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Sometimes patients need to be transported via air lift to the most appropriate hospital. GAO (Government Accounting Office) recently released a study of more than 20,000 air ambulance trips from [...]

Compare hospitals in MA on readmission rates. Latest available results are for state fiscal year 2017, when it averaged 16.1% statewide. Most readmissions occurred within two weeks of the [...]

How good is broadband internet coverage, across the US?  While urban populations fare well in access to basic fixed terrestrial (as opposed to mobile) service speeds of 25 MBPS/3Mbps, rural [...]

Useful map of United States showing how people access the internet, and what they use it for.  Some health-related questions. Data to 2017 (health information questions only to 2015). Provided by [...]

If you have wondered what QIO, ADC, ADE, CARF, TJC or a host of other acronyms are in your healthcare management or board work, this list will help. Eight pages, prepared by The Joint Commission, [...]

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) outlines how to find a quality provider for addiction treatment. In addition to providing the link to treatment centers, it [...]

Working Mother magazine lists hospitals and health insurance companies among its top 100 for companies that support parent employees. Categories rated included Representation, parental leave [...]

The USPSTF recommends screening for cervical cancer every 3 years with a Pap test in women ages 21 to 29 years. For women aged 30 to 65 years, the USPSTF recommends screening every 3 years with [...]

Speed is probably the first thing you think of, if you need an Emergency Room. Should consumers be concerned about waiting time at their nearby hospital’s Emergency Department?  Check the [...]

J.D. Power and Associates selected Kaiser Permanente as its top Medicare Advantage plan for 2018, the only plan to get a 5-star rating. Highmark came in second with 4 stars. Other plans compared [...]