Herrman Blumgart was the first Chief of Medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital and established BIDMC’s reputation as a leading teaching and research institution. The Blumgart Award, chosen by a vote of our housestaff, goes to the faculty member who has contributed the most to both housestaff education...
"...Lower education and income levels were associated with lower prescribing of GDMT, as well as outcomes post-MI..." ( Association of outpatient practice-level socioeconomic disadvantage with quality of care and outcomes among older adults with coronary artery disease: implications for value-based...
After private equity firms acquire hospitals, the patient care experience starts to suffer, according to US survey data. The proportions of patients...
The Asnani Lab works together like a group of superheroes, each with our own unique strengths and skills! We combine our talents to solve problems, support each other, and work toward a shared goal: developing new ways to protect the heart during cancer therapy.
On June 3, the Department of Radiology hosted the 9th Annual Morris Simon Research Day in the Klarman Conference Center at BIDMC Boston. This year’s Simon Day attracted a large audience of trainees, faculty, research faculty, and fellows, who marveled at the breadth and depth of science, discovery...
When David’s blood pressure escalated into the crisis zone and stayed there, he was scared. For the first time in over 30 years of practicing medicine, he was not in control of his health. Managing high blood pressure wasn’t new to the 60-year-old physician. He had been on medication since his 30s...
"For example, studies have found that the number of primary care physicians and PAs per capita tends to be lower in low-income counties compared with higher-income counties; in contrast, NPs are more evenly distributed across counties or even slightly more prevalent in counties with lower incomes" (...