Inside Kaiser’s strike: Mental health workers say they refuse to keep providing subpar care
More than 2,000 mental health clinicians who work at Kaiser Permanente went on strike on Monday. The strike comes as a result of continued complaints […]
More than 2,000 mental health clinicians who work at Kaiser Permanente went on strike on Monday. The strike comes as a result of continued complaints […]
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer. Lovell worked as an ultrasound […]
Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers […]
Mayo Clinic recently welcomed seven more healthcare startups to its accelerator program. In exchange for an equity position in each startup, Mayo Clinic gives young […]
In the current market where inflation and the costs of healthcare continue to rise, there’s […]
The innovative Global Malnutrition Composite Score, approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will empower providers to deliver higher-quality care to patients. Hospital […]
UNC Health recently partnered with Gozio Health and WELL Health to add new features to its app. Patients can now download the app via a […]
“Nobody’s enforcing that law.” Rapper Fat Joe, in a TV ad about hospital price transparency requirements that began running this spring Rapper Fat Joe takes […]
The Penn Medicine-Wharton Fund for Health, Penn’s venture fund focused on social determinants of health, recently announced investments in its fifth and sixth companies. The […]
Clinicians used to wonder if there was a role for mindfulness meditation in healthcare. But after the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare the overwhelming need for […]
Each week, Dr. Kim Puterbaugh sees several pregnant patients at a Cleveland hospital who are experiencing complications involving bleeding or infection. The OB-GYN has to […]
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic partnered with mental health software provider Neuroflow last August to mitigate healthcare’s burnout crisis by providing its nurses with the Philadelphia-based startup’s […]
Medications that treat opioid use disorder (OUD) — such as methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone — are proven to save lives. However, a new study […]
NYC Health + Hospitals recently received a $3.9 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to incorporate mental health services into ExpressCare, the health system’s virtual […]
UCLA Health recently announced the inaugural cohort of startups for its health equity accelerator. The seven digital health startups, which represent pre-seed through Series A-stage […]
Digital health startup Lisa Health recently launched Midday, an app it co-developed with Mayo Clinic to help women navigate menopause. The Oakland-based company also announced […]
Adding CDS Hooks — the HL7 published specification for clinical decision support — to the technology mix will streamline clinical workflows, particularly as the sources […]
Nursing graduates are entering the profession in a state of anxiety about staffing shortages, with 55% of them saying they do not plan to stick […]
Covid-19 exposed how unhealthy we are as a nation making the case for whole-person care even stronger. All we need now is to focus on […]
In order for providers to thrive in healthcare’s new landscape, they will have to prioritize agility and new business building, according to a new McKinsey […]
The healthcare industry is certainly having a conversation about nurses’ mental health, but actual action to address wellbeing concerns among these burnt out workers is […]
Clinicians who responded to six recent mass shooting events recommended eight best practices hospitals should adhere to when responding to these tragic events in the […]
Fresh off the Federal Trade Commission’s successful challenges to four hospital mergers, the Biden administration’s new majority on the commission is primed to more aggressively […]
President Joe Biden has ordered the Federal Trade Commission to combat consolidation in the health care industry, saying that it is driving up prices for […]
Adventist Health announced a three-year partnership with Emcara Health, a national value-based primary care provider group that meets patients where they are. The initiative will […]
This April, MultiCare Health System rolled out an initiative called Spring Connection Week, a week in which meetings were cleared from the schedules of supervisors, […]
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete […]
Ambient scribing solutions are technical marvels, but in the end, don’t address the root problem of physician documentation. The fundamental goal is to provide an […]
In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied. “We rarely admit patients,” said Steve Beck, chief […]
Healthcare employment levels are still significantly below what they need to be, and they aren’t on track to get there any time soon. Experts are […]
When thinking about gratitude for nurses who have carried our nation over the last two-plus years, it’s going to take a lot more than a […]
Brightline, a telehealth company that provides pediatric mental health care, received a $10 million investment from Northwell Health. The startup will use the funds to […]
NYU Langone is advancing xenotransplant research to address the organ shortage for transplants. In the past 30 days, the health system successfully transplanted two genetically […]
Hace cuatro años, cuando Karen Giuliano fue admitida en un hospital de Boston para una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera, recibió una caja rosa con […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Dr. Thomas Fisher, an emergency room physician at a […]
Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to […]
The rising levels of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American youth is quickly becoming a major public health concern. To help address […]
Exo recently partnered with Henry Ford Health to validate its software platform for point-of-care ultrasounds. The health system’s physicians will work with the company to […]
Read about executive hires across healthcare and life sciences.
Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of the day to do everything. Can their studies sync us up with better health?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the covid-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating […]
The low-income patient populations who bear disproportionate disease burdens are the same populations who are most likely to face barriers in health technology use, according […]
OSF Ventures — the investment arm of Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare — gained a new leader last week when Mayank Taneja took the helm. In […]
Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of the day to do everything. Can their studies sync us up with better health?
Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and […]
Lori Mangum tenía 32 años cuando aparecieron tumores del tamaño de manzanas en su cabeza. Ahora, seis años y 10 cirugías después, el cáncer de […]
Lori Mangum was 32 when apple-size tumors sprouted on her head. Now — six years and 10 surgeries later — the skin cancer is gone. […]
How do efficiently is care provided for patients at Veteran Affairs’ hospitals as compared to private hospitals? This is not an easy question to answer […]
The company is making its online staffing platform available to people seeking jobs as physical therapists, surgical techs and other allied health professions.
A pediatric health system enlisting mixed reality and 3D printing technology illustrates how clinical collaboration and patient education can improve patient outcomes for complex procedures.
Danilo Manimtim’s vision was cloudy and blurred — and it was growing worse. The 73-year-old retired orthopedic surgeon in Fresno, California, knew it was time […]
Consolidated healthcare systems – even cross market systems – don’t have to raise their prices to have anticompetitive effects. They can leverage their size by […]
Leaders in healthcare draw attention to the myriad ways cloud computing technology is transforming healthcare.
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Erin Williams-Reavis faced a $3,500 surgery bill, the hospital offered to let her pay in $300 monthly installments. It was too […]
When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals in Mexico, Missouri, suddenly announced they […]
Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign […]
KHN senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed America’s medical debt crisis on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on June 16. Click here to hear Levey on “Morning […]
Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York […]
MEXICO, Mo. — When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced they would stop admitting patients one Friday in March, Kayla Schudel, […]
Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign […]
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Interesting study from Hegland et al. (2022) in HSR. The authors used data from Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), American Hospital Association Survey, Hospital […]
Wednesday’s mass shooting on a Tulsa hospital campus marks the 233rd mass shooting in the U.S. this year. Healthcare workers across the country are arguing […]
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Our people are not the problem, our unsustainable systems are, including our activation around workforce development.
Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign […]
Recently the CBO published a report compared the rates public and private insurers pay to hospitals for inpatient services, for services at hospital outpatient departments […]
The startup—which has twice received KLAS Research’s “Best in KLAS” award for patient outreach—will use funds its raised to grow the number of teams working […]
Prevention and cyber resiliency—an organization’s ability to bounce back and operate in the event of a cyber attack—have become all the more important as cyber […]
The new survey commissioned by AKASA, which develops AI for healthcare providers, finds it’s not just clinical staff but administrative positions that are going unfilled, […]
Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood supply. That’s mainly because the collection and distribution system is safe and efficient. But […]
Although some short-term problems—like a lack of ICU beds to treat Covid-19 patients—have abated, deeper issues have emerged that represent long-term challenges for U.S. health […]
Pulling back the curtain on healthcare pricing is easier said than done, acknowledged Chris Severn, the company’s co-founder and CEO. That’s exactly why the investment […]
Leaders should be proactive about investing in IT to avoid costly issues in the future. Examine existing technology for potential risks and redundancies, assess system […]
In an interview, Teladoc Health CEO Jason Gorevic talked about its services for primary care, chronic conditions, mental health, and how it works with hospitals […]
The Utah-based nonprofit health system will be able to tap into the venture capital firm’s network of tech-enabled companies that are aiming to realize the […]
Hospitals already have a tool at their disposal that addresses affordability for their patients. Financial assistance programs can prevent many patients from having accounts sent […]
Here’s a selection of recent executive hires across healthcare and life sciences.
