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Strategy
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
Small-town hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility have fared better financially than those in states that didn't.
Clinical Care
Can Family Doctors Deliver Rural America From Its Maternal Health Crisis?
More than half of all rural counties in the United States have no hospital services for delivering babies.
Innovation
Kroger, Better Health Launch Primary Care Option for Seniors
The supermarket chain is redesigning its in-store health clinics to focus on seniors in Medicare plans, who often face challenges...
Pharma
Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise
The money is part of the approximately $50 billion that states and local governments will receive nationwide in opioid settlement...
Telehealth
NYC Launches Free Telehealth Service for Troubled Teens
The partnership with Talkspace addresses a surge in teenagers?both in the city and nationally--reporting severe behavioral health concerns and not...
Innovation
Creative RPM Programs Tackle Chronic Care Management
A new partnership in Atlanta is helping church-goers monitor blood pressure and live healthier lives.
Innovation
Precision Medicine Tech Helps Doctors Zero In On Diseases And Treatments
At Valley Children?s Hospital, Jeremy Woods is digging into a patient?s genes and developing databases that uncover how diseases are...
Clinical Care
The Exec: CMOs, Want Recruitment Success? Push Career Development!
Career development is essential for job seekers. Learn how the CMO of Northeast Georgia Health System uses it as a...
Telehealth
Military Health System Commits $180M to Telehealth Expansion
The health system serving the nation?s active-duty military members and their families has selected Amwell and Leidos to create a...
Clinical Care
For People With Sickle Cell Disease, ERs Can Mean Life-Threatening Waits
A crisis can quickly escalate into life-threatening complications such as strokes, seizures, and sepsis.
Clinical Care
Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats
A new Biden administration rule setting treatment metrics for sepsis has triggered pushback for its lack of flexibility.
Technology
VA Announces Interoperability Pact With 13 Health Systems
The nation?s largest health system is pledging to share veteran health data with a number of large health systems across...