Members of the Michigan Nurses Association at Beacon Kalamazoo (Mich.) Hospital have approved a new labor contract. The agreement, ratified by 97% of voting nurses Feb. 12, covers 378 nurses at the hospital, according to the facility, which is part of South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System. According to the MNA, the contract includes: 14% […]
Continue ReadingLaurel, Miss.-based South Central Regional Medical Center has set the record for the most groups to simultaneously go live on Epic’s diagnostic lab data exchange platform. Nine organizations signed on to Aura as part of South Central Regional Medical Center’s Jan. 31 Epic install, besting the previous high of six, according to a Feb. 17 […]
Continue ReadingCharleston, S.C-based MUSC Health, Peoria, Ill-based OSF HealthCare, Kettering (Ohio) Health, and Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare have deployed an AI-powered contract intelligence platform from startup SpendRule. The solution validates invoices against contract terms in real time prior to making payments. The MemorialCare Innovation Fund is also an investor in the company. “We manage thousands of […]
Continue ReadingParece sacado de una novela de ciencia ficción, pero el plan de las autoridades de Alabama para usar robots en la atención de las embarazadas y sus bebés en zonas rurales es real. Durante una mesa redonda en la Casa Blanca en enero, en la que se anunciaron los primeros fondos del nuevo programa federal […]
Continue ReadingLa visión cada vez más deteriorada de Lori Kelley le ha dificultado encontrar un trabajo estable. La mujer de 59 años, que vive en Harrisburg, Carolina del Norte, cerró el año pasado su escuela de artes circenses sin fines de lucro porque ya no veía lo suficientemente bien como para estar al día con todo […]
Continue ReadingRepublicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers closed out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, President Donald Trump introduced his Great Healthcare Plan, which calls for, among other […]
Continue ReadingListen in as “Life Kit” host Marielle Segarra and health reporter Sarah Boden untangle the red tape that can make the prior authorization process frustrating. When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. That’s called prior authorization. Without that sign-off, insurance won’t pay. What […]
Continue ReadingEl gobierno de Trump presentó un amplio paquete de propuestas regulatorias que cambiarían de manera sustancial la oferta de planes de salud en los mercados establecidos por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) el próximo año. Según el gobierno, el objetivo es ofrecer más opciones y primas más bajas. Sin embargo, […]
Continue ReadingCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the number one cause of mortality in the United States accounting for approximately 2,500 deaths per day despite significant advances in therapeutics over the last 40 years. There is building comprehension that cardiovascular disease is linked to other chronic conditions under the umbrella of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM), resulting from the interactions […]
Continue ReadingHealthcare leaders are often expected to compartmentalize emotion to make difficult decisions, drive results, and maintain operational focus. For many years, I led this way—fair, decisive, and outcome-oriented. Over time, however, I learned that performance and compassion are not mutually exclusive. In fact, trust, psychological safety, and empathy can strengthen execution, particularly during periods of profound change. No […]
Continue Reading