In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn a medical degree, inspired by a dying friend who said her health ordeal would have been better if she’d had a female…
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Two health systems have come together to launch a nurse residency program designed to increase retention.
On Tuesday, Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health announced that it has co-developed the program with Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE) —…
Kaiser Permanente announced one of the biggest mergers in recent hospital M&A history on Wednesday. The California-based integrated health system, which owns 39 hospitals, said it plans to acquire Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health. The financial…
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MedCity News Katie Adams: Hello and welcome to the Vibe at ViVE. I’m Katie Adams, a reporter with MedCity News, and I’m here with Aloha McBride, Global Health leader at EY. I know…
In 2022, CMS released the 2022 Final Rule that made remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) a billable service for rehab therapists. RTM involves the collecting and monitoring of non-physiological data, such as pain duration or…
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The healthcare sector accounts for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. In order for the Biden Administration to meet its goal of reducing emissions 50-52% by 2030, health systems will need to get…
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MedCity News Katie Adams: Hello and welcome to the Vibe at ViVE. I’m Katie Adams, a reporter with MedCity News and I’m here with Cory Wiegert, the COO of Integra Connect, a company…
In the rush to open their digital front doors, some health systems have forgotten to include a crucial component — digital options for care payment.
The failure to do so could lead to slower collection…
The U.S. maternal mortality rate is increasing, particularly for Black women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Aetna Better Health of Maryland, part of CVS Health, is working to change that…
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Hospitals across the country are facing financial pressure. But the situation is especially severe among safety net hospitals — those that treat patients regardless of their ability to pay. Low-income Americans already face major…
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