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Hospitals Cannot Solve Financial Strain Without Fixing Medicaid Intake
By Peter Justen – Hospitals across the country are facing mounting financial pressure, particularly in rural communities where margins are already thin and access to care is increasingly fragile. Rising uncompensated care, growing administrative complexity, and continued Medicaid uncertainty are placing additional strain on systems already operating with limited resources.
The EHR is Becoming Infrastructure. That Changes Everything.
By Michael Meucci – Hospitals across the country are facing mounting financial pressure, particularly in rural communities where margins are already thin and access to care is increasingly fragile. Rising uncompensated care, growing administrative complexity, and continued Medicaid uncertainty are placing additional strain on systems already operating with limited resources.
Sharing Health Data Update July 2026
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
The Independent Community Hospital: An Endangered Institution
By Kajol Shah – Healthcare organizations are moving quickly from AI pilots to AI-enabled workflows. What began as administrative chatbots and documentation support is now expanding into AI agents that can assist with scheduling, intake, patient communication, clinical documentation, revenue cycle tasks, and information retrieval across connected systems.
Health IT Innovation
The Process Gap: Why Good Intentions Don’t Get Data Users What They Need
By Maithilee Mitra – It started with a cloud infrastructure project that should have been straightforward. An enterprise IT team was tasked with building a cloud environment for researchers and data scientists, call them data users, to analyze findings and contribute to a multi-site data warehouse.
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The EHR is Becoming Infrastructure. That Changes Everything.
By Michael Meucci – Hospitals across the country are facing mounting financial pressure, particularly in rural communities where margins are already thin and access to care is increasingly fragile. Rising uncompensated care, growing administrative complexity, and continued Medicaid uncertainty are placing additional strain on systems already operating with limited resources.
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Backed by Threat of Clawbacks, Feds Wield Tight Grip on $50B Rural Health Fund
By Arielle Zionts and Sarah Jane Tribble – In Maine, state health officials hoped to steer a slice of $190 million in new federal rural health funding to shield hospitals and clinics from the fallout caused by cuts to federal health programs. Their plan would have helped pay to treat low-income, uninsured patients.
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Leadership & Workforce Insights from Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with ECG’s Amanda Adams and Jessica Wells to discuss key themes and takeaways from the Becker’s Healthcare 16th Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
Hospitals Cannot Solve Financial Strain Without Fixing Medicaid Intake
By Peter Justen – Hospitals across the country are facing mounting financial pressure, particularly in rural communities where margins are already thin and access to care is increasingly fragile. Rising uncompensated care, growing administrative complexity, and continued Medicaid uncertainty are placing additional strain on systems already operating with limited resources.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
Virtual Healthcare July 2026
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from Caregility, Rutgers School of Nursing, Reimagine Care, ATA Action, ATA, Medbridge, GlobalMed, and more.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
The EHR is Becoming Infrastructure. That Changes Everything.
By Michael Meucci – Hospitals across the country are facing mounting financial pressure, particularly in rural communities where margins are already thin and access to care is increasingly fragile. Rising uncompensated care, growing administrative complexity, and continued Medicaid uncertainty are placing additional strain on systems already operating with limited resources.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
Today’s Cybersecurity Prognosis: Emerging Threats and Trusted Foundations
By Freddie Sanchez – The recent Canvas data breach sent shockwaves through education, but it’s a situation all too familiar for those of us in healthcare. For years, our industry has consistently been a top target for bad actors, and that trend is unlikely to change anytime soon.
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