There are many pieces of healthcare policy on the legislative agenda this year addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, issues of health equity, and more, according to a report from law firm McDermott, Will & Emery published in the The National Law Review on Jan. 13

JPMorgan Chase's healthcare venture, Morgan Health, has formed a partnership with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. The effort will focus on health disparities. 

Despite good intentions, many healthcare boards are still far behind their goals for diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a new report from The Health Management Academy and WittKieffer published Jan. 11. 

As the pandemic made scheduling medical appointments harder and continued to strain an overburdened healthcare system, some patients are turning to do-it-yourself care at home, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 11.

Big tech and retail disruptors have the power to revolutionize or distort the primary healthcare industry, Harvard Business Review reported Jan. 7. 

As value-based care and risk-based contracts become a mainstay of today's healthcare environment, it is more important than ever for providers to be laser-focused on outcomes, which directly affect the bottom line for payers, providers and patients.

CMS on Dec. 8 held a roundtable in which leaders from health systems, medical schools and organizations across the country weighed in on how to improve health equity. 

Healthcare analytics is a white-hot area of innovation, but too often such solutions merely automate existing processes without improving them. 

Walgreens Boots Alliance released early first-quarter results Jan. 6 showing better-than-expected earnings and a strong push into primary healthcare. 

Innovating in healthcare is anything but straightforward, and hospital and health system leaders who want to foster innovation often face structural, technological and cultural barriers.

It’s 3 a.m. on a Sunday and an intensivist – a physician steeped in critical care medicine – is tracking the vital signs of a patient in the emergency room of a community hospital hundreds of miles away. She calls the ED doc on the overnight shift and tells him the patient is hypotensive and needs a central line inserted so he can get meds to restore his normal blood pressure. Using a video connection, the intensivist watches as a nurse practitioner places the line and titrates the right drugs, all the while assessing whether this patient needs to be admitted or sent home.

As insurance deductibles reset, the first quarter is often a slow time of year for medical practices.

A new startup is looking to empower community health workers and provide primary care practices with workflow software to alleviate the lack of coordination sometimes present in Medicaid programs, Forbes reported Jan. 4.

Hospitals and health systems have faced massive pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic, which have exacerbated staff burnout and stress and have encouraged record numbers of people to quit. Here are three ways for health systems to foster staff well-being and mental health, according to Mark Greenawald, MD, of Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., for a report in AMA published Jan. 4. 

New York, NY January 6, 2022 -- DailyPay once again pays homage to America’s heroic health care professionals on the frontline of the global pandemic with its second annual ‘Healthcare Heroes’ Award.

The pandemic has exacerbated a huge population shift in the U.S., changing the country's demographics.

Another challenging year defined by the continued COVID-19 fight and vaccination drives has created a unique healthcare landscape. Pandemic-induced telehealth booms, continued strain due to understaffing and pressure from big tech disruptors are just some of the issues that have presented themselves this year.

The year 2021 saw hordes of workers quitting their jobs in search of a better work/life balance, better mental health and higher pay, and the healthcare industry was no stranger to this trend. But AI may offer solutions to ease the strain on understaffed hospitals, according to some experts. 

Health systems struggle with scheduling operating room time efficiently.

Retail and tech giants have been making moves in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry over the past few years, and 2021 was no exception; pharma-aligned acquisitions reached a value of almost $22 billion.Here are seven ways some of the biggest disruptors have affected healthcare in 2021* and how they might continue to influence the industry next year, according to CBInsights.