How do you fix health inequity in the United States? The education and health-care communities as well as policymakers must consider what are known as the social determinants of health as an integral ...

Caregivers often get into health care because of an underlying desire to help heal people. That is why when caregivers lose patients, it can have a big emotional impact. Grief is a natural and normal ...

The concept of human understanding revolves around finding ways to treat patients as unique individuals and personalize each patient’s experiences in every interaction with the healthcare system. NRC ...

We have all heard the latest success advice for healthcare providers—make care more patient-centric care and consumer-driven, and improve the service experience quality. We have also heard the usual ...

Several recent studies have examined the factors accounting for the recent slowdown in growth in real per capita health care spending. The most recent entrant to this literature is the newly published ...

I took my seat for a daylong meeting on Tuesday this week, a little tired, up since 4:30 a.m. But with coffee in hand, I was ready to learn. I was surrounded by a variety of interdisciplinary team ...

In today’s digital age, the management of electronic records has become a cornerstone of effective mental health care delivery. Understanding Electronic Records Management (ERM) The Importance of ERM ...

Whether you’re a young person, a parent, a mental health professional, or simply someone familiar with mental health trends, you’ve likely heard about the youth mental health crisis in the U.S. While ...

Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare”) is law, “what is in it” is revealed by 3,256 pages of legislative text, including the 858 pages of the reconciliation bill (as ...