As the rates of COVID-19 increased the burden on hospitals in the early months of the pandemic, hospitals were decry a lack of beds and […]
The most powerful drivers for digital home hospital adoption are advances in telehealth, remote monitoring and emerging digital technologies that facilitate high quality, cost-effective care […]
A study published in the Journal of Managed Care + Specialty Pharmacy found Medicare Advantage patients reduced their cost of care by using specialty pharmacies […]
A Massachusetts health cost watchdog agency and a broad coalition including consumers, health systems, and insurers helped block the state’s largest — and most expensive […]
Full EHR interoperability and data standardization remain the holy grail: mysterious and elusive. So hospitals are employing different strategies to access a patient’s complete medical […]
HAMMOND, Ind. — In 1898, three nuns took a train to this city along the south shore of Lake Michigan to start a hospital. They […]
There have been several incidents of hospital staffers searching computerized medication cabinets with three or fewer letters and then administering or nearly administering the wrong […]
Cost is a primary reason people avoid or delay care, even when they are insured. But increasingly consumers are talking with providers, shopping around and […]
Not surprisingly, the impact is significant. That is according to a study by Malone et al. (2022), estimated using a difference-in-difference design with data between […]
The pandemic boosted telehealth adoption but companies like TytoCare want to transform the humble video visit by smart devices that patients can use to provide […]
It’s common for health systems, which feel pressured to innovate but are unsure how to implement change, to choose flawed approaches. Having a thoughtful strategy […]
The 2022 U.S. Hospital Market Share report from KLAS states that other than government contracts, “no net-new large health systems have selected Cerner since 2013” […]
El enorme centro comercial Hickory Hollow, un total de 1,1 millones de pies cuadrados en el sureste de Nashville, fue una vez el mall más […]
The hulking Hickory Hollow Mall — a full 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeastern Nashville — was once the largest shopping center […]
While no single approach is right for every hospital, there are a few fundamental tenets that all healthcare organizations should keep in mind as they […]
A first-hand account of one gestationally diabetic’s journey through the healhcare system, the gaps in gestational diabetes care, and what can be done about it.
The healthcare industry is responsible for 4.4% of global net emissions, or over 2 gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2). The need to address this fact […]
No one said it’s easy to do construction renovation in healthcare facilities, but it is vitally important to ensure that medical facilities can deliver the […]
Hospitals needs to make changes not only to retain clinicians but to stem financial losses. Healthcare leaders are committed to rising to the challenge, and […]
A recent study from The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) examined 61 hospitals using data made public under new requirements from a recent […]
One company is addressing violence against healthcare workers with a panic button, which has been deployed in the psychiatric and addition services units at the […]
Clinton, Missouri-based Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare is the first to deploy Meditech’s solution, Expanse Genomics. It allows providers to analyze and parse genetic results into […]
The doctor, William Husel, had been charged with murder after 14 of his patients overdosed on fentanyl, the powerful opioid.
