Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is taking its “A Better Idea for Health Care” marketing campaign nationwide, enlisting international soccer star Son Heung-min as the health system seeks to expand its reach and introduce more consumers to its integrated care model.…
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health spent years proving that firearm injury risk screening could become a routine part of clinical care before its approach was integrated into Epic and made available to health systems nationwide. The firearm safety screening…
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have found that some antibody-drug conjugates, an emerging class of targeted cancer therapies, were associated with serious infection-related complications, including hospitalization and intensive care admissions. The study analyzed treatment data from 3,511 patients…
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is under pressure from multiple directions: pharmacy benefit manager litigation, drugmaker contract pharmacy restrictions, and a federal rebate pilot that courts have effectively killed. For health systems, the program represents one of the most significant…
GLP-1 medications were approved for diabetes and obesity. But a rapidly expanding body of research — backed in some cases by large clinical trials and, in at least one, an FDA approval — suggests the drug class may have meaningful…
Orlando (Fla.) Health has named Susan Toadvine chief human resources officer of its Midwest region. The appointment comes as Orlando Health expands into Polk County, growing care access for the patients and career opportunities for healthcare professionals, Ms. Toadvine said…
Athenahealth on June 3 unveiled a revenue cycle management roadmap featuring more than 80 AI-native capabilities built into its athenaOne platform, targeting high-friction administrative tasks such as insurance verification, coding, prior authorization and claim denials. New and expanding capabilities include:
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting features Dr. Johnrich Levine, Chief Nursing Officer, Reeves Regional Health. He discusses the importance of workforce stability, leadership visibility, and long-term talent development while navigating the realities of resource-limited healthcare…
In this episode, Carey Ketelsen, President of Virtix Health, joins the podcast to discuss how healthcare organizations are transforming risk adjustment through prospective outreach, AI-enabled workflows, and stronger payer-provider collaboration. She shares insights on improving documentation integrity, aligning incentives, and…
Licensed practical and vocational nurses saw the highest annual mean pay jump in 2024, while nurse practitioners had the highest growth in number of employed nurses across all settings, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The bureau gathered employment…