A monumental shift is underway for hundreds of American health systems as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rolls out its Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) mandate, a regulation designed to fundamentally restructure how hospitals are paid for some of the most common
A new era of federal oversight is dawning on the vast and intricate landscape of Medicaid managed care, driven by a powerful new reporting tool designed to illuminate the performance of private health plans that manage benefits for tens of millions of Americans. The Managed Care Program Annual
A landmark collaboration between a state-run enterprise and a leading non-profit organization is poised to reshape India's assistive technology landscape, charting a decisive course away from costly imports toward self-sufficient domestic manufacturing. This strategic five-year partnership between
The United States health technology sector is poised for its most significant transformation in a decade, prompted by the introduction of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-5) proposed rule. This sweeping proposal, originating from the Department of Health and Human Services, is
The consolidation of local healthcare systems into larger, national networks has become a defining trend across the country, and this movement has now firmly arrived in Maine with the acquisition of Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) by the California-based non-profit, Prime Healthcare Foundation. This
In the sprawling, metric-driven landscape of modern healthcare, the human element of care often becomes the first casualty of efficiency, a reality that once deeply plagued the Dutch home care system. By the 1990s, a wave of reorganization had swept through the Netherlands, merging home nursing and
The relentless flood of new medical research and evolving clinical guidelines presents a formidable challenge for physicians striving to apply the most current, evidence-based practices directly at the bedside. In a significant move to address this information overload, Sutter Health is embedding
The Republican-led Florida House of Representatives has introduced a sweeping health care budget bill that charts a new course for the state's funding priorities, proposing a significant reallocation of resources that could reshape how care is delivered to some of Florida's most vulnerable
A sophisticated data theft operation has emerged from the shadows of the dark web, establishing a concerning and laser-focused campaign against the United States healthcare industry. This new group, dubbed "Insomnia," represents a significant evolution in cybercrime tactics, sidestepping the
A recent comprehensive investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has brought a critical public health challenge into sharp focus, identifying extraintestinal invasive Escherichia coli as the foremost cause of sepsis that begins outside of a hospital setting. This
