Michael Weiss, DO, vice president of population health for Rady Children’s Health in Orange County, Calif., told Becker’s that advanced primary care is one of the biggest growth opportunities in the U.S. healthcare industry this year.  “It’s not rocket science,”…

Across 17 HHS agencies, a subagency that researches the quality, safety and affordability of healthcare services experienced the sharpest reduction in its workforce over the past year, according to data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.  The Agency for…

Buckhannon, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital has launched a healthcare training pathway for high school students. The MedED Program will train high school juniors and seniors how to be patient care technicians, according to a Feb. 10 system news…

Most medical students in the U.S. receive little or no formal training in guiding patients and their families through end-of-life care, WSU Insider reported Jan. 14. A  study from Pullman-based Washington State University, published Dec. 3 in Academic Medicine, analyzed…

The American Hospital Association’s committee on clinical leadership announced Feb. 10 its 2026 officers and new members.  The committee is one of four specialty committees of the AHA board of trustees. The group provides clinical input to the AHA’s advocacy…

Flu vaccination rates among adults show early signs of stabilizing after several years of decline, though pediatric rates remain historically low, preliminary CDC data shows. The CDC’s Weekly Influenza Vaccination Dashboard offers preliminary, in-season flu vaccination estimates using data from…

If CMS proceeds with a proposed transparency rule in its Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model, patient access, quality of care and trust could deteriorate, according to the American Hospital Association.  The IOTA model is a six-year mandatory alternative payment model…

Two cases of a meningitis-causing infection in infants have been recorded in the U.S., MedPage Today reported Feb. 9. The Paenibacillus dendritiformis infection led to severe meningitis in both cases and was found in a female infant in Pennsylvania and…

The American Medical Association is partnering with the University of Minnesota’s Vaccine Integrity Project to create an independent system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness. The initiative will mirror work historically done by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center unveiled the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 74 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary…