How Regulatory Ambiguity is Impeding Healthcare Innovation
America should be a global leader in healthcare. Instead, we rank last among our peers, and outmoded regulations are holding us back.
Protect Personalized, Independent Kidney Care
A pending CMS policy could cause havoc for independent kidney care facilities and patients who need life-sustaining treatments.
Using Informed Awareness to Transform Care Coordination and Improve the Clinical and Patient Experience
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
ONC Chief: New AI Transparency Rule Should Drive Higher Quality Tools & More AI Adoption
Micky Tripathi, head of The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), thinks his office’s recent rule on AI transparency will spur greater adoption of AI tools in healthcare, as well as potentially drive higher quality AI-based products.
Right-to-Repair Laws Could Threaten Healthcare Safety
Healthcare devices must be exempted from general right to repair legislation.
Stark Law Crackdown Jacks Up Fines, Settlements and Physician Pressures
Is a widened enforcement net squeezing physicians unfairly? That's the belief of one high-profile author and health policy expert.
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The Evolution of eConsent Management for Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders Data
In a discussion led by Aneesh Chopra, president of CareJourney, health tech organizations and providers discussed the protected health information (PHI) consent gaps and complex workflows impeding interoperability, and how companies such as Docusign are addressing them.
The Impact Brands: Empowering Wellness Through Natural and Holistic Solutions
In an era of escalating healthcare costs and a growing preference for natural, holistic approaches to health, The Impact Brands emerges as a collective of diverse brands dedicated to supporting overall wellness through natural means.
Shifting the Payer Landscape with Health Tech
A new eBook from HLTH and MedCity News captures how health insurers and their partners are using health tech to improve the patient experience, hea
MedCity FemFwd: What Needs To Happen to Improve Preeclampsia Rates?
In this episode, we’re joined by John Auerbach, senior vice president of federal health at consulting firm ICF. He discusses rising preeclampsia rates and how stakeholders need to act.
Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Medicare's Chronic Care Management program reduced emergency room and in-patient hospital visits and lowered total health spending, but uptake has been sluggish for a variety of reasons.
EConsent Workflows Must Evolve to Support Interoperability and Health Equity
Former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra will moderate a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET on eConsent and interoperability with DocuSign, Velatura, Mid-State Health Network and Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health.
At ViVE 2024, Panelists Share Prior Authorization Progress and Frustration in Payer Insights Program
At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.
Behavioral Health, Interoperability and eConsent: Meeting the Demands of CMS Final Rule Compliance
In a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra will moderate a discussion with executives from DocuSign, Velatura, and behavioral health providers on eConsent, health information exchange and compliance with the CMS Final Rule on interoperability.
The Price We Pay for Poor Oral Health
To ward off the worsening economic impact and escalating costs associated with neglected oral health in the U.S., we must work with policymakers and state governments to expand access to routine dental healthcare and improve dental insurance availability and service coverage for all.
Healthcare Docket: The Telehealth Boom is Inciting Action by Lawmakers and Fraudsters Alike
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic pushed telehealth to the forefront of American healthcare modalities, the genie has emerged from the lamp to quite a mixed crowd of cheerleaders and cheaters.
Required: A Commitment to Funding State Child Psychiatry Access Programs
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently described mental health as “the defining public health crisis of our time.” No crisis can be tackled without the proper tools. As the burden of mental and behavioral illness continues to rise, now is the time to invest in the future well-being of our population.
Leaders Must Better Support Military Nurses to Attract More Students to the Armed Services
When you are a military nurse, you’re not just a clinical professional, you are also a soldier. Those roles take sacrifice, resilience, and courage. I urge leaders and policymakers to consider solutions to the crisis, including creating better incentives that will bolster the pipeline of students pursuing careers as military nurses.