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Identifying Laboratory Ordering Compliance for At-Risk Patients
Saving lives, saving money & improving provider care. EHR data is a treasure trove of information about your population’s health. …Read More »
Navigating the Upcoming 2019 CMS Enrollment Changes
With the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment (AEP) already in motion (October 15, 2018 to December 7, 2018), it’s important to …Read More »
Blockchain is proving itself for real-world healthcare applications
Experts from IEEE, UC San Diego and Health Linkages say the key is to make sure it’s the “right solution …Read More »
Medicare Advantage gets supplemental benefits flexibility, including for transport
MA plans must still offer all enrollees uniform benefits, premiums and cost sharing. “Under the bipartisan budget deal signed by …Read More »
6 things keeping CIOs up at night
CIOs are acutely aware of the security complications medical devices and telehealth bring. “Last month, LexisNexis brought together 30 high-level …Read More »
AHIP asks CMS to change Medicare Advantage payment formula
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should update its county benchmark calculation in the 2019 final notice being published …Read More »
Better choices needed to manage US healthcare cost growth, says Paul Krugman at HIMSS18
Economist Paul Krugman says more scrutiny on elective procedures could contribute to a long-term solution. “Though the U.S. still has the …Read More »
Predictive analytics can spot patients not taking their medicine
While the U.S. spends billions of dollars developing new therapeutics, those investments won’t do much good if the drugs aren’t …Read More »
Consumers open to more digital health use, survey finds
Consumers are also using a wider array of digital health tools, according to the survey, which found a three-fold increase …Read More »
CMS offering $30 million in grant funding to improve quality measures
The funding is to develop partnerships with health systems, clinicians and others to improve measures in the quality payment program …Read More »
A Healthy Start to the Plan Year Begins With Quality Medicare Advantage Enrollment Processes
For individuals who have Medicare, they have recently had the opportunity to enroll in a 2018 Medicare Advantage or other …Read More »
Reducing healthcare costs not one-size-fits-all, report finds
A new Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) report that reviewed healthcare costs for five states found huge differences concerning …Read More »Biggest Health IT wins for new spending bill
HIMSS Senior Director of Congressional Affairs broke down how the massive spending bill will boost telehealth, Medicaid and other crucial …Read More »
5 trends in Healthcare Analytics for 2018
In a recent white paper, Tableau outlines significant trends in healthcare analytics for 2018. “Leaders of The demand for higher …Read More »
Payers, Providers Pledge to Improve Prior Authorizations
AHIP, BCBSA, AHA, and other organizations have agreed to improve the efficiency of prior authorizations. “Leaders of organizations participating in …Read More »
AI funding exceeds $1B in 2017
Report confirms what industry watchers have already been noticing: Artificial intelligence in healthcare is hot. “The quality and reliability of …Read More »
All-Payer Claims Databases Offer Insights into Healthcare Spending
The data from an all-payer claims database can reduce wasteful healthcare spending by supporting population health and analytics-driven healthcare decision …Read More »
FDA lays out digital health goals in 2018 strategic roadmap
Leveraging innovation and competition to better healthcare is one of the four cornerstones of the Food and Drug Administration’s 2018 …Read More »
CMS launches voluntary bundled payments model, first since spiking mandatory bundles
The agency’s Innovation Center said the new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model is the first APM that would …Read More »
Medical Device Data, UDIs on Claims Impact Costs, Patient Safety
According to recent reports, payers who incorporate medical device data and UDIs into their claims may improve costs and patient …Read More »