For healthcare industry stakeholders, the current environment is perhaps more dynamic, more volatile and, in many ways, more challenging than ever before. Emerging Biological Disability Companies (EBPS) are no exception. Essentially, EBP lacks the weight to affect complexity and external forces of change. Just like weather, these dynamics are uncontrollable, but it is important to stay informed of environmental forecasts. With that in mind, consider this blog as a “weather report” for industry trends in 2025. This highlights some of the most important policy, regulation and market changes and sets the IQVIA Insight Brief stage on how EBPS can adapt…
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In response to the recent US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the New York State Department of Health (“NYS DOH”) has issued a Cybersecurity Advisory (“Advisory”) warning health providers, including hospitals, treatment centers, and healthcare workers, that are likely to be an increase in cyberattacks and increased cybersecurity threat activity. This recommendation follows similar announcements and warnings from the US Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), the NYS Intelligence Center (NYSIC), and Health-ISAC (Centre for Information Sharing and Analytics). This advisory encourages healthcare providers and organizations to enhance physical and information technology (IT) security controls to protect against known attack technologies…
This article is part of the HHCN+ membership With a multi-state footprint, including large national players like AccentCare and Help at Home, home care providers are discovering not only cultivating strong local presences, but also comforting clients and caregivers, driving better outcomes and strengthening referral pipelines. Combining national enterprise resources with a personalized approach to care requires dedicated marketing and operational strategies, experts told Home Health News. “We've seen a lot of effort into our business,” said Janet Weinz, executive homecare brand president. “They feel that they understand where they live, their culture, etc. They really feel that they are…
After reporting issues with home care business and selling the current health of a home-focused technology company, Best Buy Health has fired 161 employees. The layoffs will take effect September 12th, according to the California Worker Coordination and Retraining Notice (WARN) report. Based in Boston, a subsidiary of Best Buy, Best Buy Health offers virtual care, consumer health products and device-based emergency response services for the elderly. The layoff announcement comes weeks after Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) sold its current health to the company's co-founder and former CEO Christopher McGhee. Best Buy owned the company for less than four years.…
A newly appointed specialist nurse in the North East of England is pioneering the provision of more personalised patient care for her local armed forces community. A former British Army nurse, Hannah Robertson, has recently been appointed as a Help for Heroes nurse at the University Hospitals Tees group. “Not all people need my help, some just like to have a chat and tell me about their military careers” Hannah Robertson North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust formally agreed to work closely together and form the group, short of a merger, in February…
A nurse who helped lead early clinical trials of Viagra and later played a key role in the Covid-19 research response has marked her retirement by speaking to Nursing Times about the importance of raising the profile of research nursing. Ruth Hulbert stepped down earlier this year from her role as lead research nurse at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust but said she remains “very passionate” about the research nursing. “There’s definitely a drive to get more nurses into research” Ruth Hulbert Ms Hulbert, who retired after 40 years in the nursing profession, started her training at the Bromley School…
PALM BEACH, Fla., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FN Media Group News Commentary – The global telehealth market has been substantially growing over the past years and is expected to continue this growth well into the future. A report from Grand View Research said that: “The global telehealth market size was estimated at USD 123.26 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 455.27 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 24.68% from 2025 to 2030. North America dominated the telehealth market with the revenue share of 46.58% in 2024. The market is primarily driven by the increasing…
A charity that oversees the creation and coordination of specialist children’s nursing posts around the UK has been given more than £100,000 to boost nurse numbers. The Alexion Charitable Foundation, a non-profit offshoot of AstraZeneca Rare Disease, announced this week that it would be giving the substantial grant to Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity. “Every family deserves to access the specialist care and support they need” Louise Griew The charity, via its Roald Dahl nurse programme, raises money to fund clinical nurse specialist posts to support children with serious illness and rare diseases at hospitals across the UK for the…
On Thursday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the law to extend the home exemption, a source of serious uncertainty for the home health industry. The Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act allows hospitals to successfully complete their home hospital program for another five years if they pass. We also tailor studies that focus on efficacy, quality and patient satisfaction related to home care. “Innovative care models, such as providing acute care through home hospitals, provide patients with low cost and high quality care,” Rep. Lloyd Smucker, one of the lawmakers who introduced the bill, said in a statement. “Expanding this…
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Everyone in the home-based care industry is trying to catch their breath after what appears to be a significant blow to the American health care system, including the release of the CY 2026 home health proposed payment rule by CMS on June 30 and the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) last Friday. The CMS payment rule forecasts a 6.4% reduction in Medicare payments to home health agencies in 2026, totaling an estimated $1.135 billion decrease compared to 2025. Meanwhile, the OBBB included more than $1 trillion in Medicaid…