Erin Reynolds had battled bulimia since childhood, but the weeks before she entered treatment were among her worst. At 22, she was preparing to leave […]
In many countries including the US and England, hospitals are paid by payers (i.e., commercial insurers and governments) on a per-admission basis with more reimbursement […]
The infusion of cash brings IntelyCare’s valuation to $1.1 billion, according to the company. Investment firm and asset manager Janus Henderson Investors led the Series […]
A recent webinar sponsored by Formlabs underscored the value of 3D printing from a clinical perspective and offered insight on how commercial and regulatory players […]
Each week I’ve been adding a brief tidbits section to the THCB Reader, our weekly newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB that week (Sign […]
Obesity is a disease, and America’s healthcare providers and hospital systems must be part of changing how we treat it. That means many of us […]
When the federal government ends COVID-19 emergency declarations that were declared in the early days of the pandemic, it will bring to a close several […]
With more than two years having passed since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, questions are being raised about when to end the public […]
Patients are comfortable with pharmacists being more involved, and physicians place a high level of trust in them as well. That mirrors pharmacists’ own confidence […]
Jean White’s mother has dementia and moved into a memory care facility near Tampa, Florida, just as coronavirus lockdowns began in spring 2020. For months, […]
A new report that showed a sharp increase in cybersecurity attacks in 2021 urged organizations to consider when, not if, they too will be under […]
Every now and then, Suzanne Rybak and her husband, Jim, receive pieces of mail addressed to their deceased son, Jameson. Typically, it’s junk mail that […]
Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off […]
The Public Health Service Act (PHSA) in 1992, created a program to allow hospitals providing care for underserved communities to be able to access discounted […]
We don’t need to create a new way to care for sick patients at home. That’s available to us right now. We just need to […]
A 2022 report by patient safety company ECRI listed the top ten risk factors to patient safety and provided actionable steps to mitigate each risk.
The need for mental health services continues to strain the ability of the healthcare system to respond. New technologies are helping to improve patient access […]
Boston Children’s Hospital and Shields Health Solutions partnered to launch Boston Children’s Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy, right across from the hospital to help young patients […]
This legislation has the potential to drastically reshape the economics of healthcare in America, but it remains unfamiliar to those it affects most—namely, patients, doctors […]
Sean Deines and his wife, Rebekah, were road-tripping after he lost his job as a bartender when the pandemic hit. But while visiting his grandfather […]
A lead investigator in the criminal case against former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught testified Wednesday that state investigators found Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a […]
One way to reduce discrimination in medicine is for hospitals, clinics and other medical groups to cultivate the attributes of a high-reliability organization, or HRO, […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered […]
A retrospective study published in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy found that machine learning and advanced analytics technology not only identifies drug diversion – when […]
With analytics, faster, more informed decision-making is possible. This provides opportunities for healthcare leaders and organizations to find greater alignment on priorities, resources and outcomes.
When the healthcare industry talks about data, the conversation usually focuses on interoperability and data standards. While these are certainly important, the most effective way […]
Many patients are discharged from the hospital only to be readmitted soon afterward. But recovery coaching programs bolstered by augmented intelligence can significantly reduce readmission […]
By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. David Dranove and Lawton Burns argued in their […]
The company announced this week that its AI-powered symptom assessment and care navigation platform is now available in the Epic App Orchard. Jeff Cutler, Ada’s […]
Many people might know that generally the answer is commercial health plans have the most generous reimbursement compared to government plans. However, a key question […]
The “Great Resignation” should spark a great transformation, where digital innovation is no longer a stop-gap but an integral part of any health care delivery […]
With its two major announcements at the Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, the company signaled it is aiming to help providers access more […]
PathAI is partnering with Cleveland Clinic to digitize pathology slides and develop and improve PathAI’s machine-learning algorithms that can drive research as well as improve […]
A new federal law provides new consumer protections against “surprise” medical bills beginning this year. Test your knowledge about its provisions with this 12-question quiz.
A woman experiencing delusions sat in Montana’s Cascade County jail for 125 days while waiting for a bed at the state psychiatric hospital. A man […]
Los pacientes ya no están obligados a pagar por la atención médica que hayan recibido por fuera de la red de su plan de salud […]
ABOUT Healthcare released their annual Patient Leakage and Keepage Report that surveyed 138 healthcare executives to assess the state of patients leaving for other healthcare […]
Patients are no longer required to pay for out-of-network care given without their consent when they receive treatment at hospitals covered by their health insurance […]
Mackey, who plans to retire from Whole Foods on September 1, teased a second act. While bemoaning the lack of help patients get in making […]
New Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) regulations promote innovation, interoperability and the free flow of data. Americans have demanded more transparency in healthcare for decades, […]
The metric analyzes the influences of loneliness, social network quality, social capital and other data to deliver insights into how those factors converge to impact […]
Since the pandemic began, health systems have faced severe medical supply shortages for everything from personal protective equipment and ventilators to testing kits. However, those […]
That is the question asked by Horwitz and Nichols (2022) in their paper out this week in Health Affairs. I summarize their paper below. Data […]
Healthcare executives and investors shared insights on a wide range of topics from partnering with startups, real world evidence, health equity and new developments in […]
Amidst an increase in mental health patients, some healthcare organizations are leveraging technology solutions built for an entirely different purpose in new ways to support […]
Supporting real-time care coordination will benefit the physical and behavioral health of every patient, resulting in better outcomes and make significant progress against the mental […]
By moving decisively to address waste, emissions and social inequality, organizations can turn sustainability into a competitive advantage. Here’s how.
