Healthcare stakeholders remain cautiously optimistic that the changes to care delivery made during the pandemic will help them address a pending surge in unmanaged chronic diseases.

Providers say creating work cultures that encourage frank conversations on controversial issues begins and ends with employees knowing that their input is valued.

Toledo, Ohio-based health system ProMedica is launching a new effort aimed at improving health outcomes by targeting substandard housing conditions.

Recent filings in a lawsuit include perspectives from healthcare professionals over the health impact of gun violence.

Black adults were more likely than patients from other racial and ethnic groups to report discrimination against them by a healthcare provider both prior to and during the pandemic.

Racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in healthcare professions, with new data suggesting that the situation is unlikely to improve over time.

The pandemic's negative impact on the mental health of millions of people has renewed discussions around why the nation's behavioral healthcare system has been inadequate to meet the level demand for care.

Many hospitals hope to build on their vaccine equity community outreach efforts to establish better care relationships with more vulnerable populations. 

Stakeholders are hopeful the increased need for behavioral healthcare services for children during the pandemic will incentivize greater effort to address many long-standing barriers to care.

Stakeholders say the surge in demand for behavioral health services among children during the pandemic presents an opportunity to make substantive reforms to a care system that has been overburdened for years.

Children’s hospitals across the country have experienced an influx of young people coming into their emergency departments for mental health-related emergencies. Dr. Tom Shanley, president and CEO of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, talks about ways executives are handling these demand challenges.

Ridesharing company Uber is making a bigger investment into healthcare with plans to expand its prescription medication delivery service that started last August.

Researchers find many hospitals must do more to improve the quality of their antibiotic stewardship programs.

There has been a stark rise in demand for children's mental healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many experts feel children's mental health is the next great healthcare crisis.

The rise in the use of  telehealth and other digital care tools has highlighted growing concerns over whether access to high-speed internet will further widen health disparities.