Students may know they want to go into healthcare but often don’t see health information as a possibility because they don’t see these professionals on TV, says HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient and Texas State University associate professor David Gibbs.
Health insurer Humana and independent primary care network Aledade are expanding their partnership, extending services to rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) with an eye toward achieving and sustaining value-based care.
A new report shows decelerating growth for Medicare Advantage plans.
Monae Haskins, senior application analyst, Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, won the award teaching low-income urban students at community colleges and says, “It’s never too late to start a second career.”
Cyberattacks can affect any hospital but have a disproportionate effect on smaller hospitals. Fitch Ratings recently took credit action on two nonprofit health systems, downgrading both after each experienced a crippling cyberattack. While most cyber events to date have not materially affected a hospital’s credit quality, Frederick Health Hospital in Maryland and Palomar Health in […]
Hospitals across the U.S. are seeing steady financial performance, driven by increased patient volumes, even as high expenses remain a persistent challenge, according to Kaufman Hall’s January 2025 National Hospital Flash Report. The report, based on data from more than 1,300 hospitals, provides a snapshot of hospital revenue, expenses, and margins at the start of […]
Optum Rx has signaled a shift to a cost-based pharmacy reimbursement model that’s intended to have pharmacies pay more for brand-name drugs and less for generics. The model will reduce variation in how pharmacies are paid.
An administrative law judge at the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has reaffirmed the State Health Planning Agency’s approval of Mission Hospital’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for a new emergency room in West Asheville, according to Mission’s press release published in
Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies and HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, built from the ground up an international living neighborhood for those with traumatic brain injuries, worked with veterans in Ukraine and now has the VA as a primary client.
A vulnerability in ChatGPT that was identified last year is being used by would-be cyberattackers to target security flaws in artificial intelligence systems, with the healthcare industry one of the top targets, according to a report from Veriti.