendations, on a daily and weekly basis. The survey was conducted by the AHCA i[...]

NPDB Public Use Data File

October 5, 2025

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a tool used in efforts to protect patients from incompetent, unprofessional, and often dangerous health care practitioners. Since its creation in 1986, the NPDB collects reports on medical malpractice payments, certain medical review actions, and sanctio[...]

Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency On Infant Mortality

October 4, 2025

On August 21, 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. Mississippi’s 2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births, which is th[...]

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