As many patients with traditional health insurance do in the US, I scheduled some additional medical appointments for the fall and early winter once I realized that I had met my insurance deductible. One…
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Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House will undoubtedly bring about changes in the healthcare world — most likely in the forms of scaling back federally funded insurance programs like Medicaid and…
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Welcome to the October edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we're bringing you an exciting lineup of innovations and industry developments that are reshaping healthcare.From Lapsi’s reinvention of the stethoscope as a health-tracking platform…
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The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 security rule to strengthen the cybersecurity of electronic protected health information with the…
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What You Should Know:
– Tennr, a healthcare technology company transforming the patient referral process, has secured $37M in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and…
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Charlie Byrge, Senior Vice President of Tendo
Surprise medical bills can be a major headache for anyone, but they can be annoyingly common for those with high-deductible health insurance plans (HDHPs). In fact, half of…
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When I decided to pursue a career in family medicine, I saw the specialty as promoting three primary goals: health promotion, disease prevention, and helping patients live longer and healthier lives. As a third-year…
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Michael Drescher, VP of Payer Strategy at Xsolis
The exasperation among doctors frustrated by prior authorization battles with health insurance providers is not unique. Prior authorization frustrates everyone in the healthcare industry — to say nothing…
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HLTH 2024 at the Venetian Expo Center in Las Vegas on October 20 to 23 will spotlight a variety of startups that want to improve care coordination for providers, detect diseases earlier, improve the…
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Nirvana’s platform sheds light into the opaque world of healthcare benefits. By leveraging AI, Nirvana provides instant verification of insurance and highly accurate cost estimates to providers and their patients. As a result, Nirvana…
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