Gil Addo, CEO and co-founder of RubiconMD, is taking part in a discussion on value-based care and access to healthcare in rural communities at the […]
Sutter Health Chief of Digital Health Dr Albert Chan is taking part in a panel discussion about the patient experience at the ViVE conference by […]
European venture firm Korelya Capital led the funding round, Synapse’s third in as many years, bringing the total amount the startup has raised to $40 […]
Prior to the pandemic, about half of U.S. states had given nurse practitioners full practice authority. Since then, even more states have issued executive orders […]
At a time of dramatically increasing consumer demand for convenience and digital self-service, hospitals and health systems have a significant opportunity to close the gap […]
The 2021 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey found heathcare cyber attacks most frequently targeted financial information; aging infrastructures and tight budgets contributed to security challenges.
Unfortunately, too many patients go without prescribed medication because healthcare professionals – a distinct minority but no small number – “divert” the drugs for other […]
Patient expectations are drastically changing due to the pandemic, access to technology and generational preferences. By actively listening to patients and drawing on data healthcare […]
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Therapists […]
Even with EHRs, notes are still written down on paper and some critical communication never happens between clinicians. To reduce medical errors, we need to […]
In its second report evaluating where hospitals are with complying with the price transparency rule that went into effect Jan. 1, 2021, PatientRightsAdvocate.org found compliance […]
With prospects dim for the U.S. to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” program, health care reform advocates turned instead to an insurance plan designed […]
When Greg and Sugar Bull were ready to start a family, health challenges necessitated that they work with a gestational surrogate. The woman who carried […]
AvaSure brings to the table 24-7 virtual technology monitoring solutions used in hospital rooms across the country, and Equum Medical provides access to care via […]
Samantha Young, a political correspondent for California Healthline, on Feb. 15 discussed how Medi-Cal patients struggle to get their prescription drugs on KCRW’s “Press Play.” […]
Hospital leaders must meet or exceed patients’ expectations for a pleasant, predictable registration experience to maintain a competitive advantage. Consumers don’t see how real-time patient […]
During my 36-year-old brother’s terminal stay in the ICU, I discovered a dire need for a more comprehensive approach to critical care. The more he […]
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As older nurses retire and others leave the profession due to burnout, there’s a very real threat of a leadership void in nursing. But making […]
Chief Data Scientist at SecureLink discusses a disturbing phenomenon: medical professionals sifting through patient records to find information on potential dates.
Our survey of health system CIOs finds growing demand for platforms that not only solve big and urgent problems but deliver provable ROI and integrate […]
Telehealth use skyrocketed during the early months of the pandemic. While it has since decreased somewhat from that high, it still represents a much more […]
This updated analysis examines COVID-19’s effect on mortality rates, and estimates that in January 2022, COVID-19 was number two on the list of leading causes […]
Correctly deployed hospice and end-of-life care results in major reductions in unnecessary utilization and significantly decreases medical costs.
