President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in October. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, is one of Trump's top health advisers. Alex Brandon/AP Hide Caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's election victory and upcoming return to the White House could bring about changes that would reduce the nation's public health insurance program, potentially increasing the uninsured rate, while also reducing abortion and other It would impose new barriers to reproductive health care. Its effects will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., including the erosion of consumer protections in the Affordable…
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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to maintain a strong stance on deregulation and prioritize policies that address health care access and costs. Looking ahead, the Trump administration intends to keep its health campaign promises with four key themes: Promote access to health care through market competition and transparency Strengthen flexibility and choice in health care for states and individuals Focus on deregulation by reversing or modifying Biden-era policies With “America First” principles strengthen national security President-elect Trump's second term represents a major shift in the political landscape, which could have a profound impact on the healthcare industry. It is important…
The healthcare industry has been at the forefront of AI for years, leveraging the technology's vast capabilities to streamline critical medical and administrative processes. Now, Microsoft is announcing a suite of AI tools to accelerate innovation in this space. Focus on the healthcare industry Excessive administrative tasks are a major cause of burnout in the medical field. Microsoft's latest developments in Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare aim to reduce the time it takes to build AI applications and make administrative tasks more efficient for clinicians. New capabilities Microsoft has added to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare include AI models in Azure AI…
Data highlights 1 in 31 people Every day, approximately 1 in 31 hospitalized patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. From national and state healthcare-associated infectious disease progress reports At the national level, among acute care hospitals, there were significant increases in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (16%), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) (15%), and Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). A decrease was observed (from 2022 to 2023, surgical site infections (SSIs) after abdominal hysterectomy increased by 8%, while colon surgery increased by 2022. In addition, progress has been made in reducing HAIs in other healthcare settings, including hospital-acquired C. difficile infections.…
Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after triumphing in the November 5 election. Image credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. Donald Trump has been elected 47th president of the US after the 5 November election having won more than the 270-seat threshold needed. Despite his victory, what a second Trump presidency will mean for the healthcare industry remains unclear. During his campaign, the Republican spoke little about healthcare policy but did make some declarations, including that he would let Robert F Kennedy Jr “go wild” on healthcare and that RFK Jr would be able to “do…
Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after triumphing in the November 5 election. Image credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. Donald Trump has been elected 47th president of the US after the 5 November election having won more than the 270-seat threshold needed. Despite his victory, what a second Trump presidency will mean for the healthcare industry remains unclear. During his campaign, the Republican spoke little about healthcare policy but did make some declarations, including that he would let Robert F Kennedy Jr “go wild” on healthcare and that RFK Jr would be able to “do…
WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump has been elected president, ushering in a new era for federal health agencies and the industries they oversee. The president-elect campaigned on promises to reorganize public health agencies, rebuild federal health programs and reduce high costs across the system. President Trump said campaign aides like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are ready to “run amok” on health, medical care and food policy. Trump reiterated that promise in his victory speech. “We can add some names like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” Trump told supporters. “And he's going to help make America healthy again… He's a great guy…
Kulleni Gebreyes, MD, Vice Chairman, Deloitte and a leader in the U.S. life sciences and healthcare industry Nearly one in four consumers believe they don't have access to quality care, and nearly half have skipped care in the past year, according to a new study from Deloitte. 1 Many healthcare consumers are accustomed to gaps in care. In some cases, it has become common to wait up to a month to see a doctor.2 Cost considerations may prevent some people from purchasing medical equipment to monitor chronic conditions. Some people may forego prescription drugs because they can't afford them or…
VIVA is contracted to provide certain electronic services on behalf of Change Healthcare. VIVA is contracted to provide certain electronic services on behalf of Change Healthcare.As part of an ongoing investigation into the ransomware attack and data breach at UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare in February 2024, an attack that affected healthcare organizations nationwide, VIVA Health announced that approximately 22,000 customer data was involved in a breach. VIVA contracts with Change Healthcare to provide certain electronic services on its behalf, including billing and payment processing. Change Healthcare also prints and mails various documents for customers on VIVA's behalf. Given that the…
{KXLG – Watertown, South Dakota} Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) has been named to Newsweek's 2025 list of America's Best Hospitals. This recognition, announced on October 23, 2024, demonstrates PLHS' commitment to excellence in health care. .America's Best Hospitals in States 2025 rankings were created in collaboration with Statista, a leading statistics portal and industry rankings provider. Hospitals in every U.S. state are included in the rankings, and ratings are based on four primary data sources: quality metrics data, national online surveys, patient experience, and voluntary PROMS (patient-reported outcome measures) implementation surveys. It was done. Among more than 700 hospitals…