rickdagley

Author's posts

Your stories: COVID-19 takes over our lives

Now in the fourth week of publishing comments, readers tell us how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting their practice, their health and their finances.

To combat COVID-19, FCC’s Ajit Pai proposes $200M telehealth investment program

The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren’t pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.

A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Read the full post on News Feed

ACO implementation program Caravan Health looks to digital with acquisition of Wellpepper

Caravan has acquired the startup’s tech, staff and customers.

AMA launches new playbook to help providers with digital record sharing

AMA officials say the playbook aims to dispel some of the "myths and misconceptions from an array of complex federal and state laws surrounding patient electronic access to medical information."

Tech optimization: Keeping financial IT humming

Targeting CIOs, CFOs and other health IT leaders, five healthcare financial information systems experts offer best practices for bettering finance IT performance.

Mayo Clinic names first chief digital officer

Rita Khan, who comes to the health system from UnitedHealthcare, will guide digital strategy and spearhead the launch of Mayo’s new Center for Digital Health.

Aledade touts cost saving successes of its ACOs

The company, founded by former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Farzad Mostashari, says advanced analytics are helping its accountable care organizations drive big efficiencies.

Cerner partners with Simplee on price transparency

It will add Simplee’s financial engagement platform to its revenue cycle portfolio and incorporate its billing tools into its consumer-facing technology.

Allscripts pays $145 million to settle Practice Fusion civil and criminal investigation

Despite reporting strong second quarter bookings increases of 31% over the previous year, Allscripts had a second quarter net loss of $150 million.