The governments of 50 countries pledged to develop carbon-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN climate change conference Nov. 9. 

Payers, health systems and management services organizations aiming for high-value care need physicians to accomplish their goals. But these organizations face a major hurdle: Doctors nationwide are hitting the breaking point.

Hospital leaders might want to avoid using one of these seven phrases to sound more confident at work, according to a Nov. 7 report by CNBC contributors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) released the final rule for the annual Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) on November 2.

The pandemic renewed a focus on geriatric care and revealed deep ageism that has the potential to affect health outcomes, but there are ways to reduce ageism within healthcare, Kaiser Health News reported Nov. 5. 

A group of medical professionals and nonprofit leaders have begun a campaign to establish a new healthcare district in California's Santa Cruz County to own and operate the Watson Community Hospital there, GoodTimes reported Nov. 2.

CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said the company is looking to push into offering primary care options to patients, which would increase its ambitious vertical system offerings.

An executive from New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System will join Walmart Health at the end of November, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.

CommonSpirit Health announced Nov. 2 an industry-leading commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 alongside an interim goal to slash emissions in half by 2030.

As the Great Resignation marches on, newly retired workers are employing a new strategy to boost their monthly Social Security checks by delaying their filing for benefits, the Washington Post reports Nov. 1. 

Health systems and health insurers should prepare for the potentially significant shifts in the industry that the federal health data interoperability and price transparency mandates can generate, or else risk losing out to more innovative players.

The American Medical Association recently published its equity guidebook focusing on language, titled "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narratives and Concepts."

In an attempt to advance equity in healthcare, the American Medical Association has developed a health equity guide, released Oct 28. The guidebook addresses language use best practices and critical thinking about health narratives, and provides a glossary of terms. 

Healthcare companies held 15 spots on this year's Fortune list of 100 fastest growing companies. From the pharmaceutical sector to technology and patient-focused healthcare, here are the 15 companies that made the list. 

The St. Luke's Family Practice in the Central Valley of California has a new strategy for providing direct primary healthcare in which patients who can afford it help pay for uninsured patients, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 26.

Three-quarters of Americans want major healthcare change and system reform, making the U.S. stand out as an outlier on this topic, according to research published Oct. 21. 

After decades of demanding more from healthcare, most consumers are at a tipping point. With the pandemic changing how they interact with healthcare organizations, consumers are making more active choices about where they go, what they want, and what they are willing to pay for.

From cleaner air to a reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency offers an abundance of health and environmental benefits.

A new report lays out a roadmap for health systems and hospitals on how to save $265 billion on administrative spending for reinvestment across other areas.

With health systems facing long-term financial pressures and physicians dealing with continual burnout, hospitals need to rethink strategies to weather storms ahead. An Oct. 15 McKinsey report provides some insights into how systems can do so.