This analysis of the United States health system reviews the developmentsin organization
and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Vaccine-preventable deaths among adults remain a major public health concern, despite
continued efforts to increase vaccination rates in this population. Alternative approaches to …

Background One-quarter of US patients do not have a primary care provider or do not have
complete access to one. Work and personal responsibilities also compete with finding …

The use of direct-to-consumer telehealth, in which a patient has access to a physician via
telephone or videoconferencing, is growing rapidly. A key attraction of this type of telehealth …

Americans seek a large amount of nonemergency care in emergency departments, where
they often encounter long waits to be seen. Urgent care centers and retail clinics have …

Background—Outcome data for patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
(ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy–defibrillator (CRT-D) devices treated outside of …

Nurse practitioners are the principal group of advanced-practice nurses delivering primary
care in the United States. We reviewed the current and projected nurse practitioner …

Background The Centor and McIsaac scores guide testing and treatment for group A
streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis in patients presenting with a sore throat, but they were …

It is no secret: our healthcare system is fragmented, suffering from what George Halvorson
calls “clinical linkage deficiencies.” 1 These systemic deficiencies, evidenced by conflicting …

Objectives Recent health policy changes have focused efforts on reducing emergency
department (ED) visits as a way to reduce costs and improve quality of care. This was a …