Patient safety has lost its place on the priority list. Without strong, sustained attention from those at the top, safety efforts rarely take root. The post Why Leadership Is the Missing Link in Patient Safety Reform appeared first on MedCity News.
The keys are establishing a culture that applauds ideas and learns from “failures” rather than seeking to place blame, recognizing that the best ideas can come from any source, and benefiting from cross-functional discussion and challenge. The post Navigating the Path to Success in Medical Devices: Strategy, Reimbursement, and Competition appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS proposed a 2.4% Medicare payment increase for hospitals’ outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers in 2026, along with a new two-tiered physician reimbursement structure based on participation in value-based care models. Provider groups are welcoming the short-term boosts, but they fear the changes don’t go far enough to address their long-term financial pressures. The…
Numerous advocacy organizations are sounding the alarm over a recent HHS notice that restricts access to federal benefits for undocumented immigrants, as well as for those lawfully present. The post Why HHS’ Notice On Federal Public Benefits Harms Both Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants appeared first on MedCity News.
Why has there been so little progress against the rate of osteoporotic fractures and the associated morbidity and mortality? The deaths are real, the pain and suffering are real — and almost all of us have witnessed it. And, of course, the cost to our health system, $57 billion per year, is real. The post…
Here’s a roadmap that brings together a wide range of existing and new initiatives under four key goals that enable community-based organizations to take stock of their existing capabilities and coordinate across them effectively. The post Protecting Members’ Medicaid Coverage Must Start Now appeared first on MedCity News.
At the heart of this fight are the patients whose lives quite literally depend on Medicaid. But we are also fighting for the caregivers who show up every day, the children who rely on stability, the families who rally around their loved ones, and all those whose lives are shaped by access to care. The…
A group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against HHS and CMS, arguing that their recent final rule will harm access to care under the Affordable Care Act. The post Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over New ACA Rule appeared first on MedCity News.
Sarepta Therapeutics knew about the death of a patient treated with its experimental gene therapy for a type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, but said nothing public for a month. Financial analysts lambasted Sarepta executives for failing to disclose the fatality when the company announced a restructuring that includes stopping work on this limb-girdle program. The…
Patient experience is never just about the moment care begins. It’s about the sum of all the interactions, big and small, that shape how people feel in a space. So why do we design waiting areas in ways that make people feel forgotten? The post Designing For Silence: Why The Wait Is Healthcare’s Blind Spot…