HITshow Daily Audio Newscast

Today on HITshow: We're talking about the rails and reality of health data. Oracle Health is stepping into TEFCA as a designated QHIN, giving customers a single-connection strategy for national exchange. eHealth Exchange's Nashville meeting put AI and interoperability on center stage, with CMS signaling that TEFCA is becoming the default highway for federal programs. A turbulent flu season is taki...

Today on HITshow: Hospitals are feeling the squeeze from payer audits, state cost-growth oversight, and big expansion moves, even as they lean on AI and data to deliver better experiences. We're tracking how rising audits and denials are quietly eating into margins, WVU Medicine's push into western Pennsylvania with the Independence acquisition, and Oregon's very public call-out of hospital cost g...

Today on HITshow: When coverage gets more expensive and policy gets more complicated, the pressure lands squarely on your hospitals and clinics. We're tracking what looming changes in coverage costs could mean for payer mix and bad debt, the Medicaid pressure cooker for safety-net and rural hospitals, a payer-EHR partnership making the front door less painful, AI tools aimed directly at clinicians...

Today on HITshow: Today's theme is meeting consumers where they are—with simpler benefits, less paperwork, more integrated research, and care that comes to the home. Cigna launches Clearity, a new copay-only plan designed to make out-of-pocket costs more predictable. Humana and Epic turn on digital insurance cards and automated coverage checks, aiming to retire a little more paperwork at check-in....

Today on HITshow: Are we really set up to care for people after the visit? From urgent care to employer benefits to post-acute care, there are a lot of moving pieces. Experity teams up with Amazon Pharmacy to turn urgent care prescriptions into in-visit orders with home delivery. Nomi Health and Henry Ford Health try a different way to pay for care with direct employer contracting and zero-dollar...

Today on HITshow: Health systems are trying to stay safe, solvent, and scalable all at once. New Leapfrog safety grades show patient safety is increasingly a system-level sport—roughly 94% of A-graded hospitals are system-affiliated. Sarasota Memorial is breaking ground on a $507 million hospital in North Port, Florida, one of the fastest-growing cities in the region, with strategic shell space fo...

Today on HITshow: After 40+ days of shutdown drama, Washington has flipped the lights back on under a short-term funding deal running through the end of January. Buried in that continuing resolution are very real, very immediate implications for hospitals and health systems—from telehealth and hospital-at-home to rural payment support and DSH cuts. We're tracking what the government funding deal a...

Today on HITshow: Hospitals are walking a narrow financial line with thin margins, outpatient volumes doing most of the heavy lifting, and expense pressure from workforce and supplies showing no signs of letting up. Rural maternity care is in crisis—116 rural hospitals have closed or scheduled closure of L&D units since 2020. Indiana just approved a closely watched COPA merger between Union Hospit...

Today on HITshow: We're starting where it matters most: health systems quietly doing the work, taking care of real patients, real clinicians, and real communities while the AI headlines yell in the background. Three organizations are expanding access, women's health, and workforce training in ways your board should be watching. We're tracking a clean patient portal rollout in California, a smart r...

Today on HITshow: Major payer moves are reshaping virtual care economics while the federal government doubles down on AI-powered cost controls. We're tracking UnitedHealthcare slashing remote patient monitoring coverage, a controversial AI prior authorization pilot raising alarm bells on Capitol Hill, the $50 billion rural health positioning officially underway, pharma giants striking White House...

Today on HITshow: AI, access, and affordability are under the federal spotlight today, while cyber risks and at-home care are pressuring providers to modernize. We're tracking Washington's aggressive push for AI adoption, a major obesity drug deal that could reshape hospital service lines, federal funding clarity on SNAP and Medicare claims, and the 2026 telehealth landscape. After the break, seri...

Hospital leaders are being graded on digital maturity, and the bar keeps rising. We're tracking who's setting the standard—from CHIME's Level Ten designations to the first paperless hospital in the UAE achieving full digital maturity. Then we dive into precision medicine at scale, a $100M bet on AI-native virtual care, transplant breakthroughs, and smart hospital case studies from Malaysia and Vie...

Today on HITshow: Major operational shifts and innovation funding dominate the day. Today's HITshow Daily covers Banner Health's Colorado restructuring with 351 layoffs, Allina Health strike in Twin Cities, and the longest federal shutdown gap in recent history. Then in our second half, Smarter Technologies aquires Pieces Technologies, Carrum Health's employer behavioral health bundles, Hippocrati...

