In this episode, Martha Henley, Chief Executive Officer, Unity Medical Center, discusses expanding access to care in rural communities, restoring specialty services locally and strengthening hospital operations. She shares how Unity Medical Center is navigating workforce challenges, reimbursement pressures and…
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In this episode, Martha Henley, Chief Executive Officer, Unity Medical Center, discusses expanding access to care in rural communities, restoring specialty services locally and strengthening hospital operations. She shares how Unity Medical Center is navigating workforce challenges, reimbursement pressures and…
Never events — the most severe, preventable harms in patient safety — are often seen as some of healthcare’s worst-case scenarios. But they also carry an overlooked distinction: They can only happen to patients who made it far enough into…
In this episode, Mark G. Moseley, MD, MHA, President, USF Tampa General Physicians; Executive Vice President, Tampa General Hospital, discusses navigating healthcare disruption through strong culture, focused leadership and simplifying the patient experience. He shares how Tampa General is approaching…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 10 overhauling the federal childhood vaccine schedule, calling for the MMR vaccine to be split into three separate shots and narrowing the list of immunizations recommended for children. The order drew swift…
A new CMS final rule will prevent federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program funding from going toward gender-affirming care for youths. The rule, which Becker’s reviewed Aug. 11, will go into effect Oct. 13. It blocks states from using Medicaid…
Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed said unauthorized posts appeared on its social media accounts Aug. 11 as part of its ongoing cybersecurity incident. In a statement posted to its website, AnMed said it removed the content, disabled access to the platform and…
A federal judge has thrown out a False Claims Act lawsuit accusing Sentara Health Plans of fraudulently inflating ACA marketplace premiums in Virginia after multiple large insurer competitors left the market in 2017. Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon found…
With its Open@Epic conference, Epic wanted to reach software developers who had never worked with the company before, according to founder and CEO Judy Faulkner. Its previous developer events brought customers to work directly with Epic’s own engineers, starting with…
In this episode, Matthew McDonald, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Specialized Hospital, RWJBarnabas Health, discusses expanding access to pediatric rehabilitation and specialized services while addressing workforce and funding challenges. He shares how innovation, new care models and a…