Harrison Ford is reportedly joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, because he apparently doesn’t have enough iconic characters on his resume already. Today in health, President Biden signed an executive order to explore new ways of potentially lowering prescription drug costs. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. For The […]
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said she believes the U.S. is “ripe” for a severe flu season this year. “Not everybody got flu vaccinated last year, and many people did not get the flu,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told NBC News. “So, that makes us ripe to have potentially a severe flu season.” Defense & […]
The public markets remain volatile but private financings continue to remain a viable way for life sciences companies to find the capital they need to support their work. The funding rounds this week included drug developers refilling their coffers as they progress to the clinic, as well as younger companies giving the world a first look at their new technologies. […]
Chrisman holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, a medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and a Master of Business in healthcare administration from the University of Colorado. Northwestern Medicine operates 11 hospitals and employs 33,000 people, 4,400 of which are physicians, according to its website. The health system was the second-largest healthcare system in the region by […]
As part of the 2022 HCD Conference + Expo in San Antonio this month, The Center for Health Design presented its annual Changemaker Award. The annual honor recognizes individuals or organizations that have demonstrated the ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built and whose work has had a broad impact on the advancement of healthcare design […]
The end of the year tends to light a fire under those looking to bring their organization’s goals to fruition. Thus is the case for some of home health’s top leaders during the last three months of the year. In the remaining months of 2022, leaders across home health care are focusing on addressing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & […]
SANFORD, N.C. — Before the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Andrew Bush treated as many as 1,000 patients every month in his orthopedics practice. Now he worries about going bankrupt. The surgeon is among a dwindling number of independent physicians in the United States, where doctors are selling their practices to behemoth hospital systems or leaving the profession altogether. “I don’t want […]
Calling for Improvements to Senior Care Earlier this year, the Biden administration announced a focus on overhauling the country’s nursing home system, and LeadingAge has met with federal leaders to share members’ experiences. LeadingAge called for a three-pronged, governmentwide approach to nursing home improvement: address the urgent workforce crisis, fund quality care, and apply evidence-based quality improvement and measurement. With appropriate technologies, […]
The Holy Grail in healthcare today is a patient-centered, value-based care system. However, achieving this is not easy and some healthcare organizations are better suited than others to achieve this difficult transition away from fee-for-service, according to the Business Group on Health. The organization, which is a nonprofit that advocates for employers, believes that payers may be in the better position than […]
UnitedHealth Group will spend $100 million to integrate technology company Change Healthcare, executives said Friday. The company is working to add Change Healthcare’s claims processing to its OptumInsight revenue cycle management division. The healthcare giant completed its $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare this month, after a federal judge tossed the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge. UnitedHealth Group paid $7.8 billion […]