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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]