What’s on the Agenda for PAs in 2026?
For 2026, the CMO of the American Academy of Physician Associates sees ongoing PA trends as well as new opportunities for PAs in areas such as technology adoption.
Healthcare’s Viability Tests in 2026 Put a Premium on Enterprise Risk Management
Ongoing and new disruptions in 2026 will keep the pressure on, putting a premium on the ability to successfully anticipate and adapt to the pressures of an increasingly risky environment.
How New Technologies Are Changing the ED
AI tools are pulling in data from the EHR and other sources, giving clinicians chart summaries and offering care suggestions, and helping stratify patient needs and plan the patient’s discharge or admittance.
Healthcare and Cybersecurity: Math Always Favors Attackers
Bad actors have had to evolve with the times. More PHI is hosted on the cloud and levels of protection are much higher than they were in the past. Where once a successful attack could allow access to your entire system or database, modern techniques make it nearly impossible to get access to everything.
Tampa General Hospital CMO Offers Healthcare Predictions for 2026
For 2026, the top clinical officer at Tampa General Hospital foresees healthcare trends in care delivery, complexity of patients, AI tool adoption, and financial pressures.
Rapid Blood Test Improves Sepsis Care at Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Hospital, which is part of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health system, adopted the IntelliSep test for emergency department patients in August 2024. Since adopting the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected infection.
IHI Forum: Panel Warns of the Health Implications of Compulsive Gambling
A panel of experts urged attendees at the IHI Forum in Anaheim this week to start paying attention to a societal issue that could be the next health epidemic: Compulsive gambling addiction.
NCQA Chief to Tech Execs: Invest More in Primary Care
Peggy O’Kane, who is retiring from the National Committee on Quality Assurance at the end of this year, says innovation and technology should be used to support the primary care provider, but too often is being deployed to siphon away services or give consumers other platforms to access care.
CMS Overpaid Many Hospitals After Change Healthcare Cyberattack, While Hundreds Missed Out
Researchers from the University of Minnesota examining the federal response to the incident found that CMS overpaid a significant portion of hospitals through its accelerated and advance payment program, while hundreds of other facilities that experienced significant financial losses did not receive assistance.
How Excluding Nursing from Professional Degree Program Loan Eligibility Will Impact Nurses and Patients
These policy changes will have a massive impact on the healthcare system, from a personal to a systemic level.