Ascension has reported a cybersecurity attack that has disrupted clinical operations.
Rural health clinics seeking Medicare reimbursement can now do so via a new accreditation program from the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission was granted the authority by CMS this week.
Steward Health Care will sell all of its 31 hospitals, according to documents submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Tuesday.
Patient safety events, which are adverse events that could have been prevented, are altogether common in outpatient settings and speak to the need for improving safety in these settings, according to a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Outpatient settings include primary care visits, specialty care appointments, day surgeries, visits to the emergency […]
Ensemble works with hospital customers that also have Epic, in the Epic Revenue Cycle Partners program, to drive a more efficient yield, says Ensemble CTO Grant Veazy.
Hawaii ranks number one overall among all U.S. states when it comes to healthcare, according to new rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
The American Medical Association is again sounding the alarm on low physician pay, based on the release of the Medicare Trustees Report outlining the challenge of payments not keeping up with the pace with inflation or the cost of practicing medicine.
It’s now projected that the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be able to pay 100% of total scheduled benefits until 2036, five years later than reported last year, finds an annual Medicare Trustee report. At that point, the fund’s reserves will become depleted, and continuing program income will be sufficient to pay 89% of total […]
Speedy health IT adoption means bridging the gap between education and practice to prepare the nursing workforce to provide care, says Olga Kagan, associate adjunct professor and consortial faculty at CUNY School of Professional Studies and HIMSS Changemaker award recipient.
Clearwater has partnered for threat hunting and monitoring for cyber resiliency, says CEO Steve Cagle.