Access To Care

How Do You Work Around Hospital Operations?

Hospitals never stop operating. Patients still need care, medical staff need access to every part of the facility, and critical services can't pause while restoration or renovation work is underway. That means every project begins with one goal: complete the work while minimizing disruption to daily

Expanding Access to Youth Mental Health Services with Mike Stevens

Dr. Mike Stevens of Hopebound explains how graduate-level clinicians supervised by licensed professionals are expanding mental health access for youth ages 10–2

From the C-Suite to the Classroom: A Healthcare Leader’s Bet on the Next Generation

Healthcare isn’t short on strategy right now—it’s short on people, access, and experienced leadership where it matters most. In Texas alone, more rural hospitals have closed than in any other state over the past decade, leaving entire communities with limited access to care. At the same time, many health systems are realizing they haven’t…

At the Center of Care: How Specialty Pharmacy Aligns Patients, Providers, and Payers

As healthcare costs continue to rise, more patients are finding themselves navigating not just illness, but the growing complexity of paying for treatment. Specialty pharmacy sits right at the center of that challenge—often out of sight, but increasingly essential to how modern care actually works. These high-cost, high-touch therapies now make up more than…

Policy, Patients, and the Future of Healthcare: How Texas Plans to Fix a Strained System

The U.S. healthcare system is under real strain—and it’s something both patients and physicians are feeling in everyday care. In Texas, those pressures are even more visible, where rapid population growth, rural access challenges, and regulatory complexity are making it harder for patients to get timely care and for doctors to focus on medicine…

From the Bench: How Research Can Help Us Build a Future-Ready Global Healthcare Workforce

The Care Anywhere podcast is taking listeners behind the scenes of global health workforce research with a brand-new series: From the Bench. In this kickoff episode, host Lea Sims talks with Dr. Lauren Herckis of TruMerit about how research can move from data to real-world impact — revealing how evidence, collaboration, and curiosity are driving…

Virtual Health: Enabling Employers to Tap into a Global Workforce

In this episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, host Lea Sims, Chief Marketing Officer of TruMerit, welcomes Laura Messineo, Chief Nursing Officer at WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions. With more than 35 years of nursing experience and two decades pioneering virtual health, Laura shares her expertise in using telehealth to expand access, empower clinicians,…

Transformation Without Disruption: How Access Healthcare Is Rewiring the Revenue Cycle with Agentic AI

Hospitals are juggling shrinking margins and rising costs while denial volumes remain stubbornly high. In the revenue cycle alone, hundreds of billions are lost annually to preventable errors and inefficiencies—in fact, Access Healthcare CEO Shaji Ravi cites more than $250 billion wasted each year. Meanwhile, payers have accelerated their use of AI to adjudicate…

AI-Powered Remote Cardiac Monitoring Improves Care Access, Disease Detection, and Diagnostic Accuracy

Advanced monitoring systems are detecting heart conditions earlier while reducing errors and expanding care reach for underserved populations

Improving Healthcare Access Through Nontraditional Benefits and Discount Plans

Employers and individuals are turning to alternative healthcare solutions to fill coverage gaps that traditional insurance leaves behind

“My Resilience is Greater Than Life’s Resistance”: Cash “Bubba” Harris Inspires Change

A young athlete born with spina bifida demonstrates how unwavering determination can reshape perceptions of what's possible

Decentralized At-Home Care: Following the Trends that Can Improve Healthcare in the U.S.

Shifting care from hospitals to patients' homes could address critical gaps in America's healthcare equity and accessibility

The Fusion of Cutting-Edge Technology with Medical Practice is Transforming Patient Care and Access

Advanced technology is enabling healthcare providers to reach more patients while delivering better clinical outcomes at scale

Beyond the Walls: Healthcare Outside the Doc’s Office

Healthcare's biggest innovations are happening outside traditional clinical settings, reshaping how patients receive care

Health Literacy and the Consumerization of Healthcare

As healthcare becomes consumer-driven, patients expect the same seamless experience they get from streaming and shopping platforms

Philanthropic Aid Closes The Gaps That Persists In Healthcare

Charitable funding bridges critical service gaps that leave vulnerable populations without access to essential medical resources