There was an increase in life expectancy between 2021 and 2023 across all racial and ethnic groups. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people experienced the largest increase in life expectancy of 4.5 years during this time, followed by Hispanic (3.5 years) and Black people (2.8 years).
MGMA stresses the importance of a transparency framework to provide visibility into model attributes, data sources, and validation methods
Recommendations include real-time data sharing to give VA greater awareness of potential problems in system operations and prioritizing major performance incident response in a clear and consistent manner
The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.
Mientras las autoridades migratorias llevan a cabo lo que el presidente Donald Trump ha prometido que será la mayor operación de deportación masiva en la historia de Estados Unidos, varios estados están aprobando leyes para evitar que los niños de padres detenidos, sin otros familiares o amigos, entren al sistema de cuidado temporal. El gobierno…
It’s always fun to chat with Jonathan Bush. You kids today may not remember that he was the first CEO to take a cloud-based (Health 2.0!) company public back in 2007! Athenahealth didn’t end up challenging Epic because a cosmically evil hedge fund took it (and him) down as it was on its way to…
About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified. The post After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay appeared first on MedCity News.
MANSFIELD, La. — When Desoto Regional Health System took out $36 million in loans last year to renovate a rural hospital that opened in 1952, officials were banking on its main funding source remaining stable: Medicaid, the joint federal-state health program for low-income people and the disabled. But those dollars are now in jeopardy, as…
The leaders who will thrive are those who can see both sides of every equation: mission and margin, empathy and efficiency, innovation and trust. They’re the ones building organizations that don’t just survive policy shifts and economic pressure, but use them as catalysts for progress. The post We Gathered 50 Healthcare Financial Leaders. Here’s What…
The deal grows the Nashville-based company’s national network of clinics by more than 10%.