2026 executive update · Generative AI leadership · Leadership action Generative AI and the C-Suite: Redefining Decision-Making in Healthcare Generative AI has moved from executive curiosity to an operating reality in healthcare. By 2026, health systems are encountering it in ambient documentation,…
2026 executive update · Inclusive succession planning · Leadership action The New Face of Healthcare Leadership: Inclusive Succession Planning Strategies Healthcare succession planning cannot be reduced to naming a replacement for the chief executive. In 2026, continuity depends on a network of…
2026 executive update · military rank health care access · Leadership action Military Rank Health Care Access: Study Reveals Disparities The Military Health System offers an unusually clear view of how status can influence care. In a 2024 Science study, researchers analyzed…
2026 executive update · marijuana reclassification 2024 · Leadership action Marijuana Reclassification 2024: Effects on Research and Pharma The Justice Department's May 2024 proposal to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act was a regulatory milestone,…
2026 executive update · FDA updates May 2024 · Leadership action FDA Updates May 2024: Approvals and Safety News May 2024 showed why healthcare organizations need an enterprise process for regulatory intelligence. In a single month, the Food and Drug Administration announced…
2026 executive update · EMTALA complaint reporting · Leadership action Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Reporting Option for Potential Federal Law Violations In May 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new online option for individuals to report potential violations…
2026 executive update · CMS Roundup May 17 2024 · Leadership action CMS Roundup: May 17, 2024 The CMS Roundup dated May 17, 2024 brought together policy signals that touched coverage, maternal health, behavioral health, homelessness, kidney transplantation, and consumer access. Individually,…
2026 executive update · Medicare vaccination coverage data · Leadership action HHS Releases New Data on Medicare Vaccination Coverage The most important lesson in Medicare vaccination data is not simply that coverage expanded. It is that a benefit change can produce measurable…
2026 executive update · DACA health coverage eligibility · Leadership action HHS Final Rule Clarifying Eligibility for DACA Recipients In May 2024, HHS finalized a rule that treated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients as lawfully present for eligibility to enroll in…
2026 executive update · Medicare vaccination outreach strategy · Leadership action HHS Releases New Data on Medicare Vaccination Coverage Federal data showing that 10.3 million Medicare Part D enrollees received a recommended vaccine without cost sharing in 2023 established a powerful access…
2026 executive update · ONC AI behavioral health grants · Leadership action ONC Announces AI Behavioral Health Care Grants The 2024 Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology Special Emphasis Notice offered a focused lesson in federal grant readiness. ONC sought…
2026 executive update · AI behavioral health funding governance · Leadership action HHS Announces New Funding Opportunities for AI Behavioral Health Projects The 2024 HHS funding announcement for artificial intelligence data quality and behavioral health information technology was more than a grant…
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