Today on HITshow: Modest wins and mounting pressures for hospital operations. Today's HITshow Daily covers CMS's 2026 physician fee schedule increases, surging CEO turnover worrying boards, and MetroHealth's credit downgrade. Then in our second half, Medicaid work requirements create planning urgency, another 92K-patient email breach, and CMS pledges payment accuracy crackdown. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS...

Today on HITshow: AI becomes non-negotiable and patient access gets a major investment. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights health system executives making AI core strategy, IT leaders navigating 2026 budgets, and Assort Health's $102 million raise. Then in our second half, federal preparedness funding faces cuts, NYU Langone personalizes patient charts, and Color's Google AI-powered breast cancer sc...

Today on HITshow: Healthcare operations mature from experiments to enterprise scale. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights University Hospitals' 1,500-bed remote monitoring expansion, CVS Health's $5.7 billion care delivery write-down, and Baxter's supply chain challenges. Then in our second half, AI partnerships move beyond pilots, C-suite alignment drives tech success, and encouraging returns on digi...

Today on HITshow: Silicon Valley gets a billion-dollar hospital bet, and payers face mounting pressures. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights HCA's $1.3 billion Good Samaritan expansion, Centene's $6.6 billion Q3 loss, and ACA marketplace sticker shock as subsidies expire. Then in our second half, Amazon and Cleveland Clinic launch joint primary care, and GSK raises guidance on specialty drug strength...

Today on HITshow: Strong earnings continue and AI shows promise in diabetes care. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights Q3 results from Universal Health Services and UnitedHealth Group, groundbreaking AI research in diabetes prevention, and FDA fast-tracking of autism therapy. Then in our second half, an interview with EY's Kim Della Torre on why 67% of families can't navigate aging care—and what healt...

Today on HITshow: For-profit hospitals shine in Q3 earnings season. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights strong results from HCA Healthcare and Community Health Systems, a surge in hospital M&A activity, and Optum's real-time claims platform. Then in our second half, digital health funding exceeds 2024 totals, and CVS layoffs signal Medicare strategy retreat. HOST: RHONDA BROOKS 📍 Hospital Earnings —...

Today on HITshow: A tale of two earnings reports and rural healthcare fights back. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights contrasting Q3 results from Molina and Community Health Systems, Ballad Health's lawsuit against UnitedHealth over Medicare Advantage denials, and the government shutdown's impact on ACA enrollment. Then in our second half, the AMA's AI policy push, BD's connected care platform launc...

Today on HITshow: Pharma makes a major sleep medicine bet, and CMS advances national provider directory plans. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights Alkermes' $2.1 billion Avadel acquisition, CMS proof-of-concept contracts for unified provider data, and WeightWatchers' new employer GLP-1 model. Then in our second half, AI safety standards for mental health chatbots, and Bain research showing health sys...

Today on HITshow: Physicians stake their claim in AI development. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights the AMA's new Center for Digital Health and AI, AWS outage disrupting 500+ hospitals, and GE HealthCare's operational AI partnerships with Duke and Queen's Health. Then in our second half, consumer innovations from HLTH: Hinge Health's AI care tools, WeightWatchers partnering with Amazon Pharmacy, On...

Today on HITshow: Healthcare innovation takes center stage in Las Vegas. Today's HITshow Daily spotlights HLTH 2025's opening day with twelve thousand industry leaders, Rob Lowe's clinical trial advocacy with Eli Lilly, and Mark Cuban's pointed criticism of PBM pricing. Then in our second half, Cedar's new Medicaid enrollment tool, sobering statistics for Clean Hospitals Day, and Brook AI's breakt...

Today on HITshow: Healthcare providers are under pressure — and preparing for change. Today’s HITshow Daily spotlights the Kaiser Permanente strike, Jefferson Health’s layoffs, and Cleveland Clinic’s new partnership with Khosla Ventures. Then in our second half, an exclusive focus on Google: the ROI of GenAI report, IKS Health’s agentic AI rollout, and Logan’s interview with Aashima Gupta, Global...

Today on HITshow: The Joint Commission redefines quality by elevating nurse staffing, NRC Health crowns top performers in patient experience, and Oracle’s billion-dollar Nashville campus takes shape — plus Pear Suite’s new funding and Carrum’s value-based momentum. HOST: Rhonda Brooks Today’s episode of HITshow Daily spotlights the human side of healthcare transformation — from bedside staffing an...