In this episode, William Sharp, PhD, Director of the Multidisciplinary Feeding Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, discusses the launch of the National Center for Feeding Ethics and the urgent need for standardized, compassionate care for children with feeding disorders.…
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In this episode, Amy Jordan, Vice President of Consumer Experience at UnitedHealthcare, joins the podcast to discuss simplifying the healthcare experience and better supporting members. She shares how innovation is improving workload efficiency, along with new investment opportunities and areas…
In this episode, Amy Jordan, Vice President of Consumer Experience at UnitedHealthcare, joins the podcast to discuss simplifying the healthcare experience and better supporting members. She shares how innovation is improving workload efficiency, along with new investment opportunities and areas…
Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., has served Anthem with a breach notice tied to alleged payment failures nearing $1 million. The hospital said Anthem paid claims below contract requirements and processed regular commercial claims under the wrong framework,…
In this episode, Scott Smiser, Principal Healthcare Services Advisor, and Dr. Jamie Brennan, Chief Nursing Officer at Insight Global Health, discuss how healthcare organizations can better align clinical and technology teams to improve adoption, outcomes, and efficiency. They share practical…
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s acquisition of Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (Ill.). The 214-bed hospital is expected to transition to Prime on May 1, according to an April 14 news release shared…
Nursing homes across the nation are seeing a meaningful gain in quality improvement, an American Health Care Association report published April 14 found. These improvements, measured between 2023 and 2025, show progress beyond where measures stood before the pandemic, the…
Cases of extensively drug-resistant shigella infections rose from 0% in 2011 to 8.5% in 2023, according to an April 9 CDC brief. Shigellosis is a diarrheal illness caused by bacteria that is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Antibiotics…
ECRI is urging hospital and health system leaders to take a balanced approach to fall prevention technology. Patient falls — a persistent healthcare safety issue — can cost an average of $14,000 per fall with injury. Each year, between 700,000…
Fabian Tenenbaum was named executive vice president and chief venture officer of UPMC Enterprises, the venture capital arm of Pittsburgh-based UPMC. Mr. Tenenbaum announced the appointment in an April 14 LinkedIn post. “Stepping into this new role represents an opportunity…