Technology
Feds Add More FHIR to TEFCA Framework
Eric Wicklund | April 22, 2024
The ONC and The Sequoia Project have added new enhancements for FHIR adoption in version 2.0 of the Common Agreement,...
CNO
Nurses gather at Kaiser SF to protest AI in health care
NBC Bay Area | April 22, 2024
Nurses are lining the streets outside a San Francisco hospital Monday morning protesting the use of artificial intelligence in health...
CNO
Harris announces final rules on minimum nursing home staffing standards
PBS | April 22, 2024
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic...
CMO
Automate Vital Sign Collection to Improve Outcomes and Combat Burnout
Christopher Cheney | April 22, 2024
Through automation, Ardent Health has increased inpatient vital sign collection from four times per day to 1,440 times per day.
Human Resources
Tenet Healthcare, union coalition reach tentative deal
Reuters | April 22, 2024
A union coalition for Tenet Healthcare's workers reached a tentative labor deal with the hospital system that included across-the-board raises...
CEO
Steward lenders identified as struggling hospital system faces payment deadline
The Boston Globe | April 22, 2024
U.S. senators call for loan modifications to keep Massachusetts hospitals open.
Payer
UnitedHealth CEO to testify before U.S. House panel on cyberattack at Change unit
Reuters | April 22, 2024
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the...
Payer
How Climate Change Will Turn Up the Heat on Your Payer Business: Part One
Marie DeFreitas | April 22, 2024
Will health insurers be prepared for a climate health crisis? They should be.
CEO
EMTALA is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court
CNN | April 22, 2024
In a case being heard by the court Wednesday, the Biden administration is challenging Idaho's enforcement of its abortion ban...
Payer
Insurer earnings make hospital investors sweat
The Wall Street Journal | April 22, 2024
Better-than-expected medical costs for insurers are putting pressure on hospital stocks.
CMO
Systemic racism, politics prevent Black expectant mothers from getting needed healthcare
Missouri Independent | April 22, 2024
Blacks have experienced and continue to experience sub-standard healthcare, if and when they are able to access needed treatment at...
CEO
Mass. lawmakers raise new concerns about Steward sale to United HealthCare
MassLive.com | April 22, 2024
Bay State lawmakers have asked federal regulators to 'ensure the appropriate steps are being taken to prevent potential increases in...
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