Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system, which he entered as an infant. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly referred to as food stamps, or…
This questions may be harder to answer than it may seem. While some physicians are fully independent, and others are full employees, other physicians can be affiliated with hospitals, without being hospital-employed. There are various approaches for measuring whether a physician is integrated within a hospital system: Basic TIN-based measure. The standard approach to identifying…
Without clear goals and shared accountability, AI pilots can quickly become exercises in hope rather than strategy. The post ‘Free’ AI Pilots Are Costing Health Systems Millions appeared first on MedCity News.
Clinicians drop off early in the pipeline because they receive little context and minimal support. The only way to solve this problem is to create a system that drives long-term retention and workforce stability by supporting clinician well-being. The post No More Band-Aids: Hiring Isn’t the Answer to Burnout appeared first on MedCity News.
Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly push more than 300 financially struggling rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to researchers who track the facilities’ finances. The hospitals would be at a disproportionate risk of closure, service reductions, or ending inpatient care, according to…
Let’s not add salt to the wound of funding cuts and personnel changes by inadvertently inviting even more ransomware – here’s a closer look at health’s endpoint holes, how federal cuts could ultimately help ransomware hackers, and what ecosystem defenders can do to step up and fight back. The post Federal Cuts Only Worsen Health’s…
Providers need a revenue cycle management platform that is more affordable and accurate, said Jeremy Dekinsky, CEO of Smarter Technologies, during MedCity News’ INVEST conference. New Mountain Capital formed Smarter Technologies this week by combining three separate platforms it had already acquired. The post How a New PE-Backed RCM Company Plans to Fix the ‘Transactional…
Pfizer’s offer of up to $86.25 in cash for each share of obesity drugs developer Metsera share tops the up to $86.20 Novo Nordisk was willing to pay. The financial consideration and the greater certainly of a deal close tipped the balance in Pfizer’s favor, ending a bidding war for Metsera and its next-generation obesity…
A webinar on Thursday, December 12 from Noon to 1 pm ET will focus on how companies are meeting these challenges. The post How Can Employers Give Staff the Best Care Amidst Rising Healthcare Costs? appeared first on MedCity News.
Shortly after 1,000 Indian Health Service workers were let go, the layoffs affecting them were rescinded