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Double and triple booked provider schedules are overwhelming office staff
1. With patients now flooding into provider offices after some patients delayed care, front and back office provider staff are reportedly overwhelmed. The mix of manual and electronic processes was already a struggle prior to COVID-19. Could you please…
Workflow can determine whether technology is a burden or benefit to physicians
Technology is a known benefit and burden for physicians.
So when Ludi, Inc. CEO and founder Gail Peace introduced a new software designed to help physicians log their time, she went to their offices to observe how they used the new technology and how i…
Hospitals are not complying with price transparency rule, two studies find
Recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and the American Journal of Managed Care show that most of the hospitals sampled are not complying with the January 1 mandate to post their negotiated rates with payers.
New School of Nursing facility is aimed at alleviating rural nursing shortage
Institutions of higher education play a key role in addressing disparities caused by nursing shortages, according to Anne Heyen, an assistant teaching professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and lead author of a new study looking at shortages in…
MediRegs taps into physician demand for standardized telehealth care
Physicians are looking for guidance on telehealth, including updated regulatory and reimbursement policy.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra calls ACA decision a victory for those with preexisting conditions
ACA’s “improbable rescue” is the “third installment of epic Affordable Care Act trilogy,” says Justice Samuel Alito, writing the minority decision.
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in a decision released this morning.
The Republican state plaintiffs, led by Texas, have failed to show they have standing to attack as unconstitutional the ACA’s minimum es…
Payers focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning
More than half of executives believe startups will lead the way in driving technology innovation, facilitated by government policies and regulations.
Anthem joins CivicaScript initiative to lower the cost of certain generic drugs
Civica Rx, the non-profit organization founded in 2018 by health systems Intermountain, the Mayo Clinic, Providence St. Joseph Health and others to address generic drug shortages and high costs, has announced the addition of Anthem to its initiative.
Federal judge dismisses anti-vax lawsuit brought by Houston Methodist employees
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees at Houston Methodist Hospital who had sought an injunction against the hospital’s mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination.
