AI is everywhere in healthcare, but telling real capability from marketing promise keeps getting harder. This webinar trades the pitch for a candid assessment of where AI is making a measurable difference in revenue cycle management today, where its limits…
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For CMS’ 2026 final rule, the agency broadened who can bill Medicare for patient navigation services. While the agency’s reimbursement pathway is still less than three years old, U.S. health systems have used patient navigators to help people move through…
Emergency departments carry the highest suicide-related risk of any non-acute care setting, according to a new analysis from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices’ Patient Safety Organization. The analysis draws on 406 incident reports submitted by PSO members…
The family of a Cascadia Health employee who was fatally stabbed while working alone at a residential mental health facility has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit, The Oregonian reported July 21. The suit alleges the…
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows launched Meadows Daily+, a digital companion for patients and clinicians across its outpatient centers, following a multi-site pilot that evaluated the platform’s use in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. The 2025 pilot included five programs,…
Northside Hospital’s clinical staff spend their days moving and lifting and many were quietly paying for it. Across a workforce that is predominantly women and constantly on the move, the benefits team found employees self-diagnosing or delaying treatment for musculoskeletal…
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Sauget, Ill.-based SIHF Healthcare received approval from Illinois regulators to build a $231 million hospital in Cahokia Heights that will replace Touchette Regional Hospital, the Belleville News-Democrat reported July 21. Construction on the 108-bed hospital is expected to begin in…
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children’s Hospital launched a Crisis Intervention Center, a dedicated behavioral health treatment area within its emergency department. The center will begin caring for patients in August. The center will provide 24/7 care for children up to…
Behavioral health leaders are grappling with a workforce paradox: Demand for services continues to grow, yet funding uncertainty and inadequate reimbursement rates are forcing some providers to reduce staff and scale back services. Here are seven layoffs to know:
Louisiana has the most at-risk youth of any U.S. state, according to a ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub developed the list by comparing all 50 states and Washington, D.C., across 15 metrics focused on education and employment and…
