Time to look at what has been published in this month's Bubble Wrap Plus with Anke Raaijmakers and Prof .Jaan Toelen The post Bubble Wrap PLUS – March 2026 appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....

Three inpatient rehab hospitals in the country have zero preventable readmissions, according to CMS data. CMS’ inpatient rehabilitation facility-provider database has quality-of-patient-care measures for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The database, last updated Dec. 4, contains measures from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2024. Becker’s used the database to find the...

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has named Matt Huff executive vice president and CFO.  Mr. Huff joins Geisinger from The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa., where he served as executive vice president and CFO since 2021, according to a March 2 news release from Hartz Search.  At Guthrie, Mr. Huff played a...

Medicare Advantage enrollment grew less than 1% during this past annual enrollment period, but beneath that modest topline number was a dramatic reshuffling as national payers shed hundreds of thousands of members while smaller and regional plans posted some of the largest enrollment gains in their histories. In interviews with...

Freshpaint, a healthcare marketing analytics company, has promoted Ray Mina from chief marketing officer to CEO. Mr. Mina, who has served as CMO since 2022, steps into the role as the company expands its focus on connecting healthcare marketing spend to measurable patient outcomes, according to a March 3 company...

Catholic Health, based in Buffalo, N.Y., is restructuring how it supports its Epic EHR platform through a new partnership with healthcare IT consulting firm Nordic. In a March 3 news release shared with Becker’s, the health system said Nordic will provide application managed services for Epic beginning June 1. About...

Learn how to master shared-visit billing under new CPT and CMS guidelines for physician-led teams using medical decision making or time-based criteria. The post Coding Wizard: The Emergency Department Shared Visit appeared first on ACEP Now....

When Houston opened a dozen warming centers during back-to-back freezes in January 2026, the city’s new health... The post Creative Careers: Theresa Tran Carapucci, MD, MBA, FACEP appeared first on ACEP Now....

Master the anatomy and management of tracheostomy emergencies, from early dislodgement and cannula obstruction to rare tracheoesophageal fistulas. The post Tracheostomy Complications and the Emergency Setting appeared first on ACEP Now....

Rising fatal accidents in unregulated hyperbaric chambers highlight risks such as arterial gas embolism and burns. Learn how to manage these ED emergencies now. The post Poorly Regulated Hyperbaric Chambers Sound Safety Alarms appeared first on ACEP Now....

Children with differences in sex development (DSD) may present at various stages of life, but most commonly during the neonatal period or at puberty. In newborns, the most frequent physical sign is atypical genitalia. If you work in a neonatal unit, you’re likely to encounter this presentation. Atypical genitalia may...

How to screen for AUD and start naltrexone or other medications to reduce cravings and break the cycle of problematic drinking. The post Alcohol Use Disorder: Screening Tools and Medications in the ED appeared first on ACEP Now....

You came back!  You walk into your Paeds ED shift, ready for the usual falls, scraps, and one or two snotty noses. However, your first patient is a 2-year-old baby with eczema that’s proving tricky to manage, and he is not feeling well. You start thinking about all the dermatology...