[ad_1] The Health and Human Services Department will publish a draft regulation to revise federal standards for conscience- and religious-based objections to providing some types of healthcare, the […]
Hospital systems create in-house staffing teams to fuel shortages
[ad_1] Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she switched jobs recently. Scala also received a welcome mix of assignments when she […]
Aduhelm maker Biogen, FDA collaboration ‘rife with irregularities’
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration’s contentious approval of a questionable Alzheimer’s drug took another hit Thursday as congressional investigators called the process “rife with irregularities.” The 18-month […]
Hospitals’ financial struggles to continue in 2023
[ad_1] Positive operating margins may be out of reach for many hospitals and health systems in 2023. Health systems are working to reduce high contract labor costs while […]
Top 18 healthcare stories that defined 2022
[ad_1] COVID-19 continued to slam the healthcare system in 2022, even as the pandemic receded into the background during its third year. Health systems, health insurance companies and […]
AI adoption in radiology sees benefits, pitfalls
[ad_1] After his uncle died in 2018 from late-stage lung cancer, Pelu Tran determined that artificial intelligence could have made a difference, potentially aiding doctors in finding the cancer […]
How MarinHealth stays independent through partnerships, joint ventures
[ad_1] More hospitals and health systems are turning to partnerships as an alternative to mergers and acquisitions. MarinHealth, a small health system anchored by a 327-bed hospital in the […]
5 state Medicaid programs that promote health equity
[ad_1] Medicaid programs have become incubators for innovation in health equity and addressing social determinants of health. At the direction of the federal government, states are expanding access […]
Healthcare unions to push for better wages, other demands in 2023
[ad_1] While many health systems are entering 2023 with significant financial losses, setting up the industry for a year of potentially tightened budgets, unions representing workers remain optimistic about […]
$1.7T spending bill gets support, some criticism from healthcare groups
[ad_1] The House of Representatives passed the $1.7 trillion spending bill Friday, which drew mixed reactions from healthcare industry associations. The legislation, which passed the Senate on Thursday, includes […]