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Regulatory Issues September 1, 2026
$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say
By Arielle Zionts – One year into its creation, a $50 billion federal program aimed at improving rural healthcare lacks transparency, which could make it difficult to protect against fraud, identify successful projects, and ensure the program delivers on its promise to transform the system.
Our Reports, Talent Tuesday September 1, 2026
Health IT Appointments & Hires
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include CHG Healthcare, Modivcare, Gold Coast Health Plan, MedScout, Assembly Health, Porter, Royal Health Inc., Azara Healthcare, Crescendo Health, GE HealthCare, I-PASS Patient Safety Institute, Madaket Health, Memorial Healthcare System, Humana Inc., & Cigna Healthcare.
Artificial Intelligence September 1, 2026
The Governance Challenge of Agentic AI in Healthcare Operations
By Nikhil Bavaskar – Artificial intelligence is entering a new age of health care. Hospitals and health systems have been deploying AI in recent years to summarize clinical notes, automate administrative work, and enhance patient communication. These tools have shown measurable improvement in clinicians and staff completing tasks faster.
Industry Events August 31, 2026
Register for Scaling Virtual Care
Register today for Scaling Virtual Care: A Panel Discussion, Wednesday, September 23rd at 2pm ET – Beth Israel Deaconess, VirtuAlly, and AvaSure share what it really takes to scale virtual care on this upcoming event.
Our Reports
- Health IT Appointments & Hires - September 1, 2026
- NursesNOW Roundup August 2026 - August 29, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup - August 28, 2026
- Health IT Business News – August 27, 2026 - August 27, 2026
- Revenue Cycle and Payer News – August 26, 2026 - August 26, 2026
- Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn? - August 23, 2026
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- $50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say
- Health IT Appointments & Hires
- The Governance Challenge of Agentic AI in Healthcare Operations
- Register for Scaling Virtual Care
- CMS Announces Investment Dollars for State Use
- SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment
- The Case for Pediatric Value-Based Care
- The Growing Healthcare Disparity Nobody Talks About: Administrative Equity
- NursesNOW Roundup August 2026
- Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk
- Weekend Playlist on Healthcare NOW Radio
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup
- Host to Host: Ramesh Kumar and Adam V. Russo, Esq.
- Health IT Business News – August 27, 2026
- The Hidden Costs of EHRs: Why the Bundled Model Is Winning in the C-Suite
Health IT Innovation
August 31, 2026
SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment
By Ubaid Pisuwala – SMART on FHIR pilots often pass sandbox testing, then fail in production. Here’s what token refresh, per-site approval, and scope handling actually require.
Read MoreInteroperability
August 19, 2026
Interoperability Starts with Infrastructure that Serves Everyone
By Melissa Kotrys – Healthcare interoperability has made meaningful progress, but gaps remain between the national vision and the realities of local health information exchange. Achieving truly seamless, accessible data sharing requires national and local initiatives to work together, ensuring progress translates into meaningful impact for the communities and organizations that rely on it.
Read MoreRegulatory
September 1, 2026
$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say
By Arielle Zionts – One year into its creation, a $50 billion federal program aimed at improving rural healthcare lacks transparency, which could make it difficult to protect against fraud, identify successful projects, and ensure the program delivers on its promise to transform the system.
Read MoreHealthcare NOW Radio
August 30, 2026
The Case for Pediatric Value-Based Care
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Suzanne Brixey, Executive Director of Fortify Children’s Health, to discuss how Virginia’s statewide pediatric clinically integrated network is advancing a new approach to value-based care.
Read MoreHealthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
August 26, 2026
Revenue Cycle and Payer News – August 26, 2026
Reported payers and health insurance industry news from EHVA.ai, UnitedHealthcare, Independence Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CVS Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna Healthcare, AHIP, and more.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
August 25, 2026
Structured Data, Smarter Workflows: What Electronic Prior Authorization Means for Behavioral Health
By Christy Winter – For decades, paper-based authorizations have stalled the healthcare industry, creating administrative backlogs for care teams and critical treatment delays for patients. On average, practices spend 13 hours each week completing 40 prior authorizations per clinician, a massive administrative burden that diverts nearly 700 hours from patient care annually.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
September 1, 2026
The Governance Challenge of Agentic AI in Healthcare Operations
By Nikhil Bavaskar – Artificial intelligence is entering a new age of health care. Hospitals and health systems have been deploying AI in recent years to summarize clinical notes, automate administrative work, and enhance patient communication. These tools have shown measurable improvement in clinicians and staff completing tasks faster.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
August 28, 2026
Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk
By Mark Ferrari – Healthcare has gotten very good at producing third-party risk scores. We have platforms, dashboards, questionnaires, and assessments that can generate a number for almost any vendor relationship. Leaders like scores. They are simple. They are comparable. They fit into a dashboard and offer a way to simplify the risk of a vendor population that keeps growing.
Read More#ICYMI
- The Governance Challenge of Agentic AI in Healthcare Operations Posted on: September 1, 2026
- SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment Posted on: August 31, 2026
- The Growing Healthcare Disparity Nobody Talks About: Administrative Equity Posted on: August 30, 2026
- Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk Posted on: August 28, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup Posted on: August 28, 2026
- The Hidden Costs of EHRs: Why the Bundled Model Is Winning in the C-Suite Posted on: August 27, 2026
- Turning AI Experiments into Dependable Care Capability Posted on: August 26, 2026














