The advanced practice provider workforce remains in high demand as health systems navigate physician shortages, outpatient care growth and rising inpatient acuity. At the same time, compensation growth among APPs shows signs of stabilizing after years of significant increases, according…
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is implementing Epic along with two other area healthcare organizations, consolidating 13 EHRs to one. The five-hospital system plans to go live with the new EHR in the second quarter of 2026, followed by its Community…
In this episode of Payer Issues, Rachel French, Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer at MD Live by Evernorth, discusses the impact of point solution fatigue on the member experience, and how MD Live is redefining access with care that’s connected,…
In an era of unprecedented turnover and mounting financial pressure, the most successful healthcare executives are discovering that leadership no longer begins, or ends, in the boardroom but instead lies with those who ask the best questions and learn from…
In October, GLP-1 manufacturers inked partnerships with big-box retailers to increase access as several studies indicate a low adherence rate for the expensive medications. Three updates on the GLP-1 drug class: 1. Prescriptions go unfilled Despite expanded approvals for conditions…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced new FDA guidance aimed at making biosimilar drug development faster and less costly. The FDA’s draft guidance eliminates routine requirements for comparative…
Ann Arbor-based UMHealth has opened a cardiac rehabilitation center at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson hospital in Carson City. The center aims to improve the health of heart disease patients by providing a “medically supervised program of exercise and education,”…
Jack Atwater, MD, has been named chief medical officer of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee. Dr. Atwater has spent 30 years as an anesthesiologist. He has worked with Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare since 2001, providing team-based anesthetic care across…
Medicare improperly paid $22.7 million to suppliers from 2018 to 2024 for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies provided to enrollees during inpatient stays, according to a federal audit. An Oct. 24 audit by HHS’ Office of Inspector General…
Documentation has become a critical, central part of healthcare. Accurate documentation is needed for effective care delivery, measuring quality, coding and billing and much more. However, asking clinicians to spend more time on documentation — when almost 50% of clinicians…