Organizations are each expanding services to address non-medical factors that can have a significant impact on individual and population health.
Category: Health Insurance
Hospitals gearing up to deploy more medical transcription tools
Growing digital transformation, as well as increasing adoption of web-based services over conventional analog devices, is fueling demand for more modern technologies, according to research reports.
States Attacking ACA Would Hurt Most If Shield On Preexisting Conditions Were Axed
A coalition of Republican states has launched a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act, including provisions requiring insurers to offer coverage to people with preexisting conditions without raising rates. An analysis shows that some of these states have the highest proportion of such residents.
Staggering Prices Slow Insurers’ Coverage Of CAR-T Cancer Therapy
Some state Medicaid programs are not paying for the procedures, and Medicare’s complicated payment rates have hospitals concerned that it will not cover all the costs.
Racial, gender disparities in Boston hospital executives echo national trends in diversity and wage gap
New research found that 80 percent of the 103 clinical department heads at six major teaching hospitals are men, and almost 90 percent are white.
Tennessee hospitals generate more than $18 billion for state economy
New data from states including Tennessee and Connecticut highlight the importance of helping sustain community well being.
Hospitals must overcome these challenges to transition from fee for service to value-based care
Executives must address redundant services, lengthy claims processing and reimbursement cycles, among others.
Office of Inspector General to HHS: Make former Secretary Tom Price pay back $341,000 in travel costs
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price did not comply with federal regulations for chartered aircraft and other government travel, OIG says.
Hospitals vs. outpatient clinics: Who causes more unplanned patient readmissions?
New research found that the length of time after which a patient returns to the hospital reveals a lot about where things went wrong and highlights the need for hospitals and clinics to work together.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge to combat crisis
Operation S.O.S. was inspired by prosecution efforts in Manatee County, Florida, which realized a 77 percent drop in overdose deaths.
