Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview is improving culturally appropriate care and changing maternal screening practices in its commitment to health equity, according to an April 15 news release.  In late 2023, the health system launched the Birth Justice Initiative to eliminate…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln is piloting a “hotspotting” program to connect patients with opioid use disorder to ongoing addiction care after emergency department visits.  Through the care model, patients treated for opioid use or nonfatal overdoses at Lincoln Hospital’s ED…

Overwhelmed by patient loads and work, some rural physicians are turning to concierge models to find balance, KFF Health News reported April 16. Concierge medicine models see physicians cap their patient load, charging a monthly or annual membership fee while…

More than half of rural hospitals had positive margins in 2023, but financial challenges still cause many to close service lines or their operations entirely, KFF Health News found. KFF Health News collected data from Medicare cost reports, the American…

Measles cases in the U.S. have already more than doubled 2024’s total — and the true number may be even higher, a CDC expert warned, according to NBC News. Four updates: 1. The CDC has confirmed 712 measles cases in…

The Leapfrog Group has created a learning collaborative program to provide resources and guidance to hospitals that serve a disproportionately high share of low-income and uninsured patients. Four notes: 

The number of times a patient’s address changes in the electronic health record is associated with homelessness and diagnoses, a Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine study found. The study, published in PLOS One, analyzed EHR patient data from 11 healthcare sites between…

North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, making it part of Mayo’s global network of independent health systems with special access to the clinic’s expertise. The Mayo Clinic Care Network is a group of select…

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System has opened its 12th retail pharmacy, located at the Brooklyn Health Center in Ohio.  The new site fills a healthcare need following recent closures of three national chain pharmacies in the area, the system said in a…

About 60% of the 3,058 pharmacists who took certification or recertification exams in 2024 passed, according to the Board of Pharmacy Specialties. The three most popular specialties were pharmacotherapy (771 examinees), oncology (519) and critical care (377).  All-time pass rates…