What do the KGB and the former CEO of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have in common? Eugene Litvak. The Soviet intelligence agency and the children’s hospital have each separately looked to the Ukrainian émigré with a PhD in mathematics for help. He turned down the KGB, but Litvak saved Cincinnati Children’s Hospital more than $100 million…
Recognizing its vulnerability to cybercrime, the healthcare industry continues to prioritize cybersecurity. Here are some areas where organizations should be focusing their efforts. The post Battling Ransomware: How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Cybersecurity to Protect Patient Data appeared first on MedCity News.
Impact Advisors’ Lisa Bragg explains why health systems might consider fine-tuning the EHR’s role in clinical and revenue cycle processes
In its final operational year, OneCare Vermont said it is committed to supporting its participant network in achieving shared cost and quality goals
This brief provides five key facts on Medicaid and immigrants as context for understanding the potential impacts of policy changes under the Trump administration.
Pennant Group CIO Bryant Saxon describes benefits of building integrations with Scripps Health, John Muir Health and Hartford Healthcare
HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nation’s top research facilities, here in southwestern Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. It’s a reflection of the long-standing tension caused by Rocky Mountain Laboratories’ improbable location in this conservative, blue-collar town of 5,000 that was…
Medicaid is under threat — again. Republicans, who narrowly control Congress, are pushing proposals that could sharply cut funding to the government health insurance program for poor and disabled Americans, as a way to finance President Donald Trump’s agenda for tax cuts and border security. Democrats, hoping to block the GOP’s plans and preserve Medicaid…
CMS sets timeline for Medicaid SDP payment reductions and compliance
Families USA led a letter urging the new Congress, which was sworn in on Jan. 3, to protect Medicaid. The post Over 300 Organizations Call on New Congress to Safeguard and Strengthen Medicaid appeared first on MedCity News.