Keck Hospital of USC named a 2022 Top Performer by Vizient, Inc.

The 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc., has recognized Keck Hospital of USC as a top performer in delivering high-quality care. Vizient, a leading health care performance improvement company, Read More »

September 30th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

High cholesterol leads to long-term liver scarring and immune cell dysfunction

When cholesterol is high, it leads to inflammation and scarring of the liver. In some cases, this scarring leads to cirrhosis.

Now, new research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC adds further details on how this Read More »

September 20th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

No Surprises Act may reduce payments to emergency medicine providers

The No Surprises Act — implemented in January, 2022 — prohibits hospital providers who are out of a patient’s coverage network from billing the patient when they couldn’t have known they were receiving care out of network. Now, a new Read More »

September 19th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

ACA exchange plans negotiate lower hospital prices than commercial plans

Health plans offered on the insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) negotiate hospital prices equivalent to or lower than prices paid by commercial group plans, according to recent analysis from USC Schaeffer Center. In the report, published in Read More »

September 16th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Video spotlight: Physical therapists help stroke patient regain quality of life

After experiencing a stroke that left him with severe physical deficits, William “Billy” Mallon, MD, traveled from Stonybrook, NY to USC Physical Therapy with one goal: to walk again. A recently released video now documents how a unique collaboration between Read More »

September 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|