Category: Modern Healthcare

Trump’s call to end HIV epidemic hindered by his administration’s policies

HIV advocates say reversing many of the Trump administration’s policies on LGBTQ rights provides the best way toward ending the HIV epidemic.

Editorial: It’s time to clear up what is — and isn’t — a community benefit

The IRS and hospitals need to better define what it means to be a not-for-profit hospital.

ACHE honors three executives 
for inspired leadership

The American College of Healthcare Executives honors three executives for their work in transforming care delivery at organizational, local and national levels.

Data Points: Data exchange still a struggle 10 years after HITECH Act

Despite much progress, the industry has yet to adopt a universal way to move patient records from one care setting to another.

Q&A: Christ Hospital Health Network CEO talks growth and focusing on patients

Arturo Polizzi took over as CEO of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network last year. He’s overseeing market expansion, but wants to ensure the system stays true to its roots.

New Medicaid barrier: Waivers ending retrospective eligibility shift costs to providers, patients

Critics say eliminating retrospective eligibility is one more administrative barrier the Trump administration has erected to make Medicaid and other public benefits harder to access.

Will blockchain save the healthcare system?

Insurers are among the first to use blockchain technology in healthcare, and they are only going to expand its use.

Commentary: Let’s get original in helping customers make healthcare choices

Consumerism is dramatically changing the healthcare landscape and expectations. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since it’s already happened in all other sectors of our economy. The industry needs to embrace the challenge.

Commentary: Lessons from Davos on how to transform healthcare

My latest trip to Davos to participate in the World Economic Forum last month was a productive and exciting gaze into the future of healthcare delivery: a world of healthcare with no address, greater immersion in population health strategies and a…

New Medicare for All draft bill sets a global budget model

A draft of the forthcoming House Medicare for All bill would set a national global budget system for hospitals and other institutions, and fee-for-service for individual physicians.