How Kaiser Permanente Consolidated 12 EHRs into 2
Kaiser Permanente consolidated 12 EHR instances across California into two in a matter of hours…
How Kaiser Permanente Consolidated 12 EHRs into 2
Kaiser Permanente consolidated 12 EHR instances across California into two in a matter of hours without disrupting patient care. This project has simplified clinical workflows and improved data consistency, as well as provided a rare example of EHR consolidation executed successfully at scale, said Neil Cowles, the health system’s chief information and technology officer. The…
BioMarin’s Presence in Rare Enzyme Disorders Grows With $4.8B Amicus Therapeutics Acquisition
BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics is a marriage of two rare disease biotech companies. Amicus’s two commercialized products, for the enzyme deficiencies Fabry disease and Pompe disease, are each projected to become blockbuster sellers. The post BioMarin’s Presence in Rare Enzyme Disorders Grows With $4.8B Amicus Therapeutics Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
State Exchange Directors Seeing Consumers’ Fears — In Real Time — About Obamacare Premium Hikes
I’ve been checking on the progress of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season, which is happening as Congress continues to debate whether to extend the subsidies that have given consumers extra help paying their health insurance premiums. The story drew responses from readers facing large cost increases if these enhanced subsidies expire. They wrote…
Codoxo Raises $35M to Prevent Healthcare Payment Errors
Codoxo’s funding was led by CVS Health Ventures and included participation from Echo Health Ventures, Sands Capital and 111 West Capital. The post Codoxo Raises $35M to Prevent Healthcare Payment Errors appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS’ LEAD Model Seeks to Address ACO REACH’s Limitations
ACO model includes 10-year pathway toward sustainable benchmarks and capitated population-based payments to support team-based care
Bringing Joy Back to Healthcare: The Power of Accountable Partnerships
Healthcare organizations must orient their models around outcomes rather than technology and capabilities alone — and that can be done through novel accountable partnerships built on a care enablement platform. The post Bringing Joy Back to Healthcare: The Power of Accountable Partnerships appeared first on MedCity News.
Empathy Meets Efficiency: How AI is Transforming Medicare Call Centers
AI voice agents can improve call center customer service – here are some things to consider when exploring options. The post Empathy Meets Efficiency: How AI is Transforming Medicare Call Centers appeared first on MedCity News.
Judge in Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case Gives Families Fresh Hope of Compensation for Injuries, Deaths
A bankruptcy judge blocked an attempt by a nursing home chain’s primary investor to shield himself from settlement payments and liability in lawsuits alleging hundreds of patient injuries and deaths, encouraging those pursuing millions in damages. Genesis HealthCare, once the nation’s largest nursing home chain, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy in July with a…
States Advance Medical Debt Protections as Federal Support Turns to Opposition
Lawmakers in several states are working to expand medical debt protections for patients, even after the Trump administration reversed course and told states they don’t have authority to take action on credit reporting. In Alaska and Michigan, legislators are nonetheless advancing bills to keep medical debt off consumer credit reports. The attorneys general of California…
Guns Marketed for Personal Safety Fuel Public Health Crisis in Black Communities
PHILADELPHIA — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine. “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.” He is anchored by his…
