Motivated to reduce the number of messages physicians respond to, many health systems now charge patients for sending emails. Why it matters: Health system executives want to compensate providers for their time answering emails, according to a report by KFF Health…
By Julie Appleby | KFF Health News “How much is the ice cream?” A simple enough question, featured on a new TV and online advertisement, posed by a man who just wants something cold. A woman behind the counter responds with…
Eight of 10 healthcare executives say difficulty attracting and retaining talent is a serious risk to business—a reflection of ongoing labor issues in healthcare. Why it matters: The healthcare industry continues to face a talent crisis, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)…
Insurance premiums are still rising as Q2 2023 marked the 23rd consecutive quarter of premium increases, the CIAB reported. Why it Matters: The hard insurance market cycle is going strong. Insurance buyers are paying more in premiums and facing stricter coverage…
The average cost of a data breach reached a new record of $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s latest Data Breach report. Why it matters: With data breach costs increasing, organizations must prepare better by understanding breach causes and the…
By Farah Yousry, KFF Health News In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the delta variant. But…
The cost of medical malpractice insurance is surging in some locations, which the American Medical Association warns could threaten access to healthcare. The AMA report marks the fourth year of increased medical malpractice insurance premiums. In 2022, the AMA reported…
By Harris Meyer | Kaiser Health News Dr. Jacqui O’Kane took a job with a hospital in southern Georgia in 2020, as the lone doctor in a primary care clinic in a small town that’s a medically underserved area. She…
Insurance buyers are facing the hardest property market “in a generation,” an industry paper states, meaning buyers should expect to see increasing premiums. A white paper titled “Hard Market Cycle Arrives: Inflation, Natural Disasters, and More Straining Property Insurance Markets,”…
More healthcare organizations report experiencing ransomware attacks and say the attacks impact patient care. A survey by the Ponemon Institute discovered that nearly half (47%) of organizations experienced a ransomware attack in the past two fiscal years. With attacks continuing,…
