Top News
HHS and ONC approve the final HTI-1 rule that addresses:
Algorithm transparency.
Designation of USCDI v3 as the baseline certification standard.
An enhanced information blocking requirement.
A requirement that developers of certified health IT report…
Historically, physician practices, hospitals and health systems hired IT vendors to manage their equipment, update business and clinical software, and support their clinicians and staff with tech problems. Those services were typically all that…
Continue Reading
Akili, the company behind a video game-like prescription digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, reported a rise in third-quarter revenue to $702,000 from $114,000 in the second quarter of this year, which the company…
Continue Reading
Sentara Health’s cloud migration resulted in significant operational benefits and cost savings, totaling $5.8 million annually. This strategic move, reducing data center expenses by 30%, involved enhancing security frameworks and deploying a patient-centric digital…
Continue Reading
What You Should Know:
– Hospitals and health systems are seeing some signs of stabilization and margin improvement, but challenges around workforce, expenses and patient access persist according to Kaufman Hall’s 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report.
–…
Continue Reading
Eric Demers, CEO of Madaket Health
The No Surprises Act (NSA) is a bipartisan effort to protect patients from unexpected healthcare expenses. This law is good news for patients, with a KFF poll showing that…
Continue Reading
Top News
The VA and 13 health systems pledge to share data to improve veteran healthcare via three objectives:
Accurately identify veterans when they seek care from community providers.
Connect veterans with resources that promote health…
While hospitals’ operating margins are still in a worse place than they were before the pandemic, 2023 is ending as a much better year for hospital finance than 2022, according to a report that…
Continue Reading
What You Should Know:
– Hospital financial performance has stabilized in 2023 compared to last year, according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall.
– The latest Hospital Flash Report finds the median calendar year-to-date…
Continue Reading
What You Should Know: Rising healthcare expenses, lack of certainty over costs and financial support and poor coordination between providers and payers have caused consumers to feel more stressed than ever before about their…
Continue Reading
