By Sarai Rodriguez March 02, 2023 – Healthcare data breaches remain a persistent problem for healthcare organizations, with no signs of slowing down. Despite increased efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, the industry remains…
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What You Should Know:– Accenture Federal Services has won a five-year, $628 million recompete of a contract award from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue its work supporting Healthcare.gov. CMS…
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 02, 2023 – Black women of childbearing age face a twofold risk of uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to their white counterparts, which not only fuels racial health…
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Eli Lilly is cutting insulin prices, and this time it’s for real.
Months after a Twitter account posing as the drugmaker went viral with a tweet stating, “insulin is free now,” the company on Wednesday…
The HIMSS EHR Association this week sent a letter asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend the comment period on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes proposed rule by…
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The Medicare Advantage market has significantly higher gross margins per enrollee than other health insurance markets, a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis found.
Gross margins represent the amount by which total premium income exceeds…
Eighty percent of all respondents have used telemedicine within their lifetime and it’s now the preferred channel for receiving prescriptions and care for minor illnesses, according to Rock Health’s 2022 Digital Health Consumer Adoption…
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UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual…
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What You Should Know:– New KeyCare survey finds nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians’ care teams, outpacing…
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In healthcare, the use of technology has become increasingly important in delivering effective and efficient care. From electronic health records (EHRs) to telemedicine, technology has become an essential tool for healthcare professionals….
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