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Why Patient Understanding is the Most Important Metric You Aren’t Tracking
January 22, 2026·7 min read

Why Patient Understanding is the Most Important Metric You Aren’t Tracking

HIT Consultant – Read More Aayush Sisodia, MSHI, BDS, Business Analytics Advisor, Pharmacy Analytics Health systems are drowning in metrics. We can tell you how many…

Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance
January 22, 2026·5 min read

Farmers Now Owe a Lot More for Health Insurance

KFF Health News – Read More Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising…

Hepatitis B Reform Should Start with Maternal Care
January 22, 2026·4 min read

Hepatitis B Reform Should Start with Maternal Care

HIT Consultant – Read More Dr. Monique Yohanan, Independent Women Senior Fellow The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ decision to move away from recommending the universal hepatitis…

As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance
January 22, 2026·5 min read

As US Is Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status, RFK Jr.’s New CDC Deputy Downplays Its Significance

KFF Health News – Read More After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to…

The Hidden Dangers of AI in Care: ECRI Ranks the Top 10 Health Tech Hazards for 2026
January 22, 2026·3 min read

The Hidden Dangers of AI in Care: ECRI Ranks the Top 10 Health Tech Hazards for 2026

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know The Core News: ECRI has named the misuse of AI chatbots (LLMs) as the #1 health technology…

Analysis: Amazon One Medical’s Health AI Assistant—Agentic Care or Algorithmic Gatekeeping?
January 22, 2026·3 min read

Analysis: Amazon One Medical’s Health AI Assistant—Agentic Care or Algorithmic Gatekeeping?

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know – Amazon One Medical has launched Health AI, an agentic assistant integrated into the One Medical app…

Why Social Capital is the Missing Lever for 2026 Healthcare Efficiency
January 22, 2026·4 min read

Why Social Capital is the Missing Lever for 2026 Healthcare Efficiency

HIT Consultant – Read More My grim (and not-so-bold) prediction for the year ahead: Cost challenges will dominate leadership meetings throughout the year. My recommendation: Don’t let cost reduction be…

Make Us Swoon: Send In Your Health Policy Valentines
January 22, 2026·2 min read

Make Us Swoon: Send In Your Health Policy Valentines

KFF Health News – Read More Affordable health care is our love language. Stoke the fire by submitting your sweetest “Health Policy Valentines.” We want to…

Why Value-Based Care Will Fail Without a Dynamic Tech Stack
January 22, 2026·6 min read

Why Value-Based Care Will Fail Without a Dynamic Tech Stack

HIT Consultant – Read More Ron Margalit, Chief Information Officer at Evergreen Nephrology Value-based care (VBC) is a fundamental shift from volume-based, fee-for-service models to outcome-driven…

The “Digital Front Door” or a Revolving Door? Why Nurse-Led Access is 2026’s Critical Efficiency Lever
January 21, 2026·3 min read

The “Digital Front Door” or a Revolving Door? Why Nurse-Led Access is 2026’s Critical Efficiency Lever

HIT Consultant – Read More What You Should Know – A new national report from Conduit Health Partners reveals that 74% of patient triage cases are…