California’s uninsured population could double by 2030, according to a May 4 report from the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, which is responsible for nonpartisan fiscal and policy advising. HR 1’s provisions — including work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks…
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2026 marks an unprecedented convergence of forces that will reshape the market landscape: This executive brief reveals why traditional gap closure programs are failing and how diagnostic intelligence enables the shift from retrospective campaigns to continuous, real-time quality management. Healthcare…
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Most health systems have built programs that deliver results for specific populations: cancer patients, high-risk cardiology cases, post-discharge transitions. The harder question: what happens to everyone else? Rising-risk patients with one or two chronic conditions often cycle through primary care…
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Referrals are one of the highest-volume workflows in healthcare and one of the most broken. In one large health system study, only about 54 percent of inbound internal referrals were completed. That gap represents more than lost revenue. It reflects…
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UnitedHealth Group topped payers’ first-quarter profits, according to recent filings. The company also dominated 2025 earnings, taking in $12.06 billion last year. From signaling a broad ACA pullback to touting AI investments, insurers’ first-quarter calls illuminated strategic bets for the…
Workplace violence and safety concerns continue to rise across healthcare settings, placing new pressure on clinical, operational and security leaders to adopt more connected, technology-driven approaches. In this discussion, executives from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CHRISTUS Health, Integris Health and…
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- Roy E. Alston, PhD
- Damon Blankenbaker
- Jeanne Venella, DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN
- Elizabeth Sparks, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death after heart attack and stroke, yet receives far less institutional attention than either. Nearly 900,000 Americans are affected by VTE each year, and an estimated 100,000 die annually. The…
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Humana appointed Bhagyesh Phanse to serve as senior vice president and chief data and analytics officer, according to a May LinkedIn post. Mr. Phanse most recently worked at Starbucks in the same position, his profile said. Previously, he was a…
Medical supplies now account for 10.5% of the average hospital’s budget — yet many hospital pharmacies still rely on manual counts, spreadsheet logs and barcode workflows that lose visibility the moment inventory leaves the central pharmacy. As drug costs rise,…
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A lawsuit filed by Clover Health alleged CMS gave an “unlawful” 2026 Star Rating determination to the insurer. After weighing a potential transfer of the case to a federal court in Washington, D.C., the judge decided to keep the Georgia…
