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Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps
The Confidentiality Coalition and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has sent a letter to the secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services voicing concerns about the potential misuse of patient health information by unregulated thir…
Methodist Health System and AKASA partnered to automate the revenue cycle
Jeff Francis, CFO and vice president of Finance for Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska, worked with Amy Raymond, head of Revenue Cycle Operations at AKASA, for unified automation of the health system’s revenue cycle that tied into its Cerner EHR.
AHA urges Congress to provide additional relief to hospitals beyond the $175B in the CARES Act
The American Hospital Association wants Congress to allocate additional provider relief funds beyond the original $175 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
The AHA is not asking Congress for a specific dollar amount.
HHS is giving providers $413 million in relief fund payments
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund payments is going to more than 3,600 providers across the country.
Early-warning system for sepsis saves lives at University of Missouri Health Care
The use of algorithms has saved lives at the University of Missouri Health Care.
The health system put in place an early-warning system tied to the EHR to alert rapid-response teams of a patient’s risk for developing sepsis, a life-threatening infection.
The biggest trends in healthcare are hospital care at home and the widening labor gap
During HIMSS22, Philips gave its top predictions for the future of healthcare systems over the next three years based on labor market trends and the expansion of hospital-at-home services.
Roy Jakobs, chief business leader of Connected Care at Philips,…
Cerner and RevSpring partner on omnichannel patient-engagement platform
RevSpring and Cerner are expanding their partnership through omnichannel payment solutions to boost performance and patient engagement.
More than 1,500 Cerner customers can access RevSpring’s PersonaPay, Talksoft and IVR Advantage solutions, to streaml…
The stigma of mental health has to go away, says Michael Phelps
Multiple gold medal winner Michael Phelps walked onto the stage at HIMSS22 to a strong round of applause from a full house in the Valencia Ballroom in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Phelps, the closing keynote on Friday, brought a mess…
Digital transformation requires staff buy-in for a seamless flow of information
To get staff on board with digital transformation, everyone who will be using the system must be included in decision-making, according to Dr. John Chessare, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Healthcare System.
How it usually wo…
Health inequity solutions require data, analytics and awareness turned into action
ORLANDO – A panel of provider, payer and tech experts speaking at HIMSS22 went beyond the issue of health equity to address ways their organizations are tracking and helping to solve gaps.
An engaged crowd asked numerous questions after the session “Ad…
