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How one CIO built a COVID-19 data collection system from the ground up
When the number of COVID-19 cases began ramping up in California as they did elsewhere across the country in March 2020, San Francisco Department of Public Health CIO Eric Raffin was tasked with tracking cases, test counts and hospitalizations.
Using technology to align incentives across the care continuum
Care coordination is key in acute care as well as for patients making the transition from hospital to home, or to an assisted living facility, or even back to the primary care provider for follow-up.
AHA warns hospitals of potential cyberattacks due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The American Hospital Association is warning U.S. hospitals of potential cyberattacks due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
CDC relaxes indoor mask guidance, including for schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relaxing indoor mask standards, including for schools, for the 70% of communities deemed to have medium or low COVID-19 levels.
CMS changing direct contracting to an ACO gets mixed reaction
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has redesigned its Medicare Direct Contracting Model to an Accountable Care Organization model focused on health equity.
The ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model will replace th…
Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare
The Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit to stop the $13 billion merger between UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare.
The complaint was filed today by the DOJ and Attorneys General in Minnesota and New York, in the U.S. District Court f…
More than 4,100 providers will get $560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments this week
More than 4,1000 providers will receive $560 million in Provider Relief Fund payments this week.
Hint Health rolls out value-based primary care direct contracting network
Hint Health is rolling out a nationwide network to provide direct contracting between employers and primary care providers, bypassing traditional insurance in the PCP market.
Hint Connect is providing employers a single point of access to hundreds of i…
Healthcare groups want advance notice on the end of PHE and Medicaid provisions
Payer groups are asking Congress for a 90-day notice prior to the end of the public health emergency because of what it means for current Medicaid enrollees who could lose coverage.
DOJ has until February 27 to block Change and UnitedHealth merger
The Department of Justice has until Saturday, February 27 to block the merger between UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on February 17.
