Ron Southwick

Over the past year, leaders are putting more focus on virtual care, home-based options and the increased use of data.

Look back at some compelling stories and interviews about emerging technologies and solutions in the healthcare industry.

These were CHE's most popular podcasts over the past year. Check out these fascinating conversations.

Over the past year, CHE examined the challenges of vaccine mandates, payments, staffing, and improving data and technology. Check out these stories from the past year.

Healthcare organizations must make learning new methods to improve safety a constant process. Staff, patients and families should offer input.

Andy Colbert, senior managing director at Ziegler, looks at opportunities and areas to watch in the coming year.

Healthcare staff with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic can go back to work after 7 days with a negative test, the CDC said. The isolation time can be reduced if there are staffing shortages.

In a surprising move, the justices said they’d hear arguments on Jan. 7. A Biden administration order requires 17 million healthcare workers to get vaccinated.

Oracle bought Cerner in a $28 billion deal, giving the software giant a bigger presence in healthcare. It could inspire other tech companies to make moves.

New cases have surged 80% as the city has become a hotbed for the Omicron variant. Healthcare systems in upstate New York have already been increasingly challenged in recent weeks.

Analysts say the deal could accelerate the move to the cloud. The companies say they will enable doctors to spend less time on records and more time with patients.

The study found many doctors and nurses plan to reduce their hours or leave due to overwhelming stress. Employees who feel highly valued were less likely to want to walk away.

The positions will be targeted toward hospitals in rural areas and underserved communities. They will be phased in over five years.

The rapidly spreading variant now appears to be responsible for nearly three quarters of new infections nationwide.

The company touts a new patient-centered token as a tool to produce better research and transform healthcare.

National health expenditures rose nearly 10% in 2020. But some consumers delayed care and avoided hospitals.

They are at greater risk of maternal mortality and more likely to have a wide array of complications. Doctors need to gain more comfort in treating women with disabilities, the study suggests.

Gov. Larry Hogan ordered hospitals to postpone non-urgent procedures when COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 1,200. Maryland joins other states taking similar steps and struggling to contain the latest surge.

This year, hospitals aren’t just battling the coronavirus; they’re treating more people with other health issues and dealing with staffing shortages. Hospitals are delaying procedures and diverting patients.

Many Americans have postponed or gone without some medical services in the past year, a KFF poll found. Members of minority groups and those with lower incomes are more likely to have trouble with medical bills.

Two out of three consumers said they didn’t think large hospitals were as careful as they should be with their personal and payment information.

Telehealth use surged due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many patients welcomed the option. But a new survey shows some patients prefer in-person visits for some of their needs.

In a full-page advertisement in Minnesota newspapers, healthcare CEOs said their hospitals are filled. More than 40 states are seeing increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The surging market reached $23 billion in 2020. It’s expected to grow five times larger by 2025.

More than a dozen organizations are urging lawmakers to permanently protect access to telehealth services. The government has eased restrictions but the waivers are only in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Financial leaders of healthcare systems outlined some of the challenges in reducing unexpected bills in a new survey.

The Pennsylvania-based system made the announcement less than three weeks after saying it had an agreement to sell them. Tower has been dealing with serious financial issues after a costly expansion.

The Senate approved the measure preventing the cuts and President Biden is expected to sign the legislation. Healthcare advocates pressed for a remedy before the end of the year.

The groups say they support the law and key patient protections. But they argue a provision in the law must be fixed or it could hurt patient access to care and providers could lose out financially.

The $390 million deal is expected to close in early 2022. Cancer Treatment Centers will be converted to a non-profit organization.