Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Commonwealth Fund analyzed the healthcare systems of 10 nations and found the U.S. ranked last in access to care, health outcomes and overall. The U.S. “really is in a class by itself,” one researcher said.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A little less than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs announced its Veteran Interoperability Pledge – an effort to boost information exchange between its own facilities and participating health systems, with the aim of improving care coordination for veterans receiving care at both the VA and in their communities. More than a dozen major health systems – Emory Healthcare, Inova, Jefferson Health, Sanford Health, UC Davis, Intermountain, Mass General Brigham, Rush Heal
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MRO Compliance
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
What is FHIR? The HL7® FHIR® ( Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources ) standard is the accepted standard for exchanging healthcare information, regardless of how or where the information is stored. By enabling secure access to both clinical and administrative data, FHIR ensures that healthcare providers can access the information they need to deliver optimal patient care.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group, has launched an E-Treatment option through MDLIVE by Evernorth Beginning this month, Cigna members can connect for urgent care from board-certified doctors without any direct interaction via phone or video.
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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The agency brought action against Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx on Friday, arguing their “anticompetitive and unfair” rebating practices “artificially inflated” the list price of life-saving insulin drugs.
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MRO Compliance
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Earlier this year, MRO and CHIME surveyed more than 180 leaders at health systems to better understand the challenges of bidirectional exchange of clinical data with payers across seven common use cases: prior authorization, risk adjustment, care management, quality reporting and submission, claims adjudication, claims appeals, and payment integrity audits.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission is suing the titans of the pharmacy benefit manager industry for anticompetitive practices and artificially raising the price of insulin drug prices, the agency announc | As expected for weeks, the Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against the biggest three PBMs and its related group purchasing organizations.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The major pharmacy benefit manager said its lawsuit is necessary to protect against misinformation about the controversial drug middlemen, while the FTC promised to defend its research.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
To mark World Patient Safety Day on September 17, the patient-led Light Collective plans to lead discussions in Washington, D.C., designed to help ensure that patient concerns about health data aggregation are given the stage. WHY IT MATTERS Large corporations and social media platforms continue to aggregate patient data and profit from it, the collective says.
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Center for Health Insurance Reform
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
J.D. Vance, candidate for Vice President of the United States, has called for replacing the ACA's insurance reforms with "high risk pools" for people with pre-existing conditions. CHIR's Sabrina Corlette revisits how high risk pools worked (or more often, didn't work) for people, prior to the ACA.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Major Indiana managed care organizations and health systems are blamed for defrauding the state Medicaid system by tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars, says a newly unsealed whistleblower | A newly unsealed lawsuit alleges major health insurers and health systems defrauded Indiana Medicaid by hundreds of millions of dollars, with the government office likely influenced by corporate lobbying.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
About half of employers said they would make cost-cutting changes to their plans next year, like increasing deductibles or other cost-sharing provisions, according to a report from consultancy Mercer.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Atrium Health announced on its website Friday that it is sending notifications to certain patients and staff who may have been affected by a malicious email sent to some of the health system’s employees on April 29. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based health system noted that its electronic medical records are separate from its email system and were unaffected by the incident.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
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Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Three months ago, startup Hippocratic AI released its first commercial product, a generative AI-based, task-specific healthcare agent. | Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures, along with Greycroft and Lee Shapiro of 7Wire Ventures, backed a $17 million investment in Hippocratic AI to fuel its product development of generative AI "agents.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The bill would extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years, averting a looming year-end deadline.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
There's help for providers who want to help aging patients navigate complex government websites and access the information and resources they need to overcome isolation, lack of transportation and limited financial resources barring full access to healthcare opportunities. By making use of technologies such as artificial intelligence, providers can empower senior patients with the extra guidance and support that informs them and gets them to the point of care, according to Karl Ulfers, cofou
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Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
We are delighted to welcome a new group of Student Fellows to the Petrie-Flom Center family: Spencer Andrews, Zain Khalid, Abeer Malik, Rebekah Ninan, Rupa Palanki, and Jessica Samuels. These six students are a fantastic cohort of scholars who join us from Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. Each will undertake a year-long research project with mentorship from Center faculty and affiliates and will blog here at Bill of Health regularly.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Express Scripts has filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission, demanding that the agency retract a damning report on the pharmacy benefit management industry. | Express Scripts is suing the Federal Trade Commission, demanding that the agency retract a damning report on the pharmacy benefit management industry.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The Illinois-based pharmacy giant has agreed to pay almost $107 million to settle claims it billed Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Making health data more accessible to patients – not to mention doctors and health plans – is a priority for all hospitals and health systems today, as the final Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interoperability Rule mandates patient access. But patients across the country know getting access to their health information is often challenging.
Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer
Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The following is a guest article by Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange An FDA project aims to make it as easy as possible for clinicians to report adverse drug events and share important clinical data with public health agencies to investigate the event. When new drugs and biologics are vetted for release, clinical trials provide a strong understanding of overall safety and efficacy.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
CVS' Oak Street Health unit has agreed to pay a $60 million settlement to resolve kickback allegations, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. | CVS' Oak Street Health unit has agreed to pay a $60 million settlement to resolve kickback allegations, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The cyberattack had far reaching effects, forcing the health system to shut down pharmacies, divert ambulances, switch to manual record keeping and close critical systems.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
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