By Beth Haenke Just & Karen Proffitt – An overlay is one of healthcare’s most dangerous misidentification problems, in part because its infiltration into the medical record system can be so subtle that it often goes unnoticed until it’s unleashed in the form of an adverse event, HIPAA violation, or billing error.
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The transforming technology of Virtual Care from product news, to industry updates, to thought leader articles. News from Northwell Health, Banner|Aetna, VirtualMED, HealthTap, American Well, Virtual Care for Kids, Synzi Care, GlobalMed, & AHIP Institute.
This month, the Department of Health and Human Services will launch its Compliance Review Program, an audit to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules for electronic healthcare transactions.
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on the hiring and appointments include Kuma, Cross Country Healthcare, Greenway Health, HIPAA One, Global Med, Central Logic, Catasys, Inc., Microsoft Healthcare, DotCom Therapy, Inc., Spok, Inc., & Eitan Group.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is extending the public comment period by 30 days for two proposed regulations aimed at promoting the interoperability of health IT and enabling patients to electronically access their health information.
By Monica Bolbjerg MD – Most health IT solutions today focus on improving the workflows and efficiency of healthcare providers. But what about the pivotal role that patients play in achieving improved health outcomes? What happens in the patient journey during the long stretches between onsite visits?
By Matt Dumas – There is a perfect storm brewing in healthcare with trends that have combined to form tailwinds that are now poised to drive massive expansion in the home healthcare market.
By Dan Miller, MS & Mike Furukawa, PhD – When AHRQ launched its Compendium of U.S. Health Systems in 2017, we understood this groundbreaking resource would mature in ways that would provide new and unique information about trends in the Nation’s healthcare systems.
Understanding how a person’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle can help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. We are on the beat to find and report just what is happening now in Precision Medicine which includes the ONC, Insight Monk, Centene, Washington University, Orion Health, & All of Us Research Program.