By Don Rucker MD – Price transparency has become an increasing requirement for providers and payers over the last number of years, including for out-of-network costs under the No Surprises Act. CMS has been on a multi-year campaign to extend transparency throughout its programs.
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Our annual predictions continue with Interoperability in 2024. Throughout the past weeks we have been asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2024. Check out all the coverage in AI, value-based care, population health, digital health, privacy, security, access, and equality.
By Don Rucker, MD – Providers sharing data with payers has been anxiety-provoking and is often only as part of rework for appeals of denials of payment or prior authorization. Obviously, providers have been concerned that any data they give to payers would be used to lower their revenues from that payer.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Don Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer, 1upHealth who is working to solve the interoperability problem in healthcare.
Heading to HIMSS? Here are some updates and activities you might be interested in. And don’t forget to come by and say hello at our studio booth, 3700. See you in Vegas.
By Don Rucker – Across the globe, countries are making significant investments and advancements to promote the movement of electronic health information. Global health IT leaders are working collaboratively to develop, implement, and share best practices with other nations about projects that advance key elements of digital health.
ByTeresa Zayas Caban, Kevin Chaney MGS & Don Rucker MD – The accelerated use of health IT has led to exponential growth in the amount and availability of electronic health data. Despite this progress, certain research and scientific breakthroughs may…
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October that we think deserve sharing again.
By Don Rucker MD & Steven Posnack MS MHS – National Health IT Week is the perfect time to reflect on our collective success since last year. The health information technology (health IT) landscape has dramatically evolved since the first National Health IT Week in 2006.