ORLANDO – When it comes to investing in employee well-being, a number of tools are starting to emerge. Creating a positive, psychologically healthy workplace, addressing equity in workplace mental health and improving access to treatment options are some of the things that are now possible in healthcare. In a healthy culture, thriving employees are able […]
The American Hospital Association said it welcomes a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services calling on UnitedHealth Group for increased transparency about the Change Healthcare’s cybersecurity attack and urging UHG to step up payments to hospitals, physicians and other providers.
ORLANDO – Forty percent of C-suite leaders are thinking of leaving their jobs over the next 12 months. In healthcare, it is closer to 75%, said Suneel Gupta, founding CEO of Rise.
The 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition shows how major industry issues are being tackled, looks at who’s done it before and how people can learn from each other, and lets them hear from experts, says Hal Wolf, president and CEO of HIMSS.
ORLANDO – Keeping up with the pace of change of technology is a challenge for health systems, said digital information officers speaking during the Executive Summit at HIMSS24. While the pace has changed, the financing for technology has lagged, according to Novlet Mattis, chief digital and information officer at Orlando Health.
ORLANDO – Business considerations tend to dictate the work that occurs within an organization, but with mental and behavioral health increasingly prevalent across the healthcare industry, one component is sorely needed: empathy. According to Geoffrey Roche, director of workforce development at Siemens Healthineers, workplace culture can affect behavioral health and substance abuse challenges, necessitating the […]
Qualified health information networks, or QHINs, form a national network under TEFCA which has the reach to bring on all healthcare entities in the country, says Dr. John Blair, CEO of MedAllies, a designated QHIN.
ORLANDO – Behavioral health integration is an increasingly high priority for both the healthcare industry and the federal government, and with the focus on is expected to increase throughout the year, leaders at the Office of Policy of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) […]
Philips is partnering with high tech manufacturers for a Silent Patient Room, especially in the ICU, and will demonstrate the new technology at HIMSS24. For an ICU to be silent, there has to be interoperable device integration, and that’s not an easy thing to figure out, according to Christoph Pedain, business leader of Hospital Patient […]
Through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Biden administration has earmarked nearly $50 million for HRSA’s Rural Opioid Treatment and Recovery Initiative.