COVID-19 has led to a quick and steep decline in patient safety across the entire American healthcare system.

The awards will enhance telehealth, digital patient tools and health information technology to support underserved communities.

An AMA survey shows that prior authorization can have harsh consequences on evidence-based care that interfere with a healthy, productive workforce.

Pharmacists have also been affected by the pandemic, with higher than previously reported rates of burnout affecting the profession.

The new guideline suggests prescribing opioid-naïve patients with acute, subacute, or chronic pain the "lowest dosage to achieve expected effects."

While the cybercrime organization claims to not attack healthcare organizations it remains a threat to the entire U.S. healthcare and public health sector, according to a recent alert.

The United States Census Bureau reports that 19% of U.S. households could not afford to pay for medical care right away.

The five-year agreement would make Kaiser Permanente the only insurer with a statewide Medi-Cal contract in California.