Some Black and Latino patients hold perceptions of the healthcare system as being indifferent to their needs, with some feeling discriminated against by providers due to their race, according to a May 4 McKinsey report.
Mary Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., is under consideration as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, The Washington Post reported May 4, citing three people with knowledge of the selection.
National Hospital Week — which aims to recognize and celebrate hospitals, health systems and the people who work at them — begins May 8 and runs through May 14.
The Joint Commission and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente are accepting applications for the second annual healthcare equity award in memory of Bernard J. Tyson, Kaiser’s late chair and CEO.
CVS Health May 3 named Sree Chaguturu, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer and Sheryl Burke as the company’s senior vice president of corporate social responsibility.
After Anthony Fauci, MD, announced April 27 that the U.S. is “out of the pandemic phase” in regards to COVID-19, citing low infection rates, hospitalization rates and deaths, four health leaders responded to his claims, with many urging caution, in a M…