Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate debate within the healthcare industry not only about innovation and implementation, but also how to regulate it. As announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on April 4, CMS completed the “Contracts 2026 Policy and Technical Changes for the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Planning Program, and Comprehensive Care Program for the Seniors.” Mainly the technical rules of Medicare Advantage and Part D programs, but there was a notable passage about what was not finalized (emphasis added): We also do not intend to finalize the following…
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Photo: David Sacks/Getty Images A federal judge in Texas blocked nursing home staffing rules mandated by the Biden administration last year. In May 2024, a month after the final rule was released, the American Medical Association, the Texas Health Care Association, the Arbrook Plaza, Booker Hospital District, and the Harbor Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center filed lawsuits in federal court in the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiff said the final rules imposing minimum staffing requirements on nursing homes exceeded the statutory authority. On April 7th, Judge Matthew J. Cuxmalick agreed. “Though rooted in a commendable goal, the final rules…
Double praise was praised at the 2025 Healthcare Asia Awards at China Medical University Hospital “Hospital of the Year” and “CEO of the Year” – a testament to smart healthcare and sustainable leadership Taichin, April 11, 2025 / prnewswire/ – Famous 2025 Healthcare Asia Awards will be held kuala lumpurChina Medical University Hospital (CMUH) Asia Pacific region. The hospital was named “Hospital of the Year” in recognition of its pioneering advances in smart health care and biomedical innovation. At the same time, the director and doctor der-yang chowon the coveted “CEO of the Year” title and was extremely honored to…
Imagine having a large number of virtual employees doing the most boring and repetitive jobs in your healthcare business. That's essentially what robotic process automation is. It's like having an assistant that is very efficient and doesn't tire you out. It takes care of the documents and checks compliance – perfectly, and no tired eyes either. Healthcare companies are overwhelmed by administrative tasks. According to a McKinsey report, administrative costs are approaching 30% of total healthcare costs. RPA has the ability to reduce such costs by automating patient scheduling and billing. That means satisfying patients and reducing operating costs. Let's…
Orange, California, April 11, 2025 (Globe Newswire) – Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC) will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, May 1, 2025, following the market closure. After its release, the company will hold a conference call and check the financial results at EDT at 5pm. Conference detailsLive Audio Webcasts are available online at https://ir.alignmenthealth.com/. At the start of a conference call, participants can access the webcast using the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/frtkwokr Call replays are available via Webcast for on-demand listening shortly after the call is completed on the same web link and will be available for approximately…
The Welsh Government has pledged an additional £5.5m for hospices in Wales to help the organisations meet “financial pressures”. The country’s 12 NHS-commissioned hospices, including two children’s hospices, will receive the one-off pot of money on top of a £3m uplift in recurrent funding for the sector in the country’s 2025-26 budget, the government said. “It’s vital we continue to work together toward a more sustainable approach to how we fund hospice care in Wales” Matthew Brindley The money is intended to ensure staff receive fair pay and to help address significant financial challenges resulting from increases in demand, wage…
Otanwa, Iowa. – Residents of the Good Samaritan Association of Othamwa welcomed new companions on Thursday as part of the Furry Friends Project.Twenty-eight residents adopted new pets and chose to stay in the facility between cats and dogs. Robot pets exhibit natural behaviors such as flashing, tail swinging, and head movement, and can create bare, moo and puller. Each adoption included an adoption certificate, a collar and tags for new furry friends. “We've got a CMP funding grant, so we have 28 pets, 14 cats and 14 dogs. They'll be adopted by residents to recruit individually across the building.”According to…
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has appointed its acting chief nursing officer to take on the role permanently. Lynn Woolsey has been acting in the role since September 2024, after previous postholder Professor Nicola Ranger stepped up to be chief executive and general secretary of the college. “Outdated perspectives are influencing children in school today to choose not to go into nursing” Lynn Woolsey Previously, from September 2023, Ms Woolsey had been the RCN’s deputy chief nurse, and before that had been a member of the RCN Northern Ireland board. This week, the RCN announced that Ms Woolsey had…
More than 12 UPMC Altoona nurses participated in Covid-19 candlelight patrol nurses at Cricket Field Plaza across from the hospital on November 18, 2020. Photos of mirror files by Patrick Waksmunski Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a series that looks back on Covid-19, highlighting those who have been hit by healthcare professionals when the pandemic is. Kerri Golden's husband Tim was an orthodontist who worked in health care for 25 years. Golden has overcome the pandemic, adapting braces in nursing homes and hospitals, and witnessing devastation at those facilities. Golden left the profession last year and is now…
It still looks like a bit of business is going to be completed before the nursing home staffing mandate is completely amortized, but don't let it be too distracted from more important topics. Payment for providers has always been an important consideration for anyone in the business. There's a problem first. Medicaid has been the dominant payer of U.S. nursing home services for many years. Simply put, if Medicaid already had inadequate payment levels, the nursing home sector would be far worse than the demands of larger staffing levels. In the latter case, it is the matter of placing a…