Quality and Safety
The American Heart Association is well known for its clinical research and guidelines, but what makes a difference for patients is implementation, says John Meiners, chief of mission-aligned businesses and healthcare solutions for the organization.
UMC has been able to keep its ER open, but other services have been disrupted.
HHS is offering the tests to help prevent widespread infections this fall and winter.
Resistant infections result in more than 35,000 deaths each year and cost the health system billions.
OIG identified systemic issues that impair Medicaid's ability to root out fraudulent activities and offered several recommendations.
CHAI has formed five working groups for best practices to build out an assurance standards guide. Later this fall it will announce a model card to align health systems, payers and IT companies, says Dr. Brian Anderson, cofounder and CEO.
The rise in chronic disease among the elderly is driving up healthcare costs, putting pressure on Medicare and other payer systems.
Most states ended the unwinding process with higher total Medicaid and CHIP enrollment than in February 2020.
Particle Health claims Epic is intentionally stifling its ability to send and receive health information.
The healthcare industry contributes more than 6% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., says William Theisen, CEO of EcoAct North America.