The Digital Health Corner

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

A healthcare management company in essence is acting in a patient advocacy role. As we experience a growth in the deployment of digital technologies for population health management, aging at home, wellness, and preventive medicine, we must always be cognizant of the importance of human interaction.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

This includes adhering to healthcare privacy laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) and maintaining accurate medical records. Confidentiality: Healthcare providers are bound by ethical obligations to maintain patient confidentiality.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

” Providers may also be required to “tell patients how much patients will pay for planned hospital stays, medical procedures, health care services, and referrals – based on the patient’s specific health insurance plan.”

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Kaiser Health News

MAY 4, 2022

Also, insurers’ lists of in-network providers are not always accurate. “It feels like a bait-and-switch,” said Sabrina Corlette, a research professor and co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. Even if it did, the law took effect too late for them.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

My friend and colleague Susannah Fox coined the term peer-to-peer healthcare as she observed the phenomenon while leading studies at the Pew Research Group into how patients were using the Internet for self-care.

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The Digital Health Corner

JANUARY 30, 2017

The statistics related to Alzheimer’s disease (Ad) are astonishing. According to The Alzheimer’s Association there are over 5 million Americans with Ad. It is the sixth leading cause of death. More than 15 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.1 billion hours of unpaid care at a value of approximately $221.3B.

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The Digital Health Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Few have rivaled targeted cancer therapies based on digital health, specifically genomics in scope and breadth. There have been remarkable strides in prevention and treatment of disease in the past 5 decades. I’d like to touch on a few ways in which digital technology is impacting cancer. Targeted therapies.

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The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. It is seen on both the provider and payer sides.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Enforced by the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Privacy Rule established a set of standards that control the use and release of protected data by covered entities intended to protect patient data and privacy.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2019

How that demand side will reconcile with the supply side of pharmaceutical and life science companies, health insurers, retail pharmacy, hospitals and physicians — all strong and assertive lobbies inside the Beltway — will become clearer over the next thirteen months.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Andrew Barnhill, Head of Public Policy, Global Legal, IQVIA Alexandra Weiss, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Patient Advocacy Organizations, IQVIA Diversity is paramount to the success of clinical research, both ethically and scientifically.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Becerra (“Braidwood”) , invalidating the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA’s”) mandate requiring health plans and health insurers offering health insurance coverage to provide coverage for preventative care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”).

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Patient advocacy group wants Elevance Health to overturn health insurance claims denials. Fairfield Advisors announces sale of MercyOne Health Medical Building in Des Moines, IA. Survey: Health care costs impacting small businesses. Health systems make a play for women. million in Q3.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Patient advocacy groups are declaring victory after a federal judge struck down a Trump-era policy that allowed health insurers not to count drug manufacturer copay assistance toward a beneficiary’ | Patient advocacy groups are celebrating a court's decision to strike down a Trump-era rule on copay accumulators.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Kaiser Health News

JULY 24, 2024

Health insurance agents who fraudulently enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act health plans could be subject to criminal charges — and civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 — under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

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C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

CMMI has broad statutory authority not only to test, design, and implement health care payment and delivery models for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but in certain instances, can implement such models without Congressional action.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

women face $1M in rejected claims as feud between United HealthCare and doctors escalates New York ASC adds bladeless LASIK NEW MEXICO Behavioral health overhaul picking up steam at Roundhouse How a New Mexico hospital CFO is fighting increasing denials New Mexico weighs medical malpractice legislation: 3 things to know NM awards $40.6M

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