What Can We Expect From This Year’s RSNA Conference?
At a time of intense change in healthcare, radiology is being swept up like the other specialties
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Health Leaders Applaud Biden’s Proposal to Expand Medicare/Medicaid Coverage for Anti-Obesity Medications
Several healthcare leaders are supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 medications for obesity treatment. The post Health Leaders Applaud Biden’s Proposal to Expand Medicare/Medicaid Coverage for Anti-Obesity Medications appeared first on MedCity News.
Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya is Trump’s Pick for NIH
Dr. Bhattacharya, a US COVID policy critic, has been nominated by Trump to lead the country’s top public funder of medical research
OIG: Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program
Office of Inspector General finds HIPAA audit implementation was too narrowly scoped to effectively assess electronic protected health information protections
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity News.
Your Next Hospital Stay Could Involve Fewer IV Fluid Bags. Here’s Why.
When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter International facility in western North Carolina had been producing 1.5 million IV bags a day, 60 percent of the nation’s supply. The company immediately began rationing its products, and the shortage sent ripples through the…
MedCity Moves Podcast: Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Claire Zangerle, the American Hospital Association’s New Chief Nurse Executive
In this month’s episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams discussed some of the executive moves, exits and layoffs that occurred recently in the healthcare sector. She also interviewed Claire Zangerle, who was appointed as chief nurse executive of the American Hospital Association, as well as CEO of its American Organization for Nursing Leadership. The post MedCity…
Medicaid Expansion is a Red and Blue State Issue
With President-elect Trump returning to the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, significant changes to the Medicaid expansion are expected. This data note provides key facts on the Medicaid expansion, highlighting the financial and coverage impacts of any changes across states that voted for President-elect Trump and those that voted for Vice President Harris.
Addressing pain points of healthcare’s digital front door
Lines at the desk, phones ringing off the hook and a stack of insurance questions waiting to be resolved — this is the daily reality for many patient access teams. Today’s patients find these “front door” bottlenecks in healthcare particularly frustrating, especially since they can envision how much smoother the process could be with the…