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This section of the report provides a broad portrait of U.S. healthcare to support contextual understanding of the structural factors, including societal inequities, that affect how today’s healthcare is organized, financed, and delivered.
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Nov 19, 2020 · The United States does not have a health system — it has multiple systems, with no coherence. If you are an armed services veteran, you have access to a comprehensive, centrally coordinated...
The newly released 2022 NHQDR is the broadest, deepest, and most comprehensive yearly account of the state of American healthcare—and it crystalizes the achievements and challenges we face, especially among racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities.
Here are some of the quality issues. 1. Preventable Medical Errors. A recent study by Johns Hopkins analyzed medical death rate data for eight years and found that medical errors are to blame for more than 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S.
Sep 19, 2024 · The researchers took a close look at how the health systems performed on 70 measures across five key domains in those countries: access to care, the health care process, administrative...
Feb 28, 2024 · Valley was ranked among the top three hospitals in New Jersey and was ranked 137th in the country for 2024. “We are honored to be considered among the best hospitals in the world,” said Audrey Meyers, Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health System.
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Exploring the reasons for this trend can provide insights for where the United States can improve healthcare delivery and associated outcomes, particularly trends in premature death and disease-related death, which are explored below.