Category: Healthcare Finance News

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.

Insurers are refunding surplus revenues now, rather than later

Insurers will be issuing a total of about $2.7 billion in refunds, estimates the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Deciding what to measure can make all the difference in patient experience, outcomes

Pointing data-gathering efforts in the right direction holds the potential to deliver better value-based care.

Four Chicago hospitals call off merger due to lack of state help, with service cuts predicted

A lack of funding from the state means the four South Side hospitals will come up short in their plans to establish a new health system.