Now, more than ever, healthcare organizations must strive to innovate to ensure continuous patient care delivery while keeping medical staff safe. The post Healthcare Organizations Can, and Should, Provide Continuous Patient Care with the Right Technology appeared first on MedCity News.
Young adults, particularly those ages 18-25, are more likely to be covered as dependents than adults overall (72% vs. 32%). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most employer plans to allow young adults to remain on a parent’s plan until age 26.
KFF’s 2024 Women’s Health Survey finds that women aren’t fully aware that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurance plans to cover the full cost of recommended preventive health care services – especially contraception.
Through Evvy’s vaginal microbiome test, consumers can now receive insights on fertility. The vaginal microbiome is often overlooked when it comes to fertility, according to Priyanka Jain, CEO and co-founder of Evvy. The post Evvy Launches Fertility Insights Offering Via Vaginal Microbiome Test appeared first on MedCity News.
Beth Israel’s Terrance Lee, M.D., M.P.H., and Boston Children’s Hospital’s Chase Parsons, D.O., share their experiences with their go-live processes
Too often, the very systems meant to provide flexibility and control are undermined by delayed reimbursements, fragmented data, and a lack of transparency across the ecosystem. Solving this isn’t about tweaking the status quo, it requires a full redesign. The post Innovative Strategies to Enhance Financial Predictability for Self-Funded Employers appeared first on MedCity News.
To overcome challenges and ensure that RPM reaches its full potential, both providers and payers need to implement several key strategies — and technology is a key component to making everything easier on all organizations. The post Remote Patient Monitoring Works … What are Payers and Providers Waiting for? appeared first on MedCity News.
Proposed changes in eligibility rules in both SNAP and Medicaid may jeopardize some people’s access to both adequate food and health care if various provisions of the bill take effect, in part because there is a significant overlap in eligibility requirements for Medicaid and SNAP across states. Four in 10 (40%) Medicaid enrollees receive SNAP…
By MATTHEW HOLT If health policy wonks believe anything it’s that primary care is a good thing. In theory we should all have strong relationships with our primary care doctors. They should navigate us around the health system and be arriving on our doorsteps like Marcus Welby MD when needed. Wonks like me believe that…
Samsung announced plans to acquire Xealth, a startup that helps hospitals integrate digital tools into clinical workflows, as part of its broader push into U.S. healthcare. The deal reflects growing provider demand for tech solutions and comes amid newfound optimism in the digital health exit market. The post Samsung Deepens Healthcare Bet With Xealth Acquisition…