Revenue Cycle and Payer News 9-24-2019
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from Anthem, Humana, Medica, Cigna, AHIP, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and more.
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HHS Awards $9M to Develop New Models to Improve Obstetrics Care in Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded nearly $9 million to launch the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) program.
Chip Is In, Swipe Is Almost Out: Why EMV Continues to Grow
By Noah Dermer – We’ve come a far way since the EMV fraud liability shift went into effect four years ago in October 2015. Since then, swiping cards has almost become a thing of the past. Consumers have come to expect chip-enabled payment cards for…
Telemedicine News & Updates 9-17-2019
The latest in telehealth and telemedicine news from American Telemedicine Association, AmericanWell, Doctor on Demand, Eagle Telemedicine, InTouch Health, OTTO Health, SOC Telemed, Teladoc Health, VSee, WellSpan Health and more.
Outcomes-Based Certification – Coming to a Module Near You!
By Charlie Goldberg – Upon returning home from last month’s Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference in Chicago, I took the opportunity to reflect on how things have changed since attending the conference in 2002 and how CMS, states and vendors continue to face…
The AI Advantage: How to Improve Palliative Care in A Value-based World
By Abhinav Shashank – Battling with chronic life-limiting illness results in extreme pain, discomfort, and physical as well as mental stress. Even when there is no permanent cure available to treat the disease, palliative care can bring some respite to the patients.
Analysis: How Your Beloved Hospital Helps To Drive Up Health Care Costs
By Elisabeth Rosenthal – As voters fume about the high cost of health care, politicians have been targeting two well-deserved villains: pharmaceutical companies, whose prices have risen more than inflation, and insurers, who pay their executives millions in salaries while raising premiums and deductibles.
Healthcare CFO Report
When it comes to healthcare financial and payment matters, value-based care, and policy here is what is being reported and talked about from AllScripts, Rock Health, Cigna, Community Health Systems and more.
Transforming the Payer Space: CTO Talk with Lee Green at BCBS Massachusetts
New CTO Talk episode NOW on Demand with host Matt Ferrari. Matt talks to Lee Green, Chief Architect at BCBS Massachusetts. Lee joined me for a lively and informative conversation around cloud transformation in the payer space.