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Innovation
Contributed Content: Left Stranded: Millions in Healthcare Deserts Battle for Access to Life-Saving Services
Nashville General Hospital CEO Joseph Webb, DSc, FACHE, explains how health systems are addressing care gaps in the country's most...
Telehealth
Teladoc Offers Free Virtual Care for Maui's Fire Victims, First Responders
The death toll from the wild fires hit 99 on Tuesday, with dozens more fatalities expected.
Strategy
As Nonprofit Hospitals Reap Big Tax Breaks, States Scrutinize Their Required Charity Spending
Hospitals are supposed to provide community benefits, like care for those who can't afford it and free health screenings.
Human Resources
Hospitals' Use of Volunteer Staff Runs Risk of Skirting Labor Laws, Experts Say
The U.S. health system benefits from potentially more than $5 billion in free volunteer labor annually.
Telehealth
Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients
TeleSANE services are expanding across the country in rural, sparsely populated areas.
Innovation
Using Digital Health to Fight Healthcare Misinformation
Researchers at the University of Illinois and OSF HealthCar are working on a digital health app that would enable providers...
Innovation
Intermountain Funds Denver Clinic Expansion, Part of Innovative SDOH Project
The health system is contributing $250,000 to quadruple the size of an community health clinic in Denver, part of a...
Strategy
Hurricane Ian Provides Acid Test for NCH Healthcare Emergency Plan
Paul C. Hiltz, president and CEO of Naples-based NCH discusses the health system's response to the cataclysm.
Strategy
UPMC Pledges to Halve Greenhouse Emissions by 2030
The health system says the initiative demonstrates its commitment to 'building a more climate resilient infrastructure.'
Finance
Northwell Health Surpasses $1B Donation Goal
The money will be used to make improvements to hospitals and clinical programs, make advances in research, and fund endowments.
Strategy
Rural Hospitals Facing Multiple Rising Financial Pressures
AHA examines the causes behind 136 small hospital closures since 2010.
Strategy
Diana Ramos Named CA Surgeon General
She succeeds Nadine Brooks Harris, MD, the state's first surgeon general.