Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have identified previously unknown MAP2K4 gene variants associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder. Researchers identified nine patients with de novo MAP2K4 variants and one additional patient with a MAP2K4 variant of unknown inheritance, according to an…
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Jonathan Wilke has been named COO of Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi St. Joseph, effective Oct. 19, according to an Oct. 14 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Wichita-based Ascension Via Christi, which operates six hospitals and 75 care sites…
Health systems are generating more patient data than at any point in their history. Bedside monitors, ambulatory devices and home care technologies are producing a continuous stream of readings, signals and clinical indicators. But most of it isn’t translating automatically…
Dual-trained physicians are rare, but they add valuable insight for patient care and system operations, Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD, director of acute mechanical circulatory support and director of Robert Kung Interventional Heart Failure Clinical and Research Fellowship Program at Boston-based…
In this episode, Amber Wood, DNP, RN, MBA, Vice President of Clinical Education & Clinical Placements, SSM Health, discusses how SSM Health is using accessible education, clinical cohorts, and leadership development to strengthen talent pipelines, improve retention, and support workforce…
In this episode, Todd Haedrich, CEO of LIO, discusses the hidden economic and operational costs of patient safety in behavioral health. Introducing the PLGL (Patient Liability and Grievous Loss) framework, he explores the real financial run-rate of sitter labor, sentinel…
CMS can now exclude individual providers and entities from participating in federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delegated the authority to the CMS administrator in a notice that took effect immediately. Here are…
CMS ended subsidies in 2026 for 189,000 people with federally subsidized marketplace coverage who also had Medicare, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage, or who were deceased, HHS said Oct. 14. Here are five things to know: 1. The…
An Oct. 13 analysis from the Health Transformation Alliance examined linked claims and EHR data for 12.7 million patients from 2018 through 2025 to identify who is most and least likely to respond to GLP-1 therapy. Here are six things…
The board for Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Mo., opted Oct. 12 to end the contract of CEO Lori Wightman, RN, effective Oct. 13. The board appointed Mike Harvey interim CEO, according to an Oct. 13 hospital news release.…