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Massachusetts governor signs law safeguarding telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I am proud to sign this legislation which promotes telehealth services that have become vital during this pandemic, expands access to high-quality, affordable care, takes steps to protect consumers from surprise medical bills, and preserves access to COVID-19 testing and treatment," said Baker in a statement. WHY IT MATTERS.

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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Health Populi

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment.

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Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Partnerships Fintech company Cedar is working with Google Cloud to build AI-powered tools to hep patients understand medical bills. Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine released a mobile app that digitizes Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Handbook. Value-based care platform Privia Health named David S. Wichmann and Pamela O.

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Weekly Roundup – May 11, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

What Threat or Opportunity Should Health IT Leaders Keep Their Eyes On ? Several people mentioned AI and technology infrastructure ; other concerns included nurse burnout, staffing shortages, and interoperability , the age-old topic. Read more… Getting Ready for Generative AI in the Academic Medical Center.

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While Costs Are A Top Concern Among Most U.S. Patients, So Are Challenges of Poverty, Food, and Housing

Health Populi

Rising health care costs continue to concern most Americans, with one in two people believing they’re one sickness away from getting into financial trouble, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted for The Physicians Foundation. In addition to paying for “my” medical bills, most people in the U.S.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

The health system provides employees opportunities to take part in global mission trips, and its wellness program offers incentives for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). For two consecutive years, the health system was named among the Best Places to Work in Illinois. Cleveland Clinic.

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Weekender 8/3/18

HIStalk Weekender

The White House issues a rule that will allow less-expensive, short-term health plans, aka “junk plans,” to be renewed for up to three years versus the previous three months. Is it OK to be forced into bankruptcy over medical bills? Contribute regularly as a provider CIO, IT director, or informatics nurse (anonymous or not).

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