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Both the mother and the baby, a 7-pound, 10-ounce boy, are doing well, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Georgia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
To provide better care for an increasingly diverse patient population, health care systems are investing in chief diversity officers—designated leaders focused on recruiting and retaining a workforce that reflects the organization's patient population, Maria Castellucci reports for Modern Healthcare.
The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act aims to improve care coordination, management, and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, including by expanding coverage for telehealth services.
President Trump says he is considering an executive order that would expand the ability of individuals to purchase health plans across state lines—a policy long championed by Republicans but typically disfavored by insurers and state insurance commissioners.
HHS is telling state health officials and advocates that the department's 10 regional directors will "not be supporting [exchange enrollment] efforts by being out in the regions this year."
Politico reports that HHS Secretary Tom Price in some instances used private jets for government-related business paired with meetings "with longtime colleagues and family members," raising questions of whether the government-funded trips were ethical.
Working Mother magazine has released this year's list of the "Best 100 Companies" for working mothers, and 29 health care companies—including eight hospitals and health systems—made the cut.
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