Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners is testing a new clinical step between nurse triage and the emergency department through its home-based medicine rapid response program. This initiative combines virtual and in-person care to reach patients at home on the same day their…
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The National Academy of Medicine has appointed a national steering group to guide a two-year initiative on patient safety in the era of AI, set to launch in spring 2026. The initiative aims to explore how AI can be strategically…
Healthcare organizations have been opting for consulting firm Chartis more than any other vendor for IT planning and assessment, KLAS Research reported Nov. 11. These types of companies help with IT strategic planning, IT assessment, vendor selection, interim IT management,…
Many hospitals have credited nurse residency programs with driving improvements in retention rates over the past several years. Yet turnover among early-career nurses remains stubbornly high, with more than 22% of newly hired registered nurses leaving their jobs within the…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 against EHR vendor Epic, accusing the company of monopolizing the EHR market and engaging in deceptive practices that restrict parents’ access to their minor children’s medical records. The lawsuit claims…
Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., has received a $13.6 million gift from the King J. Richter Estate. It is the largest donation in the hospital’s 96-year history, according to a Dec. 10 hospital news release. The funds will…
CMS has unveiled the “Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-based Approaches Through Evidence,” or Elevate, model, a voluntary initiative that will fund up to 30 chronic disease prevention and health promotion pilot projects aimed at integrating lifestyle…
Neither bill offering solutions to the forthcoming ACA enhanced subsidy expiration survived a Dec. 11 Senate vote. While Senate Democrats advocated for a three-year ACA tax credit extension, Republicans pitched an alternative focusing on health savings accounts. Both motions failed…
In this episode, Brett Caplan, Director & Peter Winslow, Managing Consultant at Berkeley Research Group (BRG) discuss the growing pressures shaping payer provider negotiations, the rise in out of network strategies, and how BRG is helping health systems prepare for…
Moody’s downgraded Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ credit rating for the second time in 2025 and said the ratings are under review for further downgrade. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ rating was downgraded on Dec. 10 to “Ba1” from “Baa3.” Moody’s said…