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Methodist Hospital of Southern California uses automated contact tracing to contain COVID-19
The formerly two-week manual contact tracing process was reduced to minutes with new technology.
Hospital price-setting would have the most impact in reducing healthcare spending
Although RAND said price regulation is the most effective way to reduce spending, the researchers said this method has the most opposition.
Biden chooses Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Brooks-LaSure formerly worked for the Obama Administration within CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Leading health systems form Truveta to aggregate and sell anonymized patient data
The platform will use machine learning and AI to take billions of clinical data points provided by the health systems for searchable health insights.
California taps Blue Shield to oversee an equitable vaccine distribution plan
Biden administration begins process to end Medicaid work requirements
CMS cited the economic and health impacts of the pandemic, which make it difficult for Medicaid recipients to fulfill the work requirements.
CMS opens special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act
As many as 3 million people lost their employer-based coverage between March and September of 2020.
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago files for bankruptcy after months of losses
During the first six months of FY 2021, Mercy lost an average of $5 million a month.
The role of health systems in empowering communities
Organizations must reorient to care for patients in and out of the clinical setting, according to Anjali Taneja, executive director of Casa de Salud.
RWJBarnabas furthers partnership with Rutgers University by joining clinical practices
