While showing minor improvements over the years, EHR systems consistently failed to detect errors that could injure or kill patients.
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Cigna is waiving copays, deductibles and coinsurance for primary, specialty and behavioral care
Customers who were eligible to pick a Medicare Advantage plan earlier this year, but could not because of the pandemic, are entitled to a special enrollment period.
COVID-19 impact on hospitals worse than previously estimated
Factors such as how many patients would need ICU treatment, average length of stay and fatality risk are straining hospital resources.
COVID-19 has accelerated adoption of non-contact patient monitoring technology, says Frost & Sullivan analysis
Report predicts shift away from wearables to video analytics and mobile platforms.
Insurers face uncertainty in setting 2021 premiums
Insurers need to project the future cost of delayed elective procedures and total expenses of COVID-19 care.
More than half of patients feel somewhat safe about returning for elective procedures
Patients and families want to know what has changed from when they were told to stay at home.
Community Care Cooperative launches $5 million campaign to boost telehealth for health centers fighting COVID-19
C3 said that telehealth capability is needed in order to better fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and will better serve patients when the crisis passes.
Montefiore Health System using tech to scale population health management strategies
Predictive analytics and natural language processing have helped the system improve readmission, utilization and quality metrics.
University of Virginia Health System emphasizing community-first approach to social determinants of health
With the help of natural language processing and predictive capabilities, UVA Health has forged community partnerships during a time of need.
Three ways providers get HIPAA right of access wrong
In their HIMSS20 Digital session, privacy policy experts Deven McGraw and Jodi Daniel offer a deeper look at digital patient-access, the APIs that enable it – and the mistakes healthcare organizations make when providing medical records.
