On July 4th, catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River flooded Carville, Texas, forcing local healthcare providers to respond quickly and effectively to ensure the safety of their clients and employees. Tri County Home Health, a subsidiary of FrontPoint Health, has revitalized disaster planning and ensured staff safety and patient care amidst the chaos. All patients and staff are safe and operations resumed within days, but the lasting impact on the community and the emotional well-being of employees remains an ongoing concern. CNN reports that the river reportedly climbed over 39 feet, surpassing the county's second-largest flood in 1987. Gov. Governor…
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HHCN's future meetings, which will be held in Dallas from September 15-17, will be a great opportunity to learn more about the topics discussed in this article, as well as other ways providers are innovating. Click here to learn more and book tickets. Innovations in the home care industry are not constantly reinventing care delivery, but are driving meaningful change by making it easier and more efficient. By leveraging technology and other innovations, providers such as Bayada can improve recruitment, reduce falls, and make work for home care workers easier for telecommuting and healthview Home Healthcare services. Mike Johnson, chief…
Key takeoutPharma stocks have been seen in news that they have been undergoing a tough year for medical stocks, lowering the price of President Trump's ultimatum. The outlook for Trump's mission is unknown. Because Congress must leave it to law beyond a smaller pilot program.The drug stocks fell after President Donald Trump sent a letter to 17 drugmakers with ultimatums to lower drug prices in 60 days. Trump claimed that businesses would sell new drugs to the US at the lowest prices in developed countries (the “most advantageous country” status).Other requests include expanding Medicaid patients' most preferred national pricing for…
Higher nursing student numbers, a more sustainable academic educator workforce and “responsible” use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be among the key “building blocks” of future healthcare education policy, according to a new report. The Council of Deans of Health, which represents the heads of healthcare colleges at UK universities, has this week published its 2030 strategy. The strategy document outlines how the organisation aims to influence healthcare education policy across the next half-decade, and what its vision for the near-future of the sector is. The council’s aims fall into three key “pillars”, which are supporting members, building community and…
Attending regular peer group support sessions can improve the wellbeing of mental health nurses, according to researchers in Western Australia, but work sometimes gets in the way. The study authors said that peer groups were a “pragmatic” intervention that could be implemented in clinical practice to support nurse wellbeing. “The demanding nature of mental health nurse work can lead to stressors that negatively impact psychological health” Alannah Cooper They highlighted, in particular, that the work mental health nurses undertook was challenging and could have negative impacts on psychological wellbeing. Finding ways to support them and promote wellbeing was, therefore, “essential”,…
The labor market has been slowing sharply this summer, with job seekers less likely to head to new positions.Employers added an average of 35,000 jobs over the three months that close in July. This marks a major slowdown from the approximately 128,000 jobs added each month over the past three months.Cooldown has collided with almost every industry, including manufacturing, leisure, hospitality, and the federal government.However, two industries are pushing back against the trend. It's healthcare and social support, the latter consisting of services such as childcare and counseling, the economist told ABC News. Without employment growth in these two sectors,…
Please listen to the article 6 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Last week, the Trump administration announced a series of new healthcare policies and introduced a pilot program that will bring about major changes in favor of the pharma industry. After being recently blocked from implementing its own rebate model due to the controversial 340B drug pricing program, offering discounted drugs to medical centers serving low-income or uninsured patients, drugmakers have the opportunity to immediately voluntarily participate in pilots that bring about this dynamic change. The pilot allows drugmakers to…
The US has recently hit new records, but it wasn't a good record. CDC data shows that since the virus was considered to have been eliminated in 2000, the country has seen more cases of measles in 2025 than in a year.As of July 29th, there were 1,333 confirmed cases of measles in the United States, according to the CDC. Previous records were 1,274 in 2019, with low vaccination rates occurring largely in New York's Orthodox Jewish community.Most cases this year (762) are in Texas and are linked to an outbreak that began in January. New Mexico and Kansas also…
Healthcare is the industry that costs the most to breach, with each violation costing an average of $7.42 million, and IBM was found in its 2025 Costs of Data Breach report. Despite maintaining its highest position for the 14th consecutive year, healthcare has been cut from its average cost of $977 million last year.The Ponemon Institute conducted benchmark studies on behalf of IBM. The researchers investigated 600 organizations affected by data breaches in 17 industries and 16 countries between March 2024 and February 2025, and interviewed over 3,400 security and C-Sweet business leaders. It is important to note that healthcare…
MADISONS, Wis. (WMTV) — The Ninas hope to trigger a change in the healthcare industry after completing their 127-mile journey in a wheelchair at the Wisconsin Capitol on Friday. He said he was motivated to draw attention to the crisis in home care workers. He said there is a lack of access to home care due to low compensation from care workers. He further explained that the issues have been exacerbated due to recent cuts in Medicaid. “Every miles I travelled to this chair reminded me of the strength I need to live with my disabilities and, more importantly, the…