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It's not a popularity contest. The focus is on patient outcomes, and top honorees must show consistency over time, the company says.

It’s not enough to note disparities affecting Black communities, Rachel Hardeman says. It’s time to quantify how racism affects health policy in order to make changes.

While intentional drug overdose deaths appear to be declining, more are being reported among young people, older Americans and Black women.

The Federal Reserve has all but assured interest rates will rise. Healthcare leaders should be thinking now about upcoming projects and their financial plans.

The Healthcare Executive Group surveyed its members as the industry deals with change at many levels.

The chief science officer of the American Psychological Association urged a Senate panel to put more money in expanding the mental healthcare workforce.

In other news, the Cleveland Clinic appoints a new digital officer and the University of Iowa hospital system selects an interim CEO.

The Department of Health and Human Services advised healthcare providers that withholding treatment for those with disabilities violates federal law.

Telehealth use has grown tremendously during the pandemic, but there are gaps in usage, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There are concerns about access to video telehealth services.

The financial picture improved somewhat, but hospitals still are dealing with plenty of headwinds, according to a new Kaufman Hall report.

Roughly two out of three people of color said they canceled or delayed healthcare services during the pandemic, the report said.

With the conclusion of the deal, City of Hope will convert the Cancer Treatment Centers into a non-profit organization.

Healthcare leaders should pay attention to what's happening at the state level. States have passed dozens of laws regarding healthcare in the last few years.

The federal watchdog points to problems in migrating data and the need to get more feedback from stakeholders. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been struggling to modernize its patient records for years.

Providers are still spending more money than they should in submitting claims and prior authorization, according to the new CAQH Index. The industry could save billions by moving toward more automation, the group says.

A nurse was assaulted by a patient’s family member in a Louisiana hospital. Nurses have said they’ve faced more threats of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare systems in urban and rural areas face similar problems: too many patients, staff shortages and unprecedented stress.

The system is spending more than $1 billion in projects over the next year, including a new hospital in London.

With more information available on phones and watches, most data is now health data, Penn researchers say. But a new study shows many have privacy concerns.

In other news, CHI Health gets a new CEO, the University of Vermont Health’s leader is retiring, and other systems announce new leaders.

The Government Accountability Office faulted the agency’s leadership in emergencies, including the coronavirus pandemic.

In a bipartisan effort, nearly 200 members of Congress have asked the Biden administration to look into the issue. Some say staffing agencies are charging far more than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Millions of healthcare workers must get both doses of the vaccine by the spring. The federal government now has a timetable for every state.

Clinicians and administrators say the pandemic is affecting their sense of safety, and dealing with medical waste adds to the stress, according to a report by Stericycle.

It represents a 79% increase over the previous year, CB Insights reports. The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling the appetite for digital health technologies.

The company continues its strategy of expanding in fast-growing areas of the country.

Women are seeing fewer patients and putting in more hours on documenting health records, a report from athenahealth says. As a result, female clinicians could end up earning less.

There was a nursing shortage before the pandemic and the situation is even worse now. A new study points to the need to recruit and retain more nurses around the world.