[Sponsored] A webinar on Thursday, January 22 at 1pm ET will discuss the findings of the AI Index in RCM report, published by MedCity News and sponsored by Smarter Technologies. The post What Do Medical Practices Want from Revenue Cycle Management Tech? appeared first on MedCity News.
ORANGE, California — Una mañana reciente, Carmen Basu, abrigada con una chaqueta roja y una bufanda de lana, se paró frente a la sede del plan de salud local, luego de recoger alimentos gratuitos. Había traído a su esposo, a su hijo adolescente y a su suegra de 79 años para que la ayudaran. Tomaron…
The ruling, which limits federal agencies’ power to interpret ambiguous laws, now leaves crucial legislation like the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act vulnerable to court challenges, potentially unraveling years of hard-won progress. The post Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Threatens Decades of Progress in Access to Mental Health Care appeared first on MedCity News.
This is part 2 of Jeff Goldsmith’s history of managed care. If you missed it read Part 1 By JEFF GOLDSMITH The late 1990s crash of HMOs opened the door to a major consolidation of the health insurance market controlled largely by national and super-regional health plans. While HMOs by no means disappeared post-backlash, the…
SIKESTON, Mo. — For residents of Sikeston, as for Black Americans around the country, speaking openly about experiences with racial violence can be taboo and, in some cases, forbidden. As a child, Larry McClellon’s mother told him not to ask too many questions about the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright in their hometown of Sikeston….
Here they are: Human-centric by design. The development and use of AI technologies align with ethical and human-centric values.Risk-based approach. The development and use of AI technologies follow a risk-based approach with proportionate validation, risk mitigation, and oversight based on the context of use and determined model risk.Adherence to standards. AI technologies adhere to relevant…
London-based GHO Capital and Singapore-based CBC Group plan to merge in a deal that would create what the firms describe as the “world’s largest dedicated healthcare investment firm.” GHO has $10.5 billion assets under management, and CBC has $10.8 billion in assets under management. The post GHO Capital, CBC Group Combine to Form $21B Healthcare…
More than a decade ago, Medtronic announced that a pivotal trial testing its renal denervation system had failed. Though it got approved later, reimbursement has been elusive. All that might change this year. The post Is Medtronic On the Cusp of Rewriting the Story of Renal Denervation? appeared first on MedCity News.
While AI continues to advance, the healthcare industry requires a level of accuracy, understanding, and confidentiality that only well-trained human transcriptionists can consistently provide. The post The Human Touch: Why Human Transcriptionists Still Outperform AI in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief focuses on consumers’ understanding of health insurance costs and examines existing federal protections that seek to address barriers to understanding the cost of coverage and care, such as price transparency, self-service price estimator tools, and simplifying cost-sharing designs.