HIMSS Media editors discuss health tech’s role in the world’s response to the coronavirus.
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Thousands of uninsured kidney disease patients strain Texas emergency departments
Care staff is often required to shift time and resources away from other patients to treat those with a life-threatening need for dialysis treatment.
CMS offers proposed rule on Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
The proposed rule promotes changes such as incorporating outpatient hip and knee replacements into the episode of care definition.
Oscar Health offers $3 a month drug prescriptions
The formulary includes about 100 drugs, including insulin, and is expected to expand.
Highmark launches technology-enabled opioid treatment program in West Virginia
When opioid dependent patients are on medication-assisted treatments, health-related costs decrease by $20,000 annually, according to Bright Heart Health.
Hospitals with internationally trained nurses have a more stable, educated nursing workforce
In the U.S., recruiting internationally educated nurses is addressing the ongoing nursing shortages.
Estimates place Medicare for All savings at $450B and 68,000 lives annually as Democrats debate health policy
In addition to the savings, the proposal has the potential to prevent about 68,000 deaths per year, though implementation costs would be high.
Reducing use of low-value tests helps health systems make best use of their dollars
More substantive improvements occurred in Canada as compared to the U.S. suggesting recommendations work best with policy change.
Managed care, revenue cycle performance strategies critical to increasing payer yields
Understanding contract loopholes, and being self-advocates during negotiations, can help community hospitals increase their collections.
More than $2 billion in fraud recoveries collected from healthcare companies last year
Providers warned to stay vigilant as financial and political incentives remain strong to bring False Claims Act cases.
