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Tech ROI â More Than Numbers
Executive Briefing | July 9, 2025What are the key issues in successful electronic health record (EHR) implementation? According to a report, of 25 Years Of Electronic Health Record Implementation Processes: compliance, collaboration, competence, and cost. The more pressing issue for most executive teams is how to best… -
CMS Rescinds EMTALA Guidance On Emergency AbortionsÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 9, 2025On June 3, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew its 2022 guidance that reinforced hospitalsâ obligations to provide emergency abortion care to women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA). In this context, emergency… -
61% Of Nurses Said They Plan To Change Their Job Within One YearÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 9, 2025While most nurses say they are satisfied with their career choice, the results of a recent survey of registered nurses found that 61% plan to change jobs or departments, seek a hybrid position, work as travelers, or make other career… -
California Reports Increasing Use Of Free BrightLife Kids & Soluna Behavioral Health Platforms For Youth & FamiliesÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 9, 2025The California Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) reported that between January 2024 and May 2025, more than 319,000 youth and families established an account to use BrightLife Kids or Soluna, the two free virtual behavioral health services available… -
Due To Higher FFS Costs & Higher Member Risk Scores, Medicare Advantage Capitation Payments To Increase By 7.2% For The 2026 Plan YearÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 9, 2025For calendar year 2026, federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans are projected to increase by 7.2% due to a combination of higher fee-for-service (FFS) costs and higher risk scores for Medicare Advantage members. The base capitation rates for Medicare Advantage… -
Alabama Advances Its Reentry 2030 Goals With New Workforce Legislation & A Reentry Commission ReportÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 9, 2025Alabama recently enacted laws to reduce barriers to employment and community reintegration for people in reentry after incarceration. The state has also adopted comprehensive recommendations approved by the Reentry Alabama Commission to provide a coordinated set of supports to people… -
CMS Releases Final Rule To Address ACA Exchange Enrollment Fraud, Saving ACA Enrollees 5%Â
Market Watch | July 9, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Final Rule. Its stated aim is to reduce individual health insurance premiums by approximately 5% on average and save taxpayers up to $12 billion in… -
The Mindful Lemon Selects Qualifacts To Support Rapid Expansion & Enhance Client CareÂ
Market Watch | July 9, 2025The Mindful Lemon, a California-based virtual mental health practice, has selected Qualifacts’ InSync electronic health record system to help manage its rapid expansion, including the opening of its first residential treatment center. The goal is to help The Mindful Lemon’s… -
Montana Invests $2.5 Million In Tribe & Rural County Behavioral Health ServicesÂ
Market Watch | July 9, 2025The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) awarded $2.5 million for its Local Innovations in Behavioral Health Pilot Grant Program to 10 recipients across the state to support rural counties and tribes. The goal is to help… -
A New Secure, Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility Opened In Salem, Oregon Â
Market Watch | July 9, 2025Salem, Oregon is home to a new, privately operated 16-bed secure residential treatment facility to serve individuals with mental health disorders. The center will prioritize treatment beds for residents of Polk and Marion counties. The facility is the first privately… -
Mayo Clinicâs AI Tool Identifies 9 Dementia Types, Including Alzheimerâs, With One ScanÂ
Market Watch | July 9, 2025Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps health care professionals identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, using a single, widely available scan. This tool offers a transformative… -
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Announcement Of Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates & Part C & Part D Payment Policies
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On April 7, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this announcement of calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) capitation rates and Part C and Part D payment policies. The base capitation rates for Medicare Advantage… -
HHS EMTALA Letter To Health Care Providers
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On June 13, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published this letter to health care provider organizations regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). This letter reaffirms HHS’ commitment to enforcing the Emergency Medical Treatment… -
Alabama Commission On Reentry: 2025 Committee Report: The Study Commission On Interagency Cooperation & Collaboration On The Rehabilitation Of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On May 22, 2025, the Alabama Commission on Reentry published this 2025 Committee report regarding the Study Commission on Interagency Cooperation and Collaboration on the rehabilitation of formerly incarcerated individuals. In this report, the Reentry Alabama Commission outlined its strategic… -
Rescinded: Reinforcement Of EMTALA Obligations Specific To Patients Who Are Pregnant Or Are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On July 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this rescission memo regarding reinforcement of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) obligations specific to consumers who are pregnant or are experiencing pregnancy loss. This withdrawn… -
Enrolled Alabama Senate Bill 138 Of 2025
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On May 14, 2025, the Alabama Legislature published this enrolled State Bill (SB) 138 of 2025. The bill relates to the eligibility for employment of convicted individuals. The provisions remove barriers that prevent qualified individuals with criminal records from reentering… -
California DHCS: BrightLife Kids & Soluna Impact Updates
Market Intelligence Resource | July 9, 2025On June 16, 2025, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) published this update on the impact of BrightLife Kids and Soluna. The report include usage statistics for both platforms, and demographic information about users. -
OPEN MINDS Announces Executive Roundtable On Leadership Continuity Planning
Press Release | July 8, 2025Gettysburg, Pa. (July 8, 2025) â On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, Coleman Health Services President and Chief Executive Officer Hattie Tracy, along with Dawn Carter, Vice President of Clinical Operations and Chief Clinical Officer, will share… -
Craft Telemedicine Launches To Provide Telehealth Treatment & Access To Specialty Compounded Medications, Without A Subscription ModelÂ
Market Watch | July 8, 2025Craft Telemedicine launched a telemedicine platform that eliminates subscription models and provides consumers access to specialized compounded medications and pharmacy choice. Craft Telemedicine operates on a pay-per-prescription model in which consumers pay one fee to receive their prescription. The consumer… -
BlueCross BlueShield Of Tennessee Winding Down Shared Health Subsidiary, With Dual Eligible Plans In Mississippi & TexasÂ
Market Watch | July 8, 2025Health insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is winding down operations of its Shared Health subsidiary, which sells Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) in other states to people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Shared Health has roughly… -
Humanaâs CenterWell Business Agrees To Acquire The Villages Health In FloridaÂ
Market Watch | July 8, 2025CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a Humana business segment, agreed to acquire The Villages Health (TVH), a provider organization in north central Florida that serves 55,000 residents of The Villages retirement community and the surrounding communities. TVH has filed for Chapter… -
Cherokee Health Systems Rebrands As River Valley HealthÂ
Market Watch | July 8, 2025Cherokee Health Systems in Tennessee rebranded to âRiver Valley Healthâ with the intention of reflecting the organizationâs expanded service line and scope. For more than six decades, Cherokee Health Systems has built a model of integrated care, combining primary care,… -
Indiana DCS Unveils Awaken Project To Overhaul Child Welfare SystemÂ
Market Watch | July 8, 2025The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) announced the Awaken project to redesign, restructure, and realign the agency and merge its 18 geographic regions into five regions. Multiple levels of upper management have been eliminated, enabling regional directors and child… -
Medicare-Eligible Beneficiaries With Psychological Distress Made Fewer Outpatient Mental Health VisitsÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 8, 2025Medicare eligibility at age 65 years was associated with decreased use of mental health outpatient services and increased acute care use among adults with psychological distress, according to a recent study. The researchers stated that the research is important because… -
14.5% Of Oregon Residents Delayed/Avoided Health Care In 2024 Due To CostÂ
Weekly News Wire | July 8, 2025A total of 14.5% of Oregon residents delayed or avoided health care due to cost in 2024, according to researchers for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Health care costs continue to grow faster than the rest of the economy throughout the…