California Governor Gavin Newsom, with the support of the California Legislature, signed a bill this week creating a new $150 million Distressed Hospital Loan Program to provide zero-interest cash flow loans to nonprofit or public hospitals experiencing extreme financial distress. The goal is to help struggling hospitals remain in operation, or assist in the reopening […]

Clinicians want their EHRs to support them in delivering better patient care, but they’re bogged down with documentation, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.  

The full House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is scheduled to take up the role of pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, May 23 at 10 a.m., after a subcommittee advanced a proposal Wednesday for new transparency rules.

Electronic health records are the dominant form of communication among healthcare teams, but while a JAMA Network Open study found that they do facilitate straightforward, task-related communication, they limit “rich and social” communication. In other words, EHRs negatively affect team function and team well-being, according to authors.

HIMSS’ Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model (C-COMM) leverages digital technologies to support meaningful engagement of care recipients, says Natasha Ramontal, digital health strategist for community outcomes and analytics for HIMSS.

President Biden has announced the nomination of National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its $47 billion annual budget. Bertagnolli is a world-renowned surgical oncologist, cancer researcher, educator and physician-leader, Biden said in nominating Bertagnolli on Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has settled with MedEvolve for $350,000 over potential HIPAA violations regarding a data breach in which a server containing protected health information was left unsecure and accessible over the internet.

Educating healthcare professionals on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection helps LGBTQ individuals to feel more inclusive and could lead to better outcomes, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.

Five defendants out of dozens have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged participation in a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

CVS Health said this week it’s adding mental health screenings to Project Health, the company’s free, community-based health screening program.  It will kick-start its mental health screenings in Greensboro, North Carolina and Petersburg, Virginia. Over the course of the year it will also add nearly 100 organizations to host its mobile units in under-resourced communities.