California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week increasing the monetary awards given to patients in medical malpractice cases in the state. Newsome touted the legislation as the first substantive change to California’s medical malpractice system in decades.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Design and Storytelling Brynn Cole talks about a new program that uses knowledge of the unique understanding of the lives and healthcare needs of veterans and their families to better serve them.
Monkeypox has been reported among five men in four states: Massachusetts, New York City, Florida and Utah, which has reported two individuals infected. All of the cases reported in the United States involve recent travel outside of the United States. In the case in Massachusetts, the man traveled to Canada. President Joe Biden said Sunday, “it […]
The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking it to investigate routine denials from major health insurance companies.
In 2020, fewer than 3% of venture capital funding went to companies with Black or Latinx founders, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In an attempt to address these disparities, the insurer has launched a Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program meant to lend financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color. […]
Globant senior health informatician Dr. Camila Murga says changemakers are needed throughout organizations.
Seema Wadhwa is executive director for environmental stewardship for Kaiser Permanente. The title is relatively unique in healthcare, but not the concept. Increasingly hospitals are making green efforts as part of an overall strategy that acknowledges climate change as linked to health and health equity.
In letters sent to Congress and the White House this week, health insurance group AHIP called for bringing transparency to what it called private equity firms’ “monopoly power” in air ambulance, emergency and certain speciality services delivered under fee-for-service.
Corey Scurlock, MD, CEO of Equum Medical, explains the ways his company offers structure and staffing for healthcare organizations to help them with patient flow and resource use.
A Premier study shows that proposed Medicare inpatient payment updates are not keeping pace with spikes in labor costs. The PINC AI analysis shows that the proposed 3.2% hospital payment increase will not cover the more than 6.5% increase in labor rates.