Operations
It has expanded its product portfolio in states where it already does business, including Florida, California, Colorado and North Carolina.
CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure concurs with the recommendation and says CMS will further review capital payment methodology.
Spending for services and treatment was disproportionately higher for white people than for other racial and ethnic groups, JAMA says.
Meanwhile, Ohio-based Memorial Health System struggles to get back online after a ransomware attack.
Dean Health Plan is a subsidiary of Catholic not-for-profit integrated health system SSM Health.
Funds to pilot new telehealth services, track outcomes and publish research will establish an evidence base for future telehealth programs.
Heidi West discusses telehealth/hybrid in-person care, the communities that could suffer without virtual care and the remaining obstacles to mainstreaming telemedicine.
HIMSS21
The two former governors (one a current gubernatorial candidate) had lots to say about COVID-19 crisis response, vaccine hesistancy, Medicaid expansion, hospital staffing shortages and other healthcare challenges.
HIMSS21
The national coordinator for health IT laid out some of ONC's priorities under the Biden-Harris administration and explained why he thinks "info blocking" needs a rename.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says hospital and long-term care staff will be required to get vaccinated by September 27.