For-profit hospital operators dealt with another quarter characterized by challenging labor and volume dynamics as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. HCA Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare, Community Health Systems and Universal Health Services all reported lower net income in the second quarter of this year compared to the year prior, and every operator reported lower admissions year over year. Tenet […]
The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. “Every American has the right to the peace of mind that comes with access to affordable, quality healthcare,” President Joe Biden said in a statement Tuesday about the record-low rate […]
Design firm E4H Environments for Health Architecture (E4H; Boston) has welcomed Candice Barter as a new partner at the firm’s Boston office. Barter brings more than 18 years of healthcare planning, programming, and project management experience, including specialized pediatric designs and academic healthcare centers, to the firm.
San Diego County has declared a public health emergency for monkeypox, two days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared one for the entire state. Wilma Wooten, a public health officer for the county, made the declaration based on a limited vaccine supply being available, the large population and geographic area of the county, the global spread of the virus […]
Healthcare has evolved in recent years, becoming more sophisticated and technologically savvy to achieve today’s value-based care goals and deliver on patient-focused promises. Unfortunately, many hospitals are still capped with limited resources making it untenable to fully deliver on the requirements of value-based care. According to the American Hospital Association, total expenses for our U.S. hospitals are over $1.2 trillion, […]
Covid-19 created the perfect storm for the pharma industry’s already challenged supply chain network. The pandemic augmented supply chain risk and exposed weak areas such as the lack of end-to-end visibility. That’s an observation from Daniel Carchedi, Senior Director of Business Development and Strategy, Microsoft Health and Life Sciences. Carchedi led a panel discussion, “Digital ecosystems and how to future […]
BY KIM BELLARD Much as I’d love to write about Instagram’s feud with the Kardashians over changes to the Instagram feed, and how that and proposed changes to Facebook’s feed reflect Meta’s efforts to combat TikTok’s growing influence, I’ve already given healthcare plenty of warnings about TikTok. Instead, I’ll write about something else that the Kardashians care about: fashion. Well, […]
A 26-year-old was found dead at his campsite during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2019. The toxicology report linked his death to a grim trend that has only worsened since. In his system were both ecstasy and fentanyl — a dangerous combination, especially if people don’t know the party drug contains the highly potent synthetic opioid. Attendees of […]
President Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider using Medicaid to pay for expenses for those who cross state lines to seek abortions. The executive order will direct HHS “to consider action to advance access to reproductive healthcare services, including through Medicaid for patients who travel out of […]
Each day in the U.S., about 6,000 women reach menopause. More than 75% of these women experience uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, which usually last between seven and nine years. Oftentimes, women feel like there are no treatments for the physical and emotional changes they experience during this life stage, so they opt to silently tough it out, according to […]