College of Health and Human Services Department of Health Administration and Policy

Wrong-site surgery, medication errors, and fires in operating rooms can be devastating for patients, providers, hospitals, and insurance companies alike. Determining the true causes of these events can help hospitals improve their processes, leading to large impacts on costs and outcomes of care.

The new program, funded by a nearly $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will take bioengineering students on a six-week clinical immersion into major hospitals in the D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia area, starting in summer 2021.

2020’s State Uninsured Rates

Based on studies of previous recessions and periods of high unemployment, researchers are calling for policy actions to help mitigate the mental health risks associated with rising unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.

PTAC Recommends CMMI Test ‘Medical Neighborhood’ Advanced APM

Despite widespread clinical screening, suicide is hard to predict, but a new George Mason University College of Health and Human Services study has found a way.

Policy experts spoke on the various needs of doctors, practices and health care providers at an online panel hosted by the College’s Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics.

New George Mason University Study examines how readiness and practice characteristics affect quality improvement (QI) strategy implementation in primary care.

Various parts of the biopharmaceutical industry have been committed to addressing the COVID-19 global pandemic. This health policy webinar explored possible treatments and vaccines to COVID-19 and the industry’s role in producing them.

Cancer survivors report higher perceived vs. actual diet quality