Quality Isn’t Just a Checkbox — Can Better Workforce Skills Drive Lower Costs?
Healthcare quality isn’t improving at scale, despite advances in technology, because many systems treat it…
Quality Isn’t Just a Checkbox — Can Better Workforce Skills Drive Lower Costs?
Healthcare quality isn’t improving at scale, despite advances in technology, because many systems treat it as another compliance task rather than a priority. Stephanie Mercado, CEO of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), argued that investing in workforce skills and standardizing roles can drive safer, higher-quality care while delivering measurable cost savings — as…
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Bills Aimed at Medicare Advantage Reform
Thirteen House Democrats introduced eight bills to rein in Medicare Advantage and bolster traditional Medicare. The post Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Bills Aimed at Medicare Advantage Reform appeared first on MedCity News.
Abortion in the United States Dashboard
The Abortion in the U.S. Dashboard is an ongoing research project tracking state abortion policies and litigation following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Precision vs. Power: How Nimble Innovators Are Expanding Possibilities in Surgical Robotics
The MedTech giants remain indispensable in driving large-scale adoption and validating the market, but the smaller players are increasingly showing us what the future of robotics care can look like. The post Precision vs. Power: How Nimble Innovators Are Expanding Possibilities in Surgical Robotics appeared first on MedCity News.
How Hospitals Can Blunt the Effects of Tariffs
Artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics can assist hospitals as they endure the uncertainty caused by tariffs. The post How Hospitals Can Blunt the Effects of Tariffs appeared first on MedCity News.
Caída de las tasas de vacunación y de la inmunidad alimentan brotes de tos convulsa
Las tasas de tos convulsa, también conocida como tos ferina o pertussis, están aumentando en Texas, Florida, California, Oregon y otras localidades y estados del país. Según entrevistas con funcionarios de salud estatales y federales, los brotes son impulsados por la caída en las tasas de vacunación, la disminución de la inmunidad y los retrasos…
Limitados por políticas de Trump, los registros de cáncer solo reconocerán a pacientes como “hombre” o “mujer”
Las máximas autoridades en estadísticas del cáncer de Estados Unidos pronto deberán clasificar el sexo de los pacientes estrictamente como hombre, mujer o desconocido, un cambio que, según científicos y defensores de pacientes, afectará negativamente la salud de la población transgénero, una de las más marginadas del país. Médicos y activistas por los derechos de…
Fake AI-Generated Videos Perpetuate Stereotypes About SNAP Recipients, And New KFF Poll Looks at Belief in the False Claim That Undocumented Immigrants Are Eligible for ACA Coverage — The Monitor
This volume examines how AI-generated videos contributed to false narratives about SNAP recipients; findings from KFF’s Health Tracking Poll on beliefs about undocumented immigrants’ ACA eligibility; how a new film amplifies false vaccine claims; Louisiana’s delayed whooping cough response; medical education efforts to address shame; and teens’ distrust of news media.
Restoring Affordability to Employer Health Plans
[Sponsored] A new report from Imagine360 makes the case that when it comes to healthcare from self-insured employers, the focus should be more on affordability and less on escalating healthcare costs. The post Restoring Affordability to Employer Health Plans appeared first on MedCity News.
Kids and Teens Go Full Throttle for E-Bikes as Federal Oversight Stalls
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — E-bike of Colorado sales manager Perry Fletcher said his sales and repair shop saw an increase in back-to-school sales to young riders and families this fall as the popularity of the battery-powered bicycles revs up. But the kids’ excitement for their new rides is tempered by a recurring question from worried parents:…
