Health care is not one single system, but multiple systems offering a bewildering variety of diagnostic and treatment options, backed by a plethora of payment systems that vary from patient. According to Krisi Hutson,…
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Welcome to an inspiring journey through the eyes of Amir Kishon, CEO of Twig Health and a veteran digital health entrepreneur with a remarkable 25-year track record in the field.In this exclusive interview, Amir…
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Amazing how a trivial detail such as a postal address can cause so many headaches and so much waste. But in health care, a lack of address standardization is a major barrier to important…
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Explore the collaborative efforts of industry leaders in overcoming regulatory challenges in health IT development. Through the HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association (EHRA), stakeholders address the complexities of overlapping federal requirements, advocating for streamlined…
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VBA offers numerous portals to payers and their clients (which include doctors, patients, brokers, and more)—”one-stop shopping” for a large range of services. To ease the user experience with these services, the company has…
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Several overlapping federal requirements – including the need for annual projects to maintain information blocking compliance and an aggressive timeframe for decision support certification – represent big challenges for health IT developers, say leaders…
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UnitedHealth Group (UHG) swiftly responded to the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, paying out $2 billion in financial advances to support struggling healthcare providers. Amid federal investigations and calls for mandatory cybersecurity regulations, UHG is…
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Last year, the 2023 Benefit Consultant Sentiment THE INDEX, an inaugural report based on a survey of leading or top consultants to self-insured employers, revealed a dramatic paradigm shift underway in healthcare benefits. Much…
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Jay Ackerman, CEO, Reveleer
The momentum of value-based care (VBC) is poised to accelerate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined an ambitious objective: to transition all traditional Medicare beneficiaries into a…
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By Anuja Vaidya
March 06, 2024 – Regulatory flexibilities enabling virtual initiation and at-home doses of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are likely cost-effective, according to new research.
Published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence,…
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