Ascension St. John Nowata (Okla.) received approval from CMS Sept. 2 to transition to a rural emergency hospital, effective immediately. Under the REH designation, the hospital will continue to offer 24/7 emergency care and outpatient care like radiology and laboratory…
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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has become the first health system to deploy the Android version of Microsoft’s ambient AI documentation tool for nurses, according to Chief Nurse Executive Stephanie Clements, BSN, RN. The distinction matters for adoption. The tool was previously…
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UChicago Medicine is on a mission to become the “gold standard for APPs,” Brooke Schweitzer, DMSc, PA-C, the system’s chief advanced practice officer, said in an upcoming Becker’s “Clinical Leadership Podcast.” “Our strategic goal is really to become the premier…
“In today’s healthcare environment, we must continue to evolve and plan for the unexpected.” That quote from Jenni Alvey, senior vice president and CFO of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health, in the system’s second quarter results is one that might resonate…
In this episode, Peggy Duggan, MD – EVP, Chief Physician Executive and Chief Medical Officer, Tampa General Hospital, discusses addressing physician burnout by reducing administrative friction, using ambient AI and creating space for physicians to lead improvement efforts. She also…
In this episode, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, Architect, ACA, and Miriam Paramore, Health Tech CEO of RxUtility, discuss strategies to make prescription drugs more affordable, including generic drug access, price transparency, PBM reform and direct-to-consumer pricing. They also explore how…
Medicare Part D sponsors paid pharmacies $587.7 million for some over-the-counter drugs with obsolete prescription-only labels, despite CMS oversight. Medicare Part D does not cover OTC drugs. According to an Aug. 31 HHS Office of Inspector General report, Part D…
States are moving at markedly different speeds to deploy billions of dollars in new federal funding for rural healthcare. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program was established under HR 1 and is administered by CMS, which will distribute $10…
Primary care physicians and advanced practice providers at Phoenix-based Banner Health have voted to unionize with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, marking the first union among the system’s clinicians, according to a Sept. 2 news release from the…