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Hospital Community Benefit Policy Watch

WEBThe community benefit plan must include the “proportion and amount of community benefit spending on vulnerable populations, and include measurable …

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The Intersection of Black History, Queer Studies, and Medicine

WEBQueer Studies and Intersectionality are also Black History. Two of the target topics rejected by the Florida Department of Education were queer studies and …

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The “S” in ESG: How hospitals are embracing social responsibility

WEBThe journal Frontiers of Health Services Management, an official publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives, is taking on the topic of ESG …

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Hospital Spotlight: Mount Sinai Hospital

WEBAmerica needs socially responsible hospitals, and many hospitals all over the country are rising to the challenge. The Lown Institute Hospitals Index–the first …

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Lenox Hill Hospital expansion faces opposition due to healthcare

WEBAbstract: Northwell Health's $2.5 billion expansion plan for the hospital in Manhattan's Upper East Side, one of New York City's whitest enclaves, faces vehement opposition …

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The four questions you need to ask your doctor

WEBThe first two questions help doctors and patients understand how well an intervention works, both in studies and in the real world. The third question starts a …

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PRESS RELEASE: New rankings identify America's most socially

WEB60+ Hospitals are best in class based on health equity, patient outcomes, and value of care. Sixty-six U.S. hospitals earned the distinction of “most socially …

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Medication overload and older Americans

WEBThe United States is in the grips of an unseen epidemic of harm from the excessive prescribing of medications. If nothing is done to change current practices, medication …

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Uncovering health disparities by race, ethnicity, and education

WEBCovid-19 disparities in race and education. Researchers have documented significant racial disparities in rates of Covid-19 infection and death, due to differences in …

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Why Surviving the Virus Might Come Down to Which Hospital …

WEBIn New York City’s poor neighborhoods, some patients have languished in understaffed hospitals, with substandard equipment. It was a different story in Manhattan’s private …

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How NY hospitals are addressing inequality and diversity in …

WEBA new report from the Lown Institute finds that U.S. hospitals performed more than 229,000 unnecessary stents on Medicare patients from 2019-2021.

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Dr. Bernard Lown

WEBDr. Bernard Lown (1921-2021) was a pioneering cardiologist, humanitarian, and founder of the Lown Institute. From his invention of the modern direct current defibrillator to his …

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PRESS RELEASE: More than 1,900 nonprofit hospitals receive more …

WEBLarge academic medical centers and Catholic health systems among those with largest shortfall in what they give back to community.. BOSTON, MA – Federal, …

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The medicalization of death: What does it mean and what can we …

WEBdeath and dying could be, with five overarching principles: The social determinants of death, dying, and grieving are addressed; Dying is understood to be a …

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Steward implosion provides cautionary tale on private equity in …

WEBAs of January 2024, at least 460 hospitals are now owned by private equity firms, comprising 30% of for-profit hospitals in the U.S. Previous reports have shown the …

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Why we have a primary care crisis – and how we solve it

WEBTo eliminate medication overload, serious cultural, educational, and policy changes are needed. This action plan offers recommendations for policymakers, health …

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News of death should not come by phone. Doctors struggle to …

WEBLast week, Lown president Dr. Vikas Saini was presented with the Donabedian International Award. In his acceptance remarks, Dr. Saini shared his vision for a future of medicine …

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Why corruption is the new normal in health care (and what we can …

WEBIt’s about making money,” Brownlee and Saini write. This systemic corruption contributes to ballooning health care costs and causes immeasurable harm to patients. …

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