01 Manual payment systems are slowing the healthcare industry, creating inefficiencies. As other sectors embrace digital tools, healthcare’s lag highlights the urgent need for modernization. 02 Digital healthcare payments are revolutionizing the industry, with major players adopting modernized systems. While the sector is poised for rapid growth, adoption gaps remain, presenting opportunities for further innovation. 03 Modernizing payments in healthcare is delivering greater speed, efficiency and convenience. For providers, digital payments help improve cash flow, reduce risk and streamline operations. Patients, in turn, benefit from seamless and hassle-free digital transactions. 04 PYMNTS Intelligence interviews Saurabh Joshi, President of CSG Forte,…
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CNN – A federal judge in Texas resolved the controversial Biden administration rules on Monday that had called for nursing homes to strengthen nursing staff over the next few years. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kakusmalik said nursing home staffing and other flaws “deserve an effective response, but the regulatory response must be consistent with legislation in Congress that governs congressional nursing homes.” “It's rooted in admirable goals, but the final rules must be consistent with Congressional law,” writes Kaxmalick, appointee of President Donald Trump. The Biden administration completed its initial minimum staffing restrictions for nursing homes in April last year.…
Bill Maher doubted that former New York governor Andrew Cuomo could overcome nursing home handling during the coronavirus pandemic when he discussed his mayor's aspirations.The “real-time” host spoke to former CNN host Chris Cuomo, Cuomo's brother, about the former governor's bid for the New York City mayor on Sunday's “Club Random” podcast. Cuomo has led a poll against other Democratic candidates and current New York mayor Eric Adams, who ran the party as independence, but Maher suggested that his past Covid-19 orders could come back to plague him.”I don't think he's going to pass the nursing home,” Maher said before…
Rep. Gary Drinkwater is in talks with school board chair Republican Rep. Barbara Bagshaw before the start of a hearing in Augusta on two bills on reducing vaccine requirements at Maine schools. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald Augusta – At Monday's hearing on two bills rolling back Maine's school vaccine requirements, public health officials and health professionals urged lawmakers to maintain the state's vaccination laws, but parents who chose not to vaccinate their children claimed that families would block access to education. The first bill, Ld 174, sponsored by R-Milford's Rep. Gary Drinkwater, will restore religious vaccine exemptions. The second Ld…
Congressional Republican plans to cut health care to fund tax gifts for the ultra-rich people will be harmful to care for everyoneDAVIS, Calif. – On Friday, Yol adanana, the patient advocacy group for Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04), Chief Action Officer/Chief Community Health Officer, UC Davis Health Dr. Bruce Lee Hall, interim deputy prime minister of Europe County Supervisor Sheila Allen and patient advocate Kate Radish. The speaker warned that Congressional Republican plans to cut at least $880 billion from the budget funding Medicaid to fund tax credits for the ultra-rich people would destroy local access to care for everyone.”Congressional Republicans…
Jefferson City, Missouri – A Missouri Circuit Court judge held that the health care provider did not violate two state laws related to legislative funding.Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker made the decision Monday in favour of the Missouri Department of Social Services, as well as the Hannibal Regional Health System.The lawsuit filed by Atlanta, Missouri, in September 2024 by resident Tina Binder alleges that the state legislature awarded $15 million in funds to the Hannibal area.Binder alleged that HRHS was a healthcare facility and therefore violated the law.According to court documents, the money outlined in the 2011 House Bill…
The UK has become a “springboard” for internationally recruited nurses to gain experience and then move to other high-income countries with better pay, conditions and career opportunities, members of Unison have warned. During the first day of Unison’s 2025 Health Care Service Group Conference, being held in Liverpool, members discussed the challenges being faced by internationally recruited nurses working in the UK and their reasons for leaving. “It’s pointless bringing international workers from abroad if we’re not prepared to retain them” Hetty Okonji It comes as data published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in December 2024 showed that there…
A nurse who has spent her career serving west Wales has been appointed as nursing director for the area’s health board. Sharon Daniel has been announced as the new executive director of nursing, quality and patient experience for Hywel Dda University Health Board. “Hywel Dda is home to me” Sharon Daniel She had already been working the role on an interim basis since January 2024. Before that, Ms Daniel had been deputy director of nursing at Hywel Dda since May 2023 and was previously an assistant director of nursing from 2015. The health board described Ms Daniel as a “well-known…
Since 2010, when Affordable Care Act was enacted, most private insurance plans have had to cover preventive care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force without compelling consumers to pay. This includes cancer screening, pregnancy care and sexually transmitted disease testing. It is estimated that almost 152 million people will benefit from the law in 2020 alone. However, the pending Supreme Court case puts this at risk. This month, the Supreme Court announced the Braidwood Managementv. Hear oral discussions about Becerra. In this case, several Texas residents and two Christian businesses sued the government, claiming that the task…
Baseline characteristicsIn total, 6123 patients age 16 and older were extracted from three different common practices. 143 patients were excluded due to missing data, leaving 5980 patients in the study population. The survey response rate was 39% (n = 2361). The baseline characteristics of participants and nonresponders are shown in Table 1. The median age of participants was higher than that of nonresponders (median 57 years, (16-93) vs. 40 years (16-93)). Furthermore, the proportion of women was higher in the participant group (58%) compared to the non-responsive group (44%). Patients with hypertension, heart failure, and malignant tumors showed a higher…