When DOGE slashes jobs at agencies like AHRQ and low-profile jobs like the patient safety work of Heather Sherman, it endangers the health of the American public.

An unusual study trained two patients to review doctors’ progress notes about a common orthopedic injury and then pitted their judgment of success against the doctors’.

It read: “2024 Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking. Ranked #1 out of 115 participating comprehensive academic medical centers.”

As we think about an aviation tragedy, we’re also reminded of health care system problems that lead to loss of life.

When it comes to financial incentives for surgeons, new studies suggest that “How much money?” and “What do I have to do?” are the keys to unlocking monetary motivation.

Some Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans are paying for medically tailored meals and other dietary interventions believing “food as medicine” will reduce future costs.

The hospital where Donald Trump was rushed after an assassination attempt scores high on patient safety, but having that consistency nationwide should be a policy choice.

A webinar on artificial intelligence organized by NEJM AI presented a fascinating snapshot of ambivalence about the radica…

This began to feel like a turning point in the power of the patient voice in federal health policy related to patient safety, medical AI and patient empowerment.

The health policy issues that were largely invisible at the Republican and Democratic conventions taught a crucial lesson about politics.