Anchor the Week With Audre Lorde and Chinese Lute Music

Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. Monday See the video game “The Sims 4” in a different light, courtesy of Pieter Schoolwerth, a Brooklyn-based artist. For “Shifted Sims,” his first solo exhibition at New York’s… Read More: Anchor the Week With Audre Lorde and Chinese Lute Music »

From Naysayer to Partner: How User Expectations and Needs Are Changing IT’s Role

Steven Goriah, VP of IT, CIO & CISO, Westchester Medical Center During the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a lot of focus on digital health, and the potential it had to improve patient care while increasing efficiency. But as leaders take a stock of how their teams responded — and how it… Read More: From Naysayer to Partner: How User Expectations and Needs Are… »

Hospitals charge privately insured patients 250% more than those on Medicare. The gap is growing.

Dive Brief: Privately insured patients pay 247% more at hospitals on average than Medicare patients for the same care, according to a new study by nonprofit think tank RAND. The study, based on 2018 data, shows the gap is increasing from 2017 and 2016, which saw disparities of 230% and 224%, respectively. If private payers had… Read More: Hospitals charge privately insured patients 250% more than those on… »

Trump raises the stakes on vaccine distribution

President Trump raised the stakes for the delivery of a coronavirus vaccine, promising a faster timeline than that promised by his advisers and accusing the Biden campaign of undermining the effort. Trump said Friday that his administration will have enough doses of a coronavirus vaccine for every person in the United States by April 2021,… Read More: Trump raises the stakes on vaccine distribution »