By Steve Siegel – As Americans’ life expectancy increases, so does their likelihood of undergoing major surgery at some point in their lives. Knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is poised for a significant surge, projected to increase from 790,000 surgeries per year to 3.48 million by 2030.
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By Avinash Shanbhag & Adam Wong – The draft action plan serves as a single resource for federal agencies and anyone else in the health IT community looking for the FHIR-based capabilities being used today by the federal government. Feedback on the action plan is being accepted through Nov. 25.
By James Bouchard – Gather top, innovative healthcare organizations and supply chain leaders in the same place for two days and one thing becomes clear. Age-old procurement strategies are no longer working for the growing demands and pressures faced by health systems every day.
By Sarah Mendiola – Claims denials are an issue that do not merely take a financial toll on healthcare providers; they create a ripple effect that delays payment, eats up staff time and resources, and worsens the patient experience.
Joshua Liu MD explains if having access to AI Co-Pilots will help or hurt medical training.
By Devin Partida – Healthcare is constantly evolving, which means the demand for more advanced and efficient EHR systems grows stronger. Implementing these systems can be costly, but grants offer a valuable solution to alleviate financial barriers.
By Julie Schulz MD MPH – In addition to being one of the top 10 causes of death in the United States, chronic kidney disease is a significant driver of cost for commercial insurance and Medicare. However, significant costs can be avoided with earlier detection, better quality care, and aligned physician incentives.
By Ram Krishnan – As part of a broader movement across healthcare to improve patient outcomes while reducing costs, behavioral health has seen a shift toward value-based care incentivizing providers to deliver high-quality and efficient care by linking payment to patient health outcomes.
By Julie Appleby – Suspicions that U.S. consumers’ personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act marketplace in August.