This winter’s snowstorms delivered more than icy roads and school closures—they exposed a quiet vulnerability in how we access healthcare information when conditions are anything but normal. Across the country, extreme weather knocked out power, disrupted internet service, and closed clinics and pharmacies. For many families, that meant scrambling to stay warm and safe. For…
Most patients believe that if data is part of your healthcare experience, it’s protected, and you can share it with whomever you want. It’s not that easy. The recent $46 million Kaiser Permanente settlement challenges that assumption — and marks a pivotal moment in the evolving conversation about patient data rights. What Happened? Kaiser Permanente…
Medicine didn’t suddenly become more complex because physicians lost skill, focus, or compassion. It became harder because the information required to deliver great care is fragmented, incomplete, and rarely available at the point of care. As we move into 2026, physicians are no longer asking for more tools. They’re asking for better information, improved care…
As we enter the Year of the Horse, U.S. healthcare headlines aren’t just noise, they’re signals. From policy gridlock to accelerated technology pilots, patients, providers, and payers are navigating a system under mounting pressure. The ripple effects of new legislation and regulatory shifts will be felt on both sides of the exam room, impacting access,…
The New Year always brings big intentions: eat better, exercise more, stress less, finally schedule the appointment you’ve been avoiding. But here’s the question no one asks: Is your health information actually ready for the year ahead? Emergencies don’t wait for resolutions. And care doesn’t always happen where, or when you expect it to. That’s…
The end of the year brings reflection, gratitude, and togetherness. It also brings something far less talked about in healthcare: heightened risk of a healthcare emergency. As families travel, clinicians face year-end surges, and health systems scramble to close out budgets, the cracks in our fragmented healthcare system widen. This season doesn’t just test our…
This week, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced a sweeping new AI-driven data platform designed to unify massive datasets across Medicare, Medicaid, NIH research, state registries, and national claims. It’s one of the most ambitious attempts yet to merge siloed health information and use artificial intelligence to accelerate research, spot trends faster,…
Healthcare is moving faster than anyone can keep up — new systems, new portals, new rules, new fees, new “partnerships.” All of these innovations sound great, yet somehow they don’t work for real patients or providers. And systems still don’t talk to each other. Meanwhile, everyone is left stitching together fragments of a story that…
Across Vermont, rural hospitals are fighting for survival. Declining reimbursements, rising operational costs, and technology demands are forcing some to cut services—or close entirely. For the communities they serve, these aren’t just closures; they’re losses of lifelines. When a hospital shutters, patients drive farther for care, medical staff leave town, and the local economy suffers. But…
Each year, healthcare leaders gather at events like HLTHUSA to discuss the future of care. The stages shine with optimism. The extraordinary booths overflow with AI demos and digital health platforms. The speakers are all top-notch and have discussions that are always “transformative.” But when the lights fade, and everyone returns home to their families, the…