In 2022, patients are in the driver's seat. The pandemic accelerated existing consumer trends and patients are no longer willing to accept the status quo. As consumers become aware of other healthcare options, they become a flight risk for health systems. 

Meta: In a recent webinar, Dr. Dora Hughes, CMO of the CMS Innovation Center, and Dr. James Hamrick of Flatiron Health discuss how CMS is addressing health equity in cancer care. Read the four key takeaways.

The technology systems that hospitals use to deliver quality care as efficiently as possible are critical to operations. But those systems have different objectives and often don't integrate with or talk to one another, leading to waste and inefficiency in supply chain and inventory management. 

Walmart's executive vice president of health and wellness is departing the retailer after about two years for a managing director role with JPMorgan's healthcare arm, Bloomberg reported Nov. 20. 

Health system leaders are grappling with persistent nursing shortages, which have become a national emergency. With traditional remedies falling short, new tools and solutions are needed.

ECG is conducting a rapid survey about midwife programs.

A large regional health system has saved more than $5 million a year on labor and supplies—and even more with capital expense avoidance—by partnering with Labcorp. Within a period of one year, Labcorp brought nine separate hospital laboratories together utilizing a single core lab along with hospital rapid-response labs, delivering savings on labor and supplies while achieving new levels of standardization. In 2020, the relationship between the two organizations became even more valuable as hospitals nationwide scrambled for lab services and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health systems have increased their focus on digitization of patient interactions across multiple departments including the revenue cycle.

Amid pervasive staff shortages, many hospitals around the nation have been forced to temporarily shutter operating rooms, which are a crucial revenue driver for health systems.

More than 55 million seniors currently reside in the United States, a number expected to reach 95 million over the next 40 years. This “Silver Tsunami” represents a historically under-served demographic that is exploding in population. The senior wave is cresting—and poised to crash down on the American healthcare industry.

MEDFORD, Oregon (Nov. 10, 2022) — To improve patient throughput and increase capacity across its three hospitals, Asante is tapping into the Smart Operations Center expertise of Edgility.

Given the challenges in today's healthcare market, it's time for hospitals and health systems to rethink what it takes to succeed in the current environment. Maintaining the status quo isn't the answer. 

This paper summarizes the implications of recent TAVR program expansion, supports the 2019 multisociety expert consensus recommendation of Level 1 and Level 2 valve centers, and defines the important role of hospitals without on-site TAVR procedural capabilities.

As health systems continue to face staffing and economic challenges, more revenue cycle departments are investing in automation technology to manage the burden.

Before approving resources for a new revenue cycle solution, every executive wants to know the expected return on investment.

Insight Global Health and Evergreen, Insight Global’s Managed Services Division, was at the Becker’s Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting this year highlighting how we can transform your healthcare needs.

Walgreens made healthcare headlines this week with its subsidiary VillageMD buying physician practice group Summit Health in a deal worth roughly $8.9 billion. The moves are all part of a bigger vision to make visits for low-acuity healthcare as convenient as an errand run, a Walgreens leader told Fortune.

To maximize shared savings, mastering risk adjustment is a critical factor for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in MSSP, ACO REACH, and other alternative payment models. Unfortunately, however, many ACOs that participate in MSSP and ACO REACH don’t have a risk adjustment program in place that’s set up for success—or they may not have one at all.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System was recognized at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference on Nov. 10 for pledging ongoing action to decarbonize the healthcare sector.

Healthcare executives once spent time crafting five- and 10-year strategic plans for system growth. Then the pandemic hit and planning horizons shortened.