Nurse Heather Gatchet’s shift in the emergency department at Salem Health’s Salem Hospital in Oregon typically starts at 6 a.m. Before that, she packs her […]
At an event styled after the TV show but kinder and gentler, OSF HealthCare employees get 15 minutes to pitch their ideas to subject matter […]
The 340B program was created 30 years ago to support safety-net clinics and qualifying hospitals by establishing a discounted medicine program funded by biopharmaceutical manufacturers. […]
The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for […]
Even though 48% of hospitals surveyed had a shutdown related to an external hack or query in the last six months. a new report indicated […]
WellSky will pilot its ReD technology at The OSU Wexner Medical Center with the goal to help heart failure patients avoid hospital readmissions. The technology […]
A recent lawsuit filed by one Wisconsin health system that temporarily prevented seven workers from starting new jobs at a different health network raised eyebrows, […]
A CMS rule, which went into effect December 31, requires that providers publish up-to-date digital contact information regarding their compliance, using approved methods. Noncompliant hospitals […]
Health plan networks affect patient access to care. This brief reviews options for setting and enforcing network adequacy standards and tools for making differences in […]
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. On Jan. 1, Americans woke up with some new […]
From patient data entry automation to clinical decision support, artificial intelligence can save doctors time while improving quality of care, according to John Frownfelter, CEO […]
Massachusetts’ 11-member Health Policy Commission unanimously concluded that the expansions would drive up spending for commercially insured residents by as much as $90 million a […]
A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands […]
Palliative care must be the standard of care for all who have been diagnosed with progressive, advanced, and terminal illnesses. Never should we hear the […]
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. The […]
A boisterous political battle over a proposed expansion by the largest and most expensive hospital system in Massachusetts is spotlighting questions about whether similar expansions […]
Basic organic chemicals used for the preparation of new medications cost over 54.8% more than they did 12 months ago. Further, with schools and daycare […]
By building greater understanding of context and flexibility into alternative payment models and enabling providers to make data-driven choices, we can begin to address inequities […]
Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. “People always told me to avoid the ER in America unless you are really dying,” said […]
Use of the newly ineffective treatments produced by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly is highest in a dozen states. They include several Southern states with […]
As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal […]
The New York City-based digital medicine company has been working with the health system for several years, starting in its gastroenterology department. It’s providing a […]
In this column for the JAMA Health Forum, Larry Levitt examines how the No Surprises Act that prohibits unexpected out-of-network charges for patients could lead […]
A survey by the Service Employees International Union found that 89% of polled nurses and healthcare workers at HCA Healthcare feel staff shortages at their […]
Like the climbing route Tommy Caldwell pioneered on El Capitan in Yosemiteb, no template exists for transforming the digital health experience. This is new ground […]
There is mixed evidence about whether hospital mergers improve quality. On the one hand, economies of scale could lead to more investment in information technology, […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is leveraging data and value-based contracts to reduce disparities it has observed and publicly revealed within its own patient […]
Te justices blocked a key Biden administration Covid-19 initiative — putting a stop, for now, to a rule requiring businesses with more than 100 workers […]
El 11 de enero, la Clínica Cleveland de Weston, en el sur de la Florida, estaba tratando a 80 pacientes con covid-19, 10 veces más […]
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber appeared on Newsy’s “Evening Debrief” program to discuss her recent investigative series on the risks of covid’s spread within hospitals. […]
The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, on Jan. 11 was treating 80 covid-19 patients — a tenfold increase since late December. Nearly half were admitted […]
OSF HealthCare has made 26 direct investments to date in addition to investing in three healthcare-focused venture funds. The latest venture fund is the largest […]
Boston Consulting Group published a new report that identifies five challenges facing healthcare in the upcoming 3 to 5 years as a result of the […]
On a panel discussion about employer-sponsored health benefits, the CEO of Morgan Health outlined some priorities and new efforts to reign in healthcare costs for […]
The Colorado wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 homes last month has forced the temporary closure of a hospital and upended the lives of health […]
Physicians Advocacy Institute, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Congress of Neurological Surgeons lead a coalition of physicians groups in filing an amicus curiae brief […]
Reason Foundation, Cicero Institute, and Pioneer Institute released a report that rates each state’s current telehealth policy both in terms of ease of offering virtual […]
Baxter International, Global Medical Response and Cardinal Health provided the latest round of funding for Boston-based Medically Home, joining Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente as […]
BILLINGS, Mont. — Before Mary Venus was offered a nursing job at a hospital here, she’d never heard of Billings or visited the United States. […]
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions.
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions.
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions.
One reason clinicians struggle to find what they need in EHRs is because most legacy systems were not designed to provide a diagnostically holistic view […]
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions.
In this new video, KFF Senior Fellow Karen Pollitz explains why surprise bills have been such a major problem for patients, the new federal ban […]
Recent news articles have spilled much ink about the current nurse shortage. According to Pew, due to nursing shortages “Hospitals nationwide are canceling nonemergency surgeries, […]
Regence is partnering with Strive Health to deliver comprehensive kidney care to 16,000 Regence Medicare Advantage and commercially insured plan members in several Western states.
“Most Q&As are happening on Twitter. If you’re not doing social listening you’re losing fresh insights into things like disease states.” That was just one […]
While hospitals are slow to comply with the price transparency rules, full compliance will eventually mean hospitals provide “machine readable files” with thousands of lines […]
As new information around vaccines and children continues to evolve and surface, maintaining a single point of entry for this information, that is updated in […]
After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to covid-19 in early 2021, she tried to honor his memory. She put up a lending library […]
One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi Evans at Riverside Community Hospital kept calling out sick. Patients were coughing as staffers wheeled […]
Owen Loney’s surprise bill resulted from an emergency appendectomy in 2019 at a Richmond, Virginia, hospital. Insurance covered most of the cost of the hospital […]
STATENVILLE, Ga. — Georgia’s Echols County, which borders Florida, could be called a health care desert. It has no hospital, no local ambulances. A medical […]
To help revenue cycle leaders shortcut reporting efforts and ultimately collect more dollars, the following are five questions they should ask about their account receivables […]
Close to midnight on Nov. 12, 2020, Bisi Bennett was sitting on the couch in her pajamas and feeling uncomfortable. She was about seven months […]
What follows is guidance for healthcare workers, hospital administrators, journalists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, industry leaders, and others who want to invite engage a patient […]
KHN correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed how the public opinion of vaccines has changed in the past year with Newsy on Tuesday and how supply chain […]
When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New Haven Health System in June, a telehealth visit seemed like a great […]
Nurses and health care workers across the country are finding strength in numbers and with […]
This is what we have known for years: medical care alone does not equal better […]
Harold Burch’s home has a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado’s Western Slope at the foot of Mount Lamborn. But the landscape […]
A look at how healthcare organizations are collaborating with Microsoft to enhance patient engagement, accelerate healthcare innovation, improve clinical and operational insights, and more.
The Cuthbert hospital in Georgia was one of 19 rural hospitals in the U.S. that closed in 2020. That’s the largest number of such facilities […]
Unlike past recessions, the health sector saw a big drop in employment in early 2020 similar to other sectors as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down […]
The “No Surprises Act,” which establishes new federal protections against most surprise out-of-network medical bills when a patient receives out-of-network services during an emergency visit […]
CUTHBERT, Ga. — Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe. The 33-year-old woman with multiple health conditions was in respiratory distress and awaiting an ambulance. About 20 […]
Two of the largest lobbying groups representing physicians and hospitals filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a Biden administration decision on how to implement the law […]
Los hospitales de Estados Unidos, agobiados por casi dos años de lucha contra la pandemia de covid-19, ahora buscan desesperadamente suministros médicos básicos. En otra […]
Montana’s richest nonprofit hospitals receive millions of dollars in tax exemptions each year to operate as charities, but some fall short of other medical facilities […]
America’s hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the covid-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies. In another consequence of the global […]
KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and Guardian US have won the National Press Club’s top award for online journalism for their “Lost on the Frontline” […]
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. On […]
A New Jersey bucked the norm of buying the off-the-shelf EHR software from the large electronic health records vendors like Epic and Cerner and built […]
KHN Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discussed how Black entrepreneurs in the medical-technology industry are looking to fill health care gaps on Newsy on Wednesday. Click […]
After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word “assistant.” Patients have […]
Ivermectin and other unauthorized covid treatments have become a major source of dispute in recent months. Lawsuits over hospitals’ refusals to provide ivermectin to patients […]
HELENA, Mont. — One Montana hospital went into lockdown and called police after a woman threatened violence because her relative was denied her request to […]
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