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Maintaining healthcare access and affordability increasingly difficult

Maintaining healthcare access and affordability increasingly difficult

Providers will need to make difficult decisions amid growing headwinds, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings. Choices...

Healthcare job growth remained strong in May: BLS

Healthcare job growth remained strong in May: BLS

Employers added 30,000 hospital jobs, 29,000 ambulatory healthcare services roles and 6,000 skilled nursing positions last month, according to the...

GLP-1 prescriptions for weight loss are shooting up, despite obstacles

GLP-1 prescriptions for weight loss are shooting up, despite obstacles

The percentage of overweight or obese adults prescribed GLP-1s jumped by almost 587% between 2019 and 2024, according to a...

Data breach at Yale New Haven Health impacts 5.6M people

Data breach at Yale New Haven Health impacts 5.6M people

It’s the largest healthcare breach reported to federal regulators so far this year. Article By: Emily Olsen Blog Source From...

Tariff turmoil: Hospitals, device makers welcome pause, but fear long-term pain

Tariff turmoil: Hospitals, device makers welcome pause, but fear long-term pain

Healthcare providers and medtech companies still face pressure to find ways to offset potential supply chain shocks despite the latest...

AI scribes lessen clinician burnout, but financial impact unclear

AI scribes lessen clinician burnout, but financial impact unclear

Early adopters of the documentation tools report positive impacts on clinician burnout and cognitive load, but their effect on productivity...

Physician sentiment survey shows returning optimism, decreased quit intentions

Physician sentiment survey shows returning optimism, decreased quit intentions

A new survey from Athenahealth and the Harris Poll shows physicians are thinking less about quitting their jobs and are more favorable...

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...

ECRI warns insufficient AI governance threatens patient safety

ECRI warns insufficient AI governance threatens patient safety

ECRI also said cybersecurity breaches can delay care and diagnostic errors can lead to improper treatment. Article By: Nick Paul...

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...