Innovation
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Steven Diaz, M.D., chief medical officer at MaineGeneral Health and board member at the American Hospital Association, discusses his passion for patient safety, how his organization meets quality care for its community, and how AI could potentially be…
For years, the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, has been blood thinners. A-fib, which is a cardiac rhythm abnormality, can lead to other health complications, including strokes — it’s estimated that 90% of all strokes happen in patients who have A-fib.
A triple-whammy of advanced new diagnostic and treatment options holds the promise for better outcomes for New Jersey lung cancer patients.
Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown, W.Va., recently began its chapter of the nationwide project No One Dies Alone, which uses volunteers to provide comfort and companionship in a patient’s final moments.
The ED team at the Medical University of South Carolina has embraced a solution that has reduced waiting times during certain hours and brought the number of patients who leave before being seen to almost zero.
In general, Garden State hospitals are doing something right when it comes to matters of the heart. The risk-adjusted bypass mortality rate in New Jersey declined 43.3% between 1994 and 2020, according to the most recent data available from the state Department of Health.
Petersburg Medical Center in Petersburg, Alaska, has ushered in a new era of breast cancer detection with the arrival of its advanced 3D mammography machine.
In this conversation, leaders from the 2024 Quest for Quality winner, WellSpan Health, and finalists Carilion Clinic, Jefferson Health and MUSC Health, discuss their organizations' work in providing safe, patient- and family-centered care.
New research out of UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., has the potential to reshape life for people who have lost the ability to speak.
UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif. performed a rare procedure that involved using a child's collarbone to create a new upper arm.