Literature Review

Interactive maps of aging: Judy Salerno and Lindsay Goldman GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional; pocast by Judy Salerno and Lindsay Goldman; 9/24/26 Love the story Judy Solerno tells at the start of this podcast. The story is about how John Snow, the father of modern epidemiology, mapped out cases of Cholera in London in the year 1854.  He was able to identify a concentration of cases near a neighborhood water pump.  Simply removing the handle from the pump halted the outbreak.  This is one of the earliest recorded uses of maps for public health purposes. Our guests today, Judy Salerno (President Emeritus of the New York Academy of Medicine) and Lindsay Goldman (CEO of Grantmakers in Aging) have done some wonderful work creating detailed, in-depth, interactive maps of aging in New York City. Go to IMAGENNYC and try it yourself.

Honoring 9-2-5 Day (9/25): Dolly Parton teams with Kelly Clarkson for "9 to 5" remake

Congress weighs how, not whether, to rein in private equity in health care HealthAffairs; by Yashaswini Singh and Jared Perkins; 9/24/26Six pending federal bills would regulate private equity in health care, from an outright ban to disclosure, licensing, and antitrust tools. Rather than a categorical ban, federal policy makers could learn from states’ transparency-first approach. ...

When to reconsider artificial nutrition and hydration near the end of life South Hospital News and Healthcare Report; by Kamal Wahab, MD, HMDC; 9/24/26 Few end-of-life decisions generate more emotion and uncertainty than whether to continue or initiate artificial nutrition and hydration. Clinicians must balance the potential benefits of these interventions against the burdens while keeping the patient’s goals and quality of life at the center of the discussion. Hospice does not mean stopping treatment. Patients may continue treatments that relieve symptoms or improve quality of life. The guiding principle is whether the intervention is helping the patient achieve what matters most to them.

Data breaches announced by gastroenterology practice and hospice companies The HIPAA Journal; by Steve Alder; 9/24/26 Data breaches have been announced by Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York, Three Oaks Hospice, and Doctor’s Choice Home Care.

Healthcare doesn’t need forward deployed engineers. It needs forward deployed operators. HIT Consultant; by Frederik Mueller; 9/22/26 The forward deployed engineer model, embraced across enterprise technology, is built on a seductive assumption: that the gap between a technology’s potential and its adoption is primarily a technical gap. A missing integration. A misconfigured workflow. A feature not yet built. Fix the code, and the organization will follow. In most industries, that assumption is partially right. In healthcare, it is almost entirely wrong. In part, healthcare organizations contribute to the problem because most evaluate technology vendors the same flawed way. They audit the roadmap, assess the integrations, and negotiate the contract. They rarely ask enough how the vendor will be embedded in their operations after go-live, and what discipline that ongoing partnership requires. 

Hospice of South Texas dedicates new building The Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Fayette County, TX; by News Staff; 9/22/26 Hospice of South Texas celebrated an exciting milestone with the dedication and blessing of a new support services building on the campus of the Dornburg Center of Compassion in Victoria on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Officiating were area pastor and board president Herb Beyer and Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Catholic Diocese of Victoria.

Rehearsing the end Reader; by Ali Hickerson; 9/23/26 I'm covering all my bases,” says Rob, wearing a Cubs shirt, on the grounds of Rosehill Cemetery on July 18. After a doctor told him to get “his things in order” following his diagnosis of incurable bone marrow cancer last year, he began working with the Chicago Death Doula Collective, one of several resources he’s turned to for support. He’s one of the nine people picnicking at Rosehill on a Saturday afternoon, as part of a cemetery picnic series the Chicago Death Doula Collective has hosted there monthly this summer. ... Rob says he needed a community like Bianchi’s to deal with the reality of his cancer, ... After spending so much time in the cancer ward, Rob longed to hear stories of the people sitting around him—to humanize the topic, “laugh, cry, or make jokes about it,” and reflect on the preciousness of time.

Nothing will work unless you do. ~ Maya Angelou

4 in 5 doctors now work for ‘corporate entities’ as autonomy erodes Forbes; by Bruce Japsen; 9/8/26 Corporate entities now employ 82% of U.S. physicians, a trend eroding doctor autonomy, according to a new Physicians Advocacy Institute report. The survey reveals nearly half of doctors feel pressured to prioritize patient volume over optimal care. Furthermore, 63% encounter corporate barriers to out-of-network referrals, and 59% feel compelled to keep patients within their health system. PAI's CEO, Kelly Kenney, asserts that corporate owners' primary allegiance is to profits, not patients, directly restricting physicians' ability to ensure the best care.

AI can’t replace this: the leadership advantage that’s more human than ever | part one Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); podcast hosted by Chris Comeaux with Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth; 9/23/26 In Part One, Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth, founder and CEO of Hollingsworth Consulting and author of The Compassion Advantage: How Top Leaders Build More Humanizing Workplaces, for a timely conversation about compassion, vulnerability, and what it means to lead well in an increasingly AI-driven world. Andrea argues that while AI can solve problems, organize information, and simulate empathy, it cannot genuinely suffer with another person—and therefore cannot offer true compassion.  For healthcare and hospice leaders working alongside people experiencing stress, grief, uncertainty, and change, that distinction matters. 

Homecare Homebase announces 2026 Customer Award Winners and Home Care Aide Scholarship recipients PR Newswire, Dallas, TX; by Homecare Homebase; 9/22/26 Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB) today announced the winners of its 2026 Customer Awards and the recipients of its Home Care Aide Scholarships. The annual programs recognize organizations and individuals demonstrating excellence across clinical quality, operational performance, industry leadership, innovation, and professional development. This year's honorees reflect the breadth of work underway across home-based care to strengthen patient outcomes, improve performance, and support the professionals who deliver care in homes and communities nationwide.

CMS cracks down on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace® CMS Newsroom; Press Release; 9/22/26 As part of the ongoing efforts of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud to crush fraud in the healthcare system and protect taxpayer dollars, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking aggressive, sweeping actions within the Federal Marketplace — canceling approximately 315,000 unauthorized enrollments covering more than 760,000 individuals, which is expected to result in a return of roughly $2.2 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies.