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Hospital-at-home companies Dispatch Health, Medically Home to merge

Hospital-at-home companies Dispatch Health, Medically Home to merge

DispatchHealth CEO Jennifer Webster will lead the combined company once the deal closes, which is expected in mid-2025. Article By: Emily Olsen...

Healthcare tackles AI oversight with no aid from Trump administration

Healthcare tackles AI oversight with no aid from Trump administration

The president’s deregulatory bent means more responsibility rests on the shoulders of healthcare stakeholders to get artificial intelligence right. Article...

Could artificial intelligence increase clinician burden?

Could artificial intelligence increase clinician burden?

Vendors say their AI scribes and assistants will save doctors time. But the need for careful oversight and hospitals’ financial...

How rural hospitals, Silicon Valley can head off the AI digital divide

How rural hospitals, Silicon Valley can head off the AI digital divide

Experts at HIMSS say the adoption of futuristic artificial intelligence products doesn’t necessarily mean leaving smaller, cash-strapped providers behind. Article By: Rebecca...

Physicians say prior authorization stands in the way of medically necessary care

Physicians say prior authorization stands in the way of medically necessary care

Physicians surveyed by the AMA say that PA can cause care delays or force patients to abandon treatment. They warn...

Hospitals are more packed post-pandemic

Hospitals are more packed post-pandemic

Hospital occupancy rates were higher in 2024 than 2019. If occupancy rates trend up, the nation could face a bed shortage by...

GOP calls for $1.5T in cuts, much of which could come from healthcare

GOP calls for $1.5T in cuts, much of which could come from healthcare

House Republicans unveiled their budget wish list on Wednesday, which directs the Energy and Commerce Committee — which oversees Medicare and...

Why health systems should be ‘clear-eyed’ about business goals for AI tools

Why health systems should be ‘clear-eyed’ about business goals for AI tools

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Health Technology Institute, discusses the institute’s new task force that aims to study...

Hospitals no longer protected from immigration raids

Hospitals no longer protected from immigration raids

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at hospitals. Article By: Kara Arundel and...

Providers to target efficiency, supply chain resilience in 2025

Providers to target efficiency, supply chain resilience in 2025

Health systems will work to expand their supply chains and ink nontraditional partnerships in 2025, while trimming excessive AI programs...