Doug Dietzman became president and executive director of health information network eHealth Exchange July 6, according to a news release. He will focus on expanding nationwide interoperability, moving forward with modern standards and pushing the organization to act as a…
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Hospitals chasing better readmission performance need to go deeper into the KPI level instead of shooting blindly. The data and KPIs point to the ED, where greater than 80% to 90% of readmissions arrive through the ED. That concentration is…
Aug 11, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Nik Rao, CEO, Dexur
UnitedHealthcare is allowing employers to opt into offering lifestyle spending accounts as a post-tax benefit for their health plans. Members with these accounts can select eligible wellness offerings, sometimes at a discount. Some potential offerings focus on stress, sleep, fitness,…
Americans spend the most on health insurance in West Virginia and the least in Maryland, according to a WalletHub analysis published July 9. The personal finance company compared the average premiums for a silver health insurance plan with each state’s…
Memorial Hermann Health System plans to shut down its commercial health insurance business. The wind-down affects the Houston-based system’s HMO, PPO, and self-funded products for employers. On its website, the system said it would be difficult to reach the scale…
CMS has rescinded a decade-old “fast-track” review process for certain Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver extensions as the agency prepares to implement new federal budget neutrality requirements that take effect in 2027. The July 7 informational bulletin formally withdraws 2015…
CVS Health and its long-term care pharmacy subsidiary, Omnicare, have reached a Justice Department settlement with a $440 million floor. The settlement would resolve a false claims case that resulted in a nearly $950 million judgment. A jury had previously…
Payers owe a combined $11.2 billion in ACA risk-adjustment charges for 2025, CMS said at the end of June. Risk adjustment transfers funds within a state’s individual or small group market from insurers whose members have lower risk to insurers…
Josh Michelson started serving as executive vice president and chief strategy and innovation officer for The Cigna Group, according to a recent LinkedIn post. A Cigna website said Mr. Michelson is responsible for steering the company’s long-term strategic direction, corporate…
As oncology care continues to shift into ambulatory infusion settings, nurses are caring for sicker patients, more complex regimens, and increasingly unpredictable days. Yet many infusion centers still rely on time-based models, nurse-to-chair ratios, or single acuity scores that fail…
Jul 14, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Marisa Quinn, Director of Nursing, Infusion Services & Cancer Acute Care, UCSF
- Caroline Clark, Director of Guidelines and Quality, Oncology Nursing Society
- Lisa Fidyk, Associate Clinical Director, Site Administrator, Penn Presbyterian Infusion Services
- Pamela F. Tobias, Sr Director Customer Success, LeanTaaS