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How one health system developed AI to tackle patient safety
Sheba Medical Center is focused on using artificial intelligence to turn around statistics on patient safety.
“In terms of patient safety, we’ve made no progress over the past 30 years,” said Prof. Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, chief transformation and innovati…
The financial pressure for hospitals is not abating in 2023
The financial issues hospitals began to face at the start of the pandemic aren’t going away anytime soon, according to managing editors of Alvarez & Marsal, who advise healthcare executives on the best ways to move forward.
The pandemic exposed the str…
Geisinger at Home offers primary care to populations with chronic or complex conditions
Hospital at home for acute care became one of the lifeline programs for health systems during COVID-19, for providers that had the capacity and resources to take advantage of public health emergency waiver.
Hospital at home programs for primary care a…
Jefferson Health reorganizes in move that streamlines integration
Jefferson Health in Philadelphia is reorganizing, in a move that reportedly includes layoffs.
Jefferson Health is modifying its operating structure from five divisions to three “regions” – North, Central and East, according to a hospital spokesperson. …
CMS releases three initiatives to grow Medicare ACO participation
To advance its goal of having 100% of people in traditional Medicare in an accountable care relationship in seven years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced three initiatives in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the ACO R…
Current prior authorization practices are adding to burnout, surgeon general says
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined changes that will be made to speed up and align the prior authorization process across all payers, during a press call on Tuesday.
Hospitals need a battle plan for end of Medicaid’s continuous coverage
Up to 18 million Medicaid beneficiaries are projected to lose coverage when states begin the redetermination process for coverage starting on April 1 and after the current and likely last public health emergency ends on April 11.
Hospitals disappointed by court decision leaving 340B repayment to HHS
On Tuesday, a federal court ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services can propose the appropriate remedy for underpaying hospitals in t
HHS will begin negotiating 10 Part D drug prices this year
Starting this year, the Department of Health and Human Services will begin negotiations with drug companies to lower the price of Part D drugs in Medicare, according to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.
The 10 Part D drugs that will be negotiated will be p…
HHS extends public health emergency for 12th time
Three years after the federal government announced the first public health emergency due to COVID-19, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has again extended the PHE.
Becerra announced the extension Wednesday morning.
This is the 12th tim…
