Policy and Legislation
HIMSS23
Because health organizations are paid by capitation, incentives are aligned to keep the patient healthy, says Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services.
The concern is that the QBP overpays MA organizations and does not encourage quality improvement or help beneficiaries select plans.
The move makes South Dakota the 39th state, along with Washington, D.C., to adopt the ACA's Medicaid expansion.
HIMSS23
Hospitals can adapt by rolling out FHIR APIs for patient access, says ZeOmega associate VP of interoperability strategy Michael Gould and VP of advanced analytics Pravin Pant.
If a healthcare provider is out of compliance with CMS requirements, OIG may refer the matter to CMS.
HIMSS23
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is a think tank around health policy in the state, says Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.
Medicare will cover drugs with traditional FDA approval when a physician and clinical team participates in a registry.
HIMSS23
HIMSS23 saw the launch of the Native American Indigenous People's Community and next year, says Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, "we hope to have an even louder voice in international engagement."
In the nine months following the Dobbs decision, an average of 2,849 fewer abortions were provided in the U.S. each month.
The science is there, but not the capital to get certain drugs to market. That means choices are being made, one says.