New York State s new 2024 budget provides some needed relief to hospitals. Along with a Medicaid rate increase, the budget includes $1.4 billion for distressed hospitals. But, provisions ensuring hospitals can afford to provide certain levels of care were left out of the budget. .
People might picture a defibrillator or stretcher when they think of a first responder. But what about an iPad? South Dakota says a new program shows promise in combining telemedicine with ambulance crews. Next week is National Emergency Medical Services week, and South Dakota officials are touting an initiative that fits first-responder units with technology that allows them to consult with hospital staff while enroute to the Emergency Room. .
Local governments are increasingly adopting policies that earmark taxes for mental health services, and approximately 30% of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction with such a policy, finds a new analysis published in the journal The Milbank Qua
The University of Indianapolis names Loyola University New Orleans’ provost as its next president and the University of Wisconsin at Platteville makes its interim chancellor permanent.