The 2023 KLAS Points of the Light report highlights successful collaborations between payers, healthcare organizations, and health IT vendors that have improved interoperability, reduced costs, and improved patient experiences. For their accomplishments in areas…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized their policies on prior authorization processes in the 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Final Rules. Providers have been supporting for the earlier…
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The existence of substantial racial disparities in maternal and newborn health has been a worry for decades. Obstetric outcome disparities at hospitals have an extremