
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Nutrition Programs Face Their Own Shutdown
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
Data is beginning to be liberated from static documents—and that represents a sea change
Healthcare today requires more than the partial snapshot offered by legacy technology. By integrating diverse data sources such as wearables, claims, communications, and ADT feeds, clinicians gain a comprehensive, real-time view of their patients’ health. The post Technology Evolution: Why Clinicians Must Expand Their Sources of Data appeared first on MedCity News.
Bringing care to people where they are improves community health outcomes — we must operate with more urgency to shore up care resources in rural areas. The post Closing the Rural Divide with Device-enabled Virtual Care appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Accrediting an AI system is a comprehensive, multi-stage process designed to ensure lasting quality and accountability. The post AI in Healthcare: Accreditation Bodies and Certification Processes appeared first on MedCity News.
This volume shares findings from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents about exposure to and trust in children’s health content on social media, along with misleading claims following the approval of a generic version of mifepristone, reports of autism possibly being added to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and patients using AI chatbots to…
This summer, the state of Louisiana texted just over 13,000 people enrolled in its Medicaid program with a link to a website where they could confirm their incomes. The texts were part of a pilot run to test technology the Trump administration says will make it easier for some Medicaid enrollees to prove they meet…
Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, “there was little or no sound,” she said. “I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.” Her audiologist was…
CEO Mark McKinney explains how app brings state’s prescription monitoring program query tool and a health-related social needs screening tool into EHR
CMS’ new $50 billion rural health fund seeks to help rural providers sustain care in their communities over the next five years. However, experts believe the program will not be enough to stabilize the finances of rural hospitals — especially in the face of worsening reimbursement issues, an ongoing workforce crisis and billions of dollars’…