On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing a set of disincentives in CMS programs for certain health care providers that have been found…
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From Jaded CMIO: “Re your recent comments about the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE) and its 8-hour DEA education requirement being a time waster. I’m in the same boat – I don’t…
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Healthcare organizations have been increasingly adopting digital communication channels like email and text messaging. These channels offer convenience and flexibility for both healthcare providers and patients. When used judiciously, they can help improve the…
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Amy Brown, founder and CEO of Authenticx Juggling the administrative business of a complex healthcare system with administering patient care is an undeniable challenge. Healthcare professionals, such as nurses, feel that daily in their…
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Before Covid-19, only a small sliver of Medicare beneficiaries could access virtual care. They had to be in a rural setting, not an urban or suburban setting. They also could only use telehealth in…
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Dr. Ahzam Afzal, Co-Founder and CEO, Puzzle Healthcare
Post-acute care facilities for years have been preparing for the impact that value-based purchasing (VBP) programs would have.
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) and the Medicare…
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Jeff Richards, MS, MBA is co-founder and chief development and operation officer of SnapCare.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
I spent the first 19 years of my career as a clinician…
Bob Celeste, founder of the Center for Supply Chain Studies in collaboration with Simul8
The United States drug supply chain is a complex and decentralized system that involves multiple entities. This includes suppliers, distributors, manufacturers,…
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Microsoft announces new features for Copilot that include expanded Teams capabilities, the ability to create custom copilots that act as agents, and extensions and connectors for developers.
OpenAI says in an unrelated blog post that…
The 2019 German Digital Healthcare Act introduced the Digital Health Application program, known in German as ‘Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen’ (DiGA). The program has established a pioneering model for integrating Digital Therapeutics (DTx) into a healthcare…
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