Health

Four months into his job as CEO of Sutter Health, Warner Thomas has identified what he wants to accomplish during his first year leading the Northern California nonprofit health system, and plans …

Physicians should incorporate respiratory health care in early treatment plans for patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMD), according to new clinical guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). Non-invasive …

St. Luke’s Health System, an 11-hospital network based in Kansas City, Missouri, initiated its Hospital In Your Home care model in July 2022 to reduce costs, improve outcomes and enhance …

On March 13, the HIMSS EHR Association submitted its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule.  WHY …

Many hospitals and health systems struggled to maintain inpatient admissions in 2022, adding to financial woes already compounded by labor shortages and higher operating costs. Three years into the COVID-19 …

By Noam N. Levey March 16, 2023 We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask: You must credit us as the original publisher, with …

Public health officials have confirmed more patients in an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Hartford, but the source of the pathogen remains unknown. The patient count is now 47, up …

Bright Health Group’s financial headaches are worse than previously known, as Florida regulators revealed the company has been under supervision for six months and unable to spend money without clearance …

Sparrow Health reported Wednesday a $171.5 million loss for 2022, adding to a growing list of poor financial performers across the healthcare industry. The eighth-largest health system in the state …

March 15, 2023 – The pediatric mental health crisis, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, is the top patient safety concern of 2023, according to a new report from a …

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes is a known risk factor for mental decline and dementia. Paired with total tooth loss, the potential …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Children living in the most disadvantaged communities have a 60% greater likelihood of being diagnosed with primary hypertension, the leading risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease …

Researchers and healthcare technology innovators are using artificial intelligence in many ways to improve patient outcomes and experiences and healthcare delivery. TytoCare, Noze and Google, in partnership with Mayo Clinic, aim to …

Medicaid enrollees and the health insurance companies that cover them face major disruptions in the coming months as states resume removing people who no longer qualify from the program. Medicaid …

South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has released its report on the conduct of temporary telemedicine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. FINDINGS According to the report, over …

By Angela Hart March 15, 2023 We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask: You must credit us as the original publisher, with a …

General Catalyst is launching a digital health startup with a $25 million investment, betting that demand for at-home care outweighs the challenging macroeconomic environment.  The startup, called Maribel, will be led by former …

Samaria Rice’s anxiety fluctuates but seems to reliably spike around her son Tamir’s birthday and on the anniversary of the day a policeman gunned down the 12-year-old. It’s been more …

PUTNAM, Conn. — A Catholic-run healthcare system has withdrawn its application to affiliate with Day Kimball Healthcare, an independent, financially struggling hospital and healthcare system in northeastern Connecticut. Covenant Health’s …

A Goldman Sachs fund manager knew there was going to be trouble when he read a Wall Street Journal story that accused Outcome Health of overbilling drug companies and misleading …