Health Care Innovation and Technology Archives

How Tech Can Shrink Racial Disparities in Medicine

Kosali Simon on research showing how digital tools shrunk the number of unnecessary amputations among Black diabetics.

Ishani Ganguli on new research looking at how often doctors are switching between EHRs and other work.

We dig into the research to understand what we can expect from this long-awaited policy fix.

A surprise Supreme Court decision pushes back on ERISA, a federal law that has stifled states’ attempts to regulate health care for decades.

University of Minnesota health economist Sayeh Nikpay on the surprising findings of a sleep RCT.

Early on, California was conducting just 2,000 coronavirus tests a day. Now the state is up to 60,000. How did they ramp up testing?

Sites known as preprint servers post research in mere days. That speed has advantages during a health crisis, but it also comes with risks.

A look at a universal coverage plan that is very different from the Medicare for All we’ve been hearing about.

Shortages of basic medical supplies have become a familiar pattern for hospitals around the U.S. What causes them? And how can we prevent them?

Is it possible to lower drug prices without losing out on breakthrough treatments in the future?