CMS recently issued a statement saying that it’s continuing the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program but is leaving the door open for potential changes. Experts weighed in on what changes could be made and what changes they would like to see. The post Could the Trump Administration Change the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program? appeared…
[Sponsored] A webinar sponsored by Verato and scheduled for June 17 from 1 pm to 2 pm ET will explore how a unified identity strategy, spanning patients, providers, and emerging solutions enabling accurate attribution, strengthens interoperability, and ultimately drives VBC success. Register today! The post The Identity Gap Undermining Value-Based Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Ensuring buy-in from end users is critical to hospitals’ AI success. To achieve buy-in, hospitals should start by adopting AI tools that address the problems that physicians and nurses have identified as most important to them, said Rohit Chandra, chief digital officer at Cleveland Clinic. The post Cleveland Clinic Digital Chief: Pick AI Problems That…
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Kyna Fong, Ph.D., Elation Health’s co-founder and CEO, says providers face issues of cost and complexity with EHR add-ons
When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in Terryville, a village just outside Bristol, Connecticut. “I don’t understand it.” Wood, 52,…
KFF’s Health Tracking Poll looks at public awareness and support for ACA Marketplace subsidies and finds that most adults are unaware the subsidies are set to expire soon. Three in four say Congress should extend the subsidies and support persists despite hearing counter arguments.
Certify’s $40 million round was led by Transformation Capital, and included support from General Catalyst, Upfront Ventures and SemperVirens. The post Certify Raises $40M To Advance Healthcare Provider Data Infrastructure appeared first on MedCity News.
This is forcing brokers to rethink how they serve clients and how their businesses continue to grow without sacrificing service. The post As Health Costs Hit Record Highs, Brokers Face a Structural Test appeared first on MedCity News.
by EMMA PAYNE Grief is expensive. In addition to the significant human impacts, research shows that bereavement leads to a 20%-30% increase in health care utilization. Grief is also common. While we may not like to talk about it, 37% of Americans are grieving a recent death. The U.S. averaged 3.26 million deaths per year…