Susan Morse
HIMSS19: Leveraging technology to improve prior authorization...
NYU Langone embedded a provider-facing screening question into the EHR admission process that was cosigned on admission and at discharge by the attendant of record.
Plans are for the 1.2 million employees of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, with no current intent to sell to broader market.
Community Oncology Alliance commends proposal to overhaul what it calls secretive drug rebate system that drives list prices higher.
Under the proposal, drugs would be chosen that have the lowest price, not the ones that offer the highest rebate.
Cigna's acquisition of current pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts helped spur the early launch.
The system's pharmacy team conducts a targeted gene panel for medication metabolism for psychiatry, pain and oncology, among other conditions.
For the first time, MA plans may lower cost sharing for drugs such as Naloxone, to treat opioid overdoses.
A microtargeting initiative used consumer data, analytics and outreach that asked toothpaste preferences, for instance.
Network will eventually be open to new members for secure digital sharing of healthcare information.