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A patient-centered cancer center for Rutgers; new leadership for cancer care in New Orleans.

The lack of federal legalization of marijuana leads to unequal—and unlawful—treatment of job candidates, even those who are using cannabis legally for medical purposes.

A few dozen employees had sued but a federal judge dismissed the suit as frivolous.

FCC issues recommendations for stakeholders to combat issue of unlawful robocalls to hospitals, which threaten public health and safety.

Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, global health lead of Accenture Health, discusses how the pandemic influenced the speed at which healthcare organizations adopted new technologies and how this adoption is impacting patient care.

A study in JAMA Network Open shows that differences in hospital admission and racial residential segregation could account for increased risks of inpatient mortality and hospice discharge seen among Black patients with COVID-19.

The wave of post-pandemic retirements continues.

For the third time, an increasingly conservative court left intact the law’s protections that require coverage for preexisting conditions, created Medicaid expansion, promote health screenings and preventive care, and launched novel, value-based payment strategies within the agency that manages Medicare and Medicaid.

Half of consumers say a bad digital experience can ruin their entire experience with a provider, while two out of five say a good digital experience has a major influence on their perception of a provider.

In an era when patient communication channels have moved online, how can providers ensure that digital health and behavior modification tools drive healthcare engagement in a way that promotes meaningful, long-lasting, and positive outcomes?

As healthcare leaders consider how to embed telehealth into their member or patient experience for the long haul, it’s critical to examine how virtual care can lead to better health outcomes.

Following authorization from the CMS, the healthcare survey specialist will create methods to gauge patient experience.

Following a checklist improves data capture, enhances patient engagement, and increases access to care.

Alan Payne, chief information officer at Sensyne Health, discusses some of the ethical concerns regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and what organizations should do to mitigate potential data security and bias issues.

Unless health IT teams become more proactive, a wide range of legal, clinical and financial consequences resulting from poor legacy data management will escalate.

A conversation with Art Papier, MD, CEO and co-founder of VisualDX.

Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, executive vice president of Clinical & Network Services at Ascension, discusses how his company was able to provide care and support to patients and staff during the pandemic.

Ascension's use of a multi-channel approach to get COVID-19 vaccines to their communities was beneficial in improving access, said Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, executive vice president of Clinical & Network Services at Ascension.

Justin Williams, CEO of Noteworth, discusses how predictive analytic tools can improve the quality of care for patients with chronic diseases, discharged hospital patients, and patients from rural communities.

Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, executive vice president of Clinical & Network Services at Ascension, explained the advantages of working in a multi-state system during a pandemic and how Ascension catered its response to better serve diverse populations.

Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, executive vice president of Clinical & Network Services at Ascension, described some of the lessons he learned from operating in states that were hit hard during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joseph Cacchione, MD, FACC, executive vice president of Clinical & Network Services at Ascension, discusses how collecting data on social determinants on health and food insecurity helped address health equity during the pandemic.

It is crucial to target the users of transfusions—surgeons and hospitals—with tools that can be used to change practice and limit transfusion to patients who actually need it.

Humana's 2021 Bold Goal Report, released last week, highlights the importance of health system partnerships.

The award is named for Seema S. Sonnad, PhD, who helped launch and then co-directed the Value Institute at ChristianaCare in Delaware, one of the nation’s largest, integrated healthcare systems.

After months of tribulation, Methodist Health System found a solution to our COVID-19 testing challenge in high-throughput (HTP) antigen tests, which could be run on analyzers already installed in our hospital labs.

Survey findings show some health systems have fallen short in meeting cardiologists’ basic needs, with 41% saying they might cut back hours, change jobs or retire due to lack of health system support.