It is easy to succumb to business fog during a public health crisis. The COVID-19 outbreak is not only a clinical challenge, but also a pressure test for strategic initiatives...
This week: locum tenens for physician shortages; collaboration for social service referrals; and technology and medication management
This week: Number of nurse practitioners rises; using virtual health to combat the flu; and US gets first 5G-enabled hospital
This week: Sex differences in blood pressure patterns; Gen Z consumer behavior; and physicians taking pay cuts
This week: Rural ED closures affect emergency care; tech and workflow improvements help with the nursing shortage; and investing in primary care maximizes patient care.
This week: Greater patient access comes from leveraging low-acuity care and physician shortage is growing at an alarming rate.
This week: patient-centered approach applied to workforce; new assessment reduces cardiac-related admissions; and wireless sensors developed for NICU babies.
This week: Most of Cigna’s reimbursements now go to value-based models; Aetna partners with Apple to boost healthy living; and California workforce shortage prompts $3 billion plan.
To overcome provider access and economic workforce challenges, innovative health systems are developing tech-savvy approaches to unleash the top-of-license potential of advanced practice providers.
This week: Payment challenges to 340 payment rule continue; partnership is formed for aging population and post-acute care sites clinical platform; amount of NPs is increasing in rural and low-income...
This week: Alphabet invests $375 million in tech-focused insurance company; nearly half of millennial nurses plan to seek an advanced degree; and 93.7% of eligible children participated in Medicaid/CHIP in...
This week: US suicide rates rise; primary care practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners; and Medicare Advantage plans have more flexibility to offer nonmedical services.
