INTRODUCTION In American healthcare, Medicaid presents significant challenges, particularly regarding inpatient stay approvals. In recent years, Medicare and the Two-Midnight Rule have dominated ...

More than 2 in 5 primary care physicians in the U.S. are experiencing burnout, according to survey results published Nov. 20 by the Commonwealth Fund. The 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health ...

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has partnered with Microsoft to boost cybersecurity across its 13-hospital and 67-practice footprint. The health system rationalized its ...

Many bedside nurses say virtual nursing programs have not eased their workload, though a slight majority have seen benefits to patient care when working alongside virtual nurses, according to a new ...

Health system forms week includes a new Oklahoma system, Prime Healthcare's Rhode Island exit, and UCHealth's Estes Park acquisition.

MedPAC payment recommendations 2027 call for hospital base rate updates, physician payment increases, and cuts to home health and rehab services.

Ambient AI scribes have had near-universal provider satisfaction at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, with 95% of clinicians reporting reduced mental fatigue and 90% citing improved job ...

Patients implanted with brain chips from Elon Musk’s Neuralink have begun to control robots’ arms with their thoughts, the company said. “Participants in our clinical trials have extended digital ...

FDA launches digital health pilot to ease regulations and boost innovation in managing chronic diseases like heart failure and depression.

Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban and Humana CEO Jim Rechtin hinted at their companies are working together, Forbes reported Dec. 4. “We’re talking to CenterWell,” Mr. Cuban said during the Forbes ...

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A new analysis from researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research found Oregon’s 2019 hospital payment cap, limiting what the state ...