Many healthcare experts consider value-based care as a key step toward improved health outcomes and lower costs, but adoption has been slow.
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State laws and court rulings are diverging as some state governments work to protect citizens’ health and others seek to eliminate safeguards.
Last month, the California State Legislature...
Amazon’s foray into primary care may be under threat after the FTC declared it was investigating the company’s acquisition of One Medical. Officials at the agency also decided to sue data...
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Ron Wyden is digging into Medicare Advantage marketing practices that may target consumers with misleading and harmful tactics. The Senator sent letters to...
A data set released by the VA recorded 498 major incidents and 930 hours of disruptions with the Oracle Cerner EHR implementation since 2020. The latest data is another blow to the VA’s...
Late last week, CDC introduced new guidance for dealing with coronavirus cases, removing several restrictions as the number of cases continues to rise throughout the country. Revised guidance will lift...
Oracle, the owner of Cerner, went before Congress to comment on the state of the VA EHR implementation which has been delayed, error-filled, and over budget. An executive for the company explained that...
Like puzzle pieces coming together to form a picture, stakeholders from across the care continuum must come together to successfully enhance the cancer patient experience.
As a team, leaders from the...
DOJ officials are prosecuting 36 individuals linked to a telemedicine fraud ring that generated over a billion dollars in faulty Medicare claims. The defendants working throughout the United States now...
As health systems grapple with an evolving pandemic, consumer empowerment through digital tools and diversifying the workforce to care for diverse communities are at the forefront of healthcare...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are stepping up support for access to reproductive healthcare in accordance with executive action from the Biden...
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has shown the potential to revolutionize research and care delivery, but data privacy and security concerns, along with the potential for algorithmic bias,...
Senators and President Biden are looking to expand and solidify the protections of HIPAA for people seeking reproductive care and abortions after the Supreme Court dismantled Roe v. Wade. In a recent...
Alzheimer’s Disease prevention and identification may become more achievable with emerging solutions, according to Michael Racke, MD, Medical Director of Neurology at Quest Diagnostics.
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Strategic primary care investments—such as investing in sustainable EHR models and moving toward value-based care—can have an impact far beyond primary care services, according to Vivek...
A recent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report states that Cerner’s VA EHR project has generated patient safety issues and led to harm in more than one hundred instances. This is not the...
As federal authorities increasingly crack down on instances of fraud and abuse within the telehealth arena, providers need to remain vigilant about their use of the care modality as regulations...
Hospitals got a big win last week after the Supreme Court reversed a cut to the 340B Drug Pricing Program that netted several hospitals increased revenues. Justices agreed with the American Hospital...
The significant spike in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic was made possible by numerous legislative waivers that were quickly enacted as in-person care stalled. Two years later, many...
In Georgia, CMS has issued two fines totaling over $1 million to the Northside Hospital network after failing to comply with price transparency guidelines. And CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has...
