At least 29 bills in 17 states involve health services for patients who are transgender, and many of these efforts specifically focus on youth populations. Several states proposed restricting access to transgender health care, by prohibiting or criminalizing gender-affirming care.
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Patient trust in health care providers is associated with positive outcomes, yet few studies have explored patient trust in hospitals, particularly those serving vulnerable populations. Essential Hospitals Institute is working to fill that knowledge gap.
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A new online training resource released by Patient Priorities Care and the American College of Physicians aims to help clinicians identify treatment options according to what matters most to patients.
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In the fourth installment of the Cost of Care Conversations webinar series, learn how to empower and guide patients to talk about health care costs.
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In the third installment of the Cost of Care Conversations webinar series, gain practical skills for training providers to discuss the cost of care with vulnerable patients.
view more »The Medical Leaders Interest Group gives clinical leaders an opportunity to share work, discuss common topics, and learn from essential hospital peers.
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With funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Essential Hospitals Institute developed a road map to help hospitals overcome barriers to implementing person-centered care and evidence based research.
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Hospital ownership of physician practices can yield benefits, including improved responsiveness to patient needs, University of California researchers have found.
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University of California-San Diego researchers have found a way to detect harmful chemicals in a blood sample in mere hours, with 99 percent accuracy.
view more »Recognizing the opportunity for improvement in geriatrics care, association members NuHealth and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital have made falls prevention a priority.
view more »Pokémon Go, the augmented-reality game, has helped pediatric patients at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center recover from burn injuries.
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Syl Jones is planting the seed of narrative medicine—an approach that emphasizes the importance of patient stories in health care—into the minds of students and physicians at Hennepin County Medical Center.
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The National Safety Net Advancement Center at Arizona State University has announced virtual learning collaboratives and grant funding of up to $80,000 for hospitals working to overcome payment and care delivery reform challenges.
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Detroit hospital among first in nation to deploy state-of-the-art BrightMatter brain surgery technology, which will make possible operations that previously were too risky to perform.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory for the growing number of hemodialysis patients who are acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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At University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC), one teen volunteer raised money to help vulnerable patients with their pain management
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Essential hospitals share strategies for overcoming siloes between behavioral health and physical health care.
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Learn how to improve outcomes for preeclampsia patients
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