Nearly half of people covered by Michigan’s expanded Medicaid program felt that their physical health improved in the first year or two after enrollment.
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AHIP, healthcare organizations, advocate for federal standard to prevent surprise medical bills
Millions of consumers receiving surprise medical bills blame their insurer or provider.
Why healthcare revenue cycle careers are heating up for millennials
About two-thirds of millennials in revenue cycle jobs are satisfied with their roles, though many said they would consider other career opportunities.
Steward Health Care Network workflow automation yields 161% increase in care coordination
The problem was the web of multiple EMRs that complicated the process and created dramatic variances in the way referrals were processed in the primary care and specialist office.
As many as 1 in 6 healthcare workers are immigrants, JAMA shows
Employment in the healthcare industry is expected to grow about 18 percent over the next eight years, and foreign-born workers will likely help fill the gap.
CMS finalizes rule on risk adjustment for 2018
Final rule allows insurers to get funds and sustain premiums for a more stable ACA market.
The biggest challenge recruiting IT talent? Convincing them tech work in healthcare can be meaningful
Jefferson Health’s Robert Neff
The first health insurance company to master blockchain will ‘rule,’ expert says
Blockchain will eventually connect payers not only to providers, but to pharmacists in an end-to-end transaction from the first encounter to post-op care.
Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout
Common causes of EHR-related stress include too little time for documentation, time spent at home managing records and tricky user interfaces.
ACA enrollment down 11.2 percent, with one week left to go
Of the 3.2 million consumers selecting plans, 75 percent are renewing their coverage.
