INTRODUCTION In American healthcare, Medicaid presents significant challenges, particularly regarding inpatient stay approvals. In recent years, Medicare and the Two-Midnight Rule have dominated discussions around inpatient admission criteria and reimbursement, while Medicaid—another major government payer—has received considerably less attention despite serving a substantial portion of the population. This tension between...

More women have been elevated into the hospital and health system CFO role recently through robust leadership pipelines, targeted sponsorship initiatives, and the growth of employee resource groups designed to support advancement. Female CFOs bring exceptional financial acumen and strategic insight to their organizations. They lead the way in shaping...

More than 2 in 5 primary care physicians in the U.S. are experiencing burnout, according to survey results published Nov. 20 by the Commonwealth Fund. The 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians drew responses from 10,985 physicians. The survey was conducted between March 12 and...

The following hospital and health system CEO departures, including retirements and leadership transitions, have been recently reported by Becker’s. Note: This page was created March 20 and updated Dec. 5. Nov. 21-Dec. 5 1. Kim Bourne will retire as president and CEO of Taylorville (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, effective Jan. 9....

Many bedside nurses say virtual nursing programs have not eased their workload, though a slight majority have seen benefits to patient care when working alongside virtual nurses, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.  Researchers at Penn Nursing’s Center for...

Have you been keeping up with the literature? The Bubble Wrap team have. The post The 97th Bubble wrap x University Hospital Limerick appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles....

NEPTUNE stands for the National Emergency Paediatric Trauma Update and Networking conference, and is the only dedicated paediatric trauma conference in the UK. 2025 marked the second year of NEPTUNE, hosted again by Nottingham University Hospitals trust (NUH) – one of the largest major trauma centres in the UK. 2023...

She’s crying. Can you please give her something for the pain?” It was her sister, no more than eight years old, placing herself gently between me (the doctor) and her sibling after an injection. She wasn’t angry or scared, just protective of her little sibling. That moment has stayed with...

What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? As an established program for almost... The post Residency Spotlight: University of Mississippi Medical Center appeared first on ACEP Now....

It’s 4.30 pm and you have just seen a snotty, febrile, 2-year-old girl. At first, it seemed like a straightforward case of an upper respiratory tract infection until her mother mentioned that she had just come from phlebotomy for her daughter’s follow-up blood test for a previous neutrophil count of...

What’s the problem? Having undertaken a quality improvement project for the past year, it’s fair to say I have learned a thing or two about creating sustained change within a busy workplace environment, or, more precisely, how hard it is to do so! It’s 3:12pm. There are twelve children in...

Hey ACEP Members! Our ACEP Now editorial team will be exploring six in-depth topics on the recent... The post ACEP’s November 2025 Poll: Which topic would you like to see ACEP Now tackle? appeared first on ACEP Now....

ABEM's new residency pass rate data offers transparency for applicants and employers, but does it truly reflect a program's quality? An EM doc weighs in. The post Why ABEM Publishing Certification Exam Pass Rate Data Could be a Good Thing appeared first on ACEP Now....

Can ESR & CRP reliably rule out acute infectious spinal pathology? A new study explores using these markers to avoid MRI for spinal epidural abscess. The post Is There Any Way Out for Spinal Epidural Abscess? appeared first on ACEP Now....

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Adam Clark Estes of Vox about his new story out titled: "I Covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life."...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking....

Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative....

Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And now, a new research paper in the journal Current Biology suggests that humans have unique breathing patterns,...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all the people serving on a national vaccine advisory board. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Edwin Asturias, one of the doctors who was sacked....