The past decade has witnessed a surge in the number of urgent care centers, with more than 9,000 of these facilities located across the United States.
With the country dealing with the...
The FCC and HHS both announced funding initiatives in the past week. The FCC will spend $700 million to expand rural broadband access and result in better telehealth opportunities for dispersed...
This week, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that seeks to extend telehealth coverages that were introduced during the pandemic. The FDA has also recently approved a new treatment...
The pandemic has changed patients' use and perceptions of healthcare organizations. The question remains: Will those changes here to stay?
Patients Prefer Telehealth Services from Doctors, Health...
Hello darkness, my old friend. It's time to turn the clocks back and bid an early goodnight to the sun.
Geisinger Settles Allegations for Medicare Billing Violations
The US Attorney’s...
Healthcare workers need to be more cognizant of gender and sex identifiers in EHR documentation, according to a recent blog post from Steven Posnack of the ONC. After encouraging clinical trial data...
Labor expenses and declining patient volumes are having a significant impact on provider financial performance throughout 2021.
Hospital Volumes Declining, Healthcare Expenses Rising
Healthcare...
The revelation that nearly $27 billion remains in the Provider Relief Fund begs the question: Did the federal government do enough to help providers weather the coronavirus pandemic?
Analysis Reveals...
The Biden-Harris Administration greenlit transgender care to be included as a part of Colorado’s Essential Health Benefits. Days later, CMS has boosted their hourly wages for call center workers...
A retrospective study of brain tissue samples and FDA-approved may have stumbled on an existing therapy for Alzheimer's disease.
Commonly Used Pill Gives Hope for Individuals with...
Funds from the American Rescue Plan were used in several states to initiate healthcare marketplaces. Kentucky, Maine, and New Mexico joined 14 other states that had already established their...
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions make sense from a business perspective, but they are causing industry stakeholders and federal officials to ask questions about market competition and consumer...
An influx of funding from the American Rescue Plan is earmarked by HRSA for medical centers in underserved communities. Additionally, the ONC is receiving funding from the plan for IT workforce...
The normal course of preventive care procedures was broken during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in thousands of missed cancer diagnoses in 2020. Using private insurance claims data, Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media...
The coming winter could prove calamitous for the healthcare industry due to a perfect storm of staffing shortages, COVID-19, and flu season. Clearly, more relief and mitigation efforts...
The pandemic has revealed some harsh realities about health equity in the United States. And thanks to more analysis of relief funds, the hits keep on coming.
COVID-19 Relief Funds Failed to Help...
As the coronavirus pandemic persists into 2021 and the mental health crisis swells, healthcare stakeholders can take an active role in helping to reduce mental health stigmas.
Lana Seiler, primary...
The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity opens under HHS, and several organizations including SAMHSA boost funding for pediatric mental healthcare. This week’s policy recap also highlights...
Schools are reopening and mask mandates are returning in what should make for interesting conversations during Labor Day barbecues and celebrations.
Convalescent Plasma Unable to Halt COVID-19...
The past year was a difficult one for the nation and the healthcare industry in particular. As it turns out, value-based care could've played an even greater role in improving population health and...
