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 for the […]
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 the president […]
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 executives, most […]
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 April 2. […]
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 highest healthcare […]
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 taken as […]
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 in mobile […]
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 of MACRA. […]
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 Medicare plan, […]
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 costs and […]