Mental health disparities led to nearly 117,000 deaths: ‘It is not an accident’
September 29th 2022The Morehouse School of Medicine examined the toll of inequities. Daniel Dawes of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute spoke with Chief Healthcare Executive about the need for equity in behavioral health.
Health groups ask feds to delay information blocking deadline for a year
September 27th 2022The federal government has set an Oct. 6 deadline to comply with a rule designed to improve the spread of health data. The American Hospital Association, America’s Essential Hospitals and others say they need more time.
Atrium Health, Advocate Aurora Health merger suffers setback in Illinois
September 13th 2022A state board in Illinois initially voted against the deal, but then said it would give the systems more time to submit information. The proposed merger would create an organization with $27 billion in annual revenue.