World Mental Health Day 2026: Build a Clear, Private, and Accountable Support Route
An executive brief on World Mental Health Day 2026: timely, equitable access and continuity after psychiatric hospitalization and crisis episodes.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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CMS wants to end outsourced remote monitoring. Check your RPM model now
A proposed Medicare rule would pay for remote patient monitoring only when the billing practice's own staff provide it. Here is what health systems should review.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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International Day of the Girl 2026: Turn a Public Campaign into Accountable Action
An executive brief on International Day of the Girl 2026: confidential adolescent care, HPV vaccine completion, mental health follow-up and nutrition screening.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Hospitals sue again over 340B rebates. Plan as if the pilot starts Jan. 1
The AHA is suing to block HHS's expanded 340B rebate pilot. With a Jan. 1 start date, finance and pharmacy teams should prepare for rebates either way.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Bone & Joint Action Week 2026: Make Access and Follow-Through Visible
An executive brief on Bone and Joint Action Week 2026: first contact, triage, secondary fracture prevention, rehabilitation and follow-through.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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The FTC is now policing hospital prices. Meeting CMS rules will not be enough
The FTC warned 24 large health systems that missing, partial or late prices may be deceptive. Leaders should test pricing against the FTC Act, not just CMS rules.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2026: Make Access and Follow-Through Visible
An executive brief on Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2026: continuity, affordability and equity across treatment, trials, supportive care, navigation.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Rural hospitals are cutting services. AHA’s new report shows how far
AHA says more than 40% of rural hospitals lose money and hundreds have dropped obstetrics or chemotherapy. What leaders and boards should take from the report.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Emergency Nurses Day 2026: Honor the Role and Strengthen the System
An executive brief on Emergency Nurses Day 2026: staffing, boarding, violence prevention and triage systems that emergency nurses hold together every shift.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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Global Handwashing Day 2026: Turn Awareness into a Reliable Safety System
An executive brief on Global Handwashing Day 2026: connect prevention, readiness, escalation, and learning within an accountable hand-hygiene safety system.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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