By Bob McNellis, MPH, PA – I was recently recalling a trip to a national conference in Boston where I crossed paths with a fellow physician assistant who was working in a primary care practice. “Becoming a medical home was the hardest thing we ever did…
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By Noah Dermer – When new technologies and methodologies enter the healthcare payments industry, they can create quite the buzz. Two that I’ve been hearing a lot about recently are credit checks in healthcare and contactless payments.
By Tyler Williams – Did you know that nearly half of all emergency care is uncompensated? Are you aware that one in five patients treated in the emergency department has no insurance or clear method of reimbursement?
This is our ongoing reporting on how AI is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward which include Xconomy, Syft, Tampa General Hosp., Secure Exchange Solutions, GLHC, Veeva Systems, UCHealth, AHA, & the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challange.
By Chris Muir & Brett Coughlin – We recently checked in with ClinicalBox and Lowell General Hospital about their progress since being selected as one of six winners of ONC’s 2015 Market Research and Development (R&D) Pilot Challenge in 2015.
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from Humana, WellCare Health Plans, Aetna, Cigna, AHIP, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and more.
By Kermit Randa – Value-based care, consumerism, and the pressure to strengthen balance-sheets demand a new breed of healthcare finance leader. A recent Black Book survey shows that a more intense focus on leveraging digital technologies and advanced analytics is….
CMS released two reports, the Early 2019 Effectuated Enrollment Report and the Trends in Subsidized and Unsubsidized Enrollment Report. These reports provide information on the stability of the individual health insurance market during the 2018 plan year…
By Dr. Lisa Ide – Today I want to talk about something that I as an individual, and we as a healthcare industry, think a lot about: social determinants of health. Let’s start by answering the basics: what are “social determinants of health”?