The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two different funding initiatives to improve healthcare nationwide. The first, $90 million, will support data analysis at community health...
The tides appear to be changing with regard to healthcare mergers and acquisitions in both federal courts and the court of public opinion.
Interoperability Holding Back Healthcare Digital...
With a legal battle looming with the Department of Justice and major provider associations shouting foul, Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group have extended the merger deadline to year's...
Google continues its push into healthcare, this time with applications of artificial intelligence to improve cardiovascular and maternal health.
Google AI Efforts to Focus on Heart, Maternal...
A recent report from the Office of the Investigator General detailed multiple issues that the VA experienced in a pilot test of its new EHR software. The report found critical problems with the...
Telehealth was instrumental to the healthcare industry's response to the coronavirus pandemic, but telehealth providers are coming face to face with unrealistic patient expectations, leading to...
This week, in Orlando, FL, senior executives from healthcare providers and payer organizations are sharing their technology accomplishments and new product developments.
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf opened the conference Tuesday by highlighting the...
A new grant issued by the NIH will take advantage of EHRs and machine learning to diagnose a life-threatening circulatory disease better.
In Congress, the omnibus spending package will boost access to...
Legislators have been active recently, introducing two new bills to modernize healthcare. One bill seeks to modernize HIPAA and data privacy in the industry, while the other seeks to extend telehealth...
Last week, a bipartisan group of Congress members issued a letter to the White House urging an investigation into price gouging occurring among nurse staffing agencies. Congress also sent another...
Organizations are urging Congress to reinstate pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services in an effort to help patients. Also in the nation’s capital, the VA will implement a Google...
The pandemic continues to wear on the psyche, increasing stress, fatigue, and a general sense of malaise. But telehealth is removing obstacles to mental healthcare.
Telehealth Use Dips Overall,...
This new year presents a very unique opportunity in the history of healthcare technology and cybersecurity.
“The last two years, while they've certainly been tragic and very...
Newly discovered vulnerabilities in Apache’s Log4j software library are threatening healthcare systems that rely on the technology. HHS is addressing the issue with new guidance and warnings....
Not only have healthcare executives warmed to the use of artificial intelligence, but they are also eager for the technology to improve patient outcomes within the next few years.
Healthcare...
Legislation introduced by a group of bipartisan representatives intends to expand telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries regardless of geography. Additionally, both chambers of Congress passed a...
The pandemic telehealth boom will be supported by $23 million of research money from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, but in Florida, the technology is showing vulnerability to fraud...
What is the future of telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries? Data shows utilization skyrocketed between 2019 and 2020.
Medicare Telehealth Use Reached New Heights in 2020
In one year, telehealth...
The FCC and HHS both announced funding initiatives in the past week. The FCC will spend $700 million to expand rural broadband access and result in better telehealth opportunities for dispersed...
Despite increased utilization and spending under Medicare, individuals with sickle cell disease are not seeing a reduction in mortality rates.
Low-Income Areas Tied to Poor Care Access,...
