The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is announcing a new model to test approaches for addressing the behavioral and physical health, as well as health-related social needs, of people with Medicaid and Medicare.
Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women. This week’s Friday Five highlights the initiative, explains why it’s important, and offers ways for readers to participate and Go Red for Women.
Health IT product news from Andor Health, Pylo Health, Aramark, DermaSensor Inc., Sensydia, Cerebras Systems, Caregility, Infermedica, athenahealth, GE HealthCare, CodaMetrix, Solera Health, Document Storage Systems, Biofourmis, Salucro Healthcare Solutions, SnapCare, and more.
This week’s Friday Five puts the spotlight on some transformative medical advancements from 2023, highlighting the ingenuity and dedication of researchers and scientists to improve our healthcare.
By Sarah Jane Tribble – Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has grown substantially in the past few decades, enticing more than half of all eligible people, primarily those 65 or older, with low premium costs and perks like dental and vision insurance. And as the private plans’ share of the Medicare patient pie has ballooned…
By Linda Justice RN MCSM – As 2024 approaches, we will continue working to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. To better understand the biggest challenges and opportunities facing healthcare systems, we surveyed a small group of symplr customers about their quality priorities for 2024. The results revealed four major themes:
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Brafton, Amendola Communications, Merge, KNB Communications, Clarity Quest, Swaay.Health, Matter Communications, Finn Partners, & more.
As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to reflect on the pivotal moments that shaped the healthcare landscape over the past year. This week’s Friday Five highlights HCNR stats, top reports from Health IT Answers, and some of the top healthcare stories of 2023.
By Sarah Jane Tribble – There are many reasons labor and delivery units close, including high operating costs, declining populations, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, and staffing shortages. Family medicine physicians still provide the majority of labor and delivery care in rural America, but few new doctors…
While not the largest healthcare funding this year, these show that having solutions to current healthcare challenges can still warrant money in this slowed down investor market. This week’s Friday Five reports on funding for Monogram Health, ShiftKey, Arcadia, Artera, and Clearsense,
By Art Gross – As we step into a new year, it’s the perfect time to reassess and reinforce our commitment to HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity. Consider these nine resolutions to enhance the security posture of your healthcare organization:
Physicians are enthusiastic about augmented intelligence (AI)—often called artificial intelligence—and its assistive role in health care that enhances human intelligence rather than replaces it, according to a new physician survey by the American Medical Association.