Wired: Baton Rouge General and Woman’s Hospital have been named two of the country’s Most Wired hospitals, according to a new list released today by the American Hospital Association. In its 19th year, the Most Wired list and survey features hospitals and health systems that have shifted their focus from acquiring technology to integrating technology into strategies that improve patient health and boost engagement. “Technology is changing the way patients make decisions about their health,” Bennett Cheramie, BRG vice president of information systems, says in a statement. “Our goal is to make getting care as seamless as possible with tools that fit the unique goals and experiences of our individual patients—including online physician visits, direct messaging, and secure text offerings.” See the results.
In the running: A former Louisiana budget administrator is running for state treasurer on the Oct. 14 ballot. The Associated Press reports Angele Davis, a Baton Rouge Republican currently working as a consultant, announced she’ll register for the election during the qualifying period that begins Wednesday. She’s running with the backing of popular Republican former Gov. Mike Foster. Davis worked for the Foster administration and later served as commissioner of administration for former Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal. Other candidates include Republican Sen. Neil Riser, Republican former Rep. John Schroder, and Democratic lawyer Derrick Edwards. Republican Rep. Julie Stokes exited the race after a cancer diagnosis.
Eroding: The number of U.S. adults without health insurance has grown by some 2 million this year, according to a new survey that finds recent coverage gains beginning to erode. The Associated Press reports the new numbers highlight what’s at stake as Congress returns to an unresolved debate over Republican proposals to roll back much of former President Barack Obama’s health care law. The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, published today, found that the uninsured rate among U.S. adults was 11.7% in the second three months of this year, compared with a record low of 10.9% at the end of last year. Though small, the change was statistically significant, survey analysts noted. Read more.
