Over the past decade, Louisiana hospitals began stocking specialized carts designed to treat hemorrhages, one of the most common pregnancy complications in the state. The plug-in cart can be wheeled from room to room and holds surgical tools and lifesaving medications to stem blood loss. A state law passed in 2024 forced hospitals to remove…
MGMA stresses the importance of a transparency framework to provide visibility into model attributes, data sources, and validation methods
January has seen a slew of executive hires, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, health tech companies like Medtronic and athenahealth hired new C-suite leaders, and providers like Cleveland Clinic and Jefferson Health announced rounds of job cuts. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire this year and the ongoing federal shutdown on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle” on Oct. 18. Click here to watch Rovner on MSNBC. Rovner also discussed the shutdown and health care costs on WYPR’s…
Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. Angelica helped Barahona, 41, schedule an appointment to complete her paperwork in person at Kern Family’s offices before she submitted it…
OSHA and NIOSH recommend that all hospitals develop comprehensive violence prevention programs. Here are some action items that provide a framework for building a legally defensible program. The post OSHA’s Evolving Approach to Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
By MIKE MAGEE “The recently announced limitation from the NIH on grants is an example that will significantly reduce essential funding for research at Emory.” Gregory L. Fenes, President, Emory University In 1900, the U.S. life expectancy was 47 years. Between maternal deaths in child birth and infectious disease, it is no wonder that…
Además de los dolores ocasionales, envejecer puede traer sorpresas desagradables y enfermedades graves. Las relaciones de largo plazo con doctores de confianza suelen hacer que incluso las malas noticias sean más llevaderas. Perder ese respaldo —especialmente en medio de una crisis de salud— puede ser aterrador. Por eso, existen requisitos federales poco conocidos que, se…
In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund. But plans to spend those nine-digit awards aren’t all warmly received. At least one group of Republican state lawmakers appears to have scuttled an initiative preapproved by…
By MIKE MAGEE The incoming Trump Administration nominees for positions in Health and Human Services (like RFK Jr. to direct the department and Mehmet Oz to head Medicare and Medicaid Services) are names you know and apparently many trust? In this morning’s New York Times, Dr. Ashish Jha, President Biden’s Covid lead, thinks he knows why….