Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said it’s preparing for what it believes will be “devastating federal cuts” that could impact the quality of care it provides to the community.
Identify key performance indicators and then insert the potential technologies that can solve the problem, says Charles Worthington, CTO and Chief AI Officer at the Department of Veteran Affairs.
With federal direction still unclear, Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, chief strategy officer at DirectTrust, recommends that healthcare organizations collaborate to advance trust and security policies.
Hospital financial performance has improved since the start of the year, with margins improving for nonprofit hospitals specifically. This is despite tariff policies at the national level that are causing uncertainty and market volatility, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest Flash Report.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 10.9 million people would lose their health insurance coverage in 2034 should H.R.1, legislation known as the Big Beautiful Bill Act, is enacted as passed by the House on May 22.
In choosing speakers for HIMSS25, the Global Health Conference Education Committee looked for a provider affiliation and sessions that aligned with chosen topics such as AI and emerging technologies, says committee chair Paul Contino, CIO of University Hospital.
MetroHealth is finishing a years-long project to consolidate and archive images so that they are available to providers and patients who should have access, says Dr. David Kaelber, the health system’s chief health informatics officer.
Executives at state-based insurance exchanges have written a letter to healthcare leaders in the Senate expressing concern over the contents of the Republican-led “Big Beautiful Bill,” saying proposals in the legislation would likely drive up costs for the uninsured.
Breyer Capital looks at the specific clinical, financial and operational unmet need the company is addressing and whether it has married that need with the right intervention, says Morgan Cheatham, Breyer Capital partner and head of healthcare and life sciences.
Incorporating health-related social needs data into electronic health records is an increasingly integral part of accountable care performance in healthcare, but there’s no real consensus on how to best capture and manage this data.