The new administration shed light on policy issues at the top of providers’ lists for 2025. While topics like physician burnout and Medicare payment reform were included, unsurprisingly, prior authorization remains at the forefront, as proven by entities like the American Medical Association, who represent more than 270K providers. Improvements in the prior authorization and interoperability space have been historically stalled due to lack of standard data and public reports, as technology
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Top U.S. Health Systems Partner with Clasp to Combat Student Debt and Clinical Staffing Shortages
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- Top U.S. health systems are taking bold, employer-led action to combat two converging crises: staggering student debt and critical clinical staffing shortages. Together with Clasp, the first retention-driven recruitment platform, hospitals are launching a new model for financing education that locks in talent early, rewards retention, and makes healthcare careers more accessible.
A new generation of healthcare professionals is entering the workforce burdened
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Johns Hopkins Launches Illustra Health to Transform Population Health Analytics
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- Johns Hopkins Health System announced the official launch of Illustra Health, an advanced suite of analytics and implementation capabilities designed to transform the practice of population health. Developed by Johns Hopkins veterans, Illustra Health aims to convert complex data into clear, prioritized actions with a proven impact on financial performance.
- Illustra Health builds on Johns Hopkins' long-standing commitment to population health innovation and
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HHS Reverses 1998 PRWORA Interpretation: Tightens “Federal Public Benefit” Access for Illegal Aliens
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- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a significant policy shift aimed at restoring compliance with federal law and ensuring that taxpayer-funded program benefits, originally intended for American citizens, are not diverted to subsidize illegal aliens.
- HHS has formally rescinded a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which it states improperly
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Hospital M&A Activity Rises in Q2 2025, While Financial Performance Remains Stable Despite Challenges
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- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for hospitals and health systems saw an uptick in the second quarter of 2025, rising to eight transactions from the previous quarter’s five, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest analysis. Simultaneously, new data from Kaufman Hall’s May 2025 National Hospital Flash Report reveals that hospitals’ financial and operational performance, while slightly less robust than in prior months, remained stable overall.
- These trends unfold
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Canopy and Commure Partner to Enhance Healthcare Staff Safety
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- Canopy, a leader in wearable safety and real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare, and Commure, the company behind next-generation AI infrastructure for health systems, today announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing support for Commure Strongline customers and ensuring continued innovation in staff safety.
The strategic collaboration is designed to provide a seamless experience for existing customers and to leverage the combined expertise of
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Rush University System for Health Partners with Fabric to Launch AI-Powered On-Demand Care Platform
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- Fabric, a provider of care delivery and consumer experience announced a strategic partnership with Rush University System for Health, Chicago’s first healthcare institution. The collaboration will power Rush Connect and Rush Connect+, the academic health system’s new platform for on-demand and subscription-based digital-first access to care.
- Utilizing Fabric’s AI assistant and virtual care platform, Rush Connect aims to deliver faster and easier
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Connexall Achieves Epic Toolbox Designation for Alert Manager Integration
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- Connexall, a global leader in clinical communication, alarm management, and workflow optimization, announced its designation in the “Alert Manager Integration” category in Epic Toolbox on Showroom.
- The achievement highlights Connexall’s expertise in driving seamless integration with disparate systems to provide intelligently routed clinical and operational alerts directly into Epic, including Epic Rover, Haiku, and Canto.
Enhancing Alert Management
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Navigating the Policy Fog: Healthcare Organizations Adapt to Unprecedented Uncertainty in 2025
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- Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) are grappling with significant financial, legal, and operational challenges stemming from proposed economic and healthcare policy changes from Congress and the new administration, according to a new KLAS report. This high level of uncertainty, intensified by unrecovered pre-COVID margins, staffing shortages, and rising costs, is forcing HDOs to proactively adapt their strategies.
- The report, "Navigating the
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US Hospitals Show Strong Engagement in Public Health Data Reporting Amidst Persistent Challenges
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- A new brief utilizing the latest 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data reveals significant progress in patient and caregiver access to online medical records and patient portals. The report also highlights that nearly all non-federal acute care hospitals in the U.S. were engaged in electronic public health reporting in 2024, a crucial step in modernizing public health data exchange. However, despite marked progress, more than 8 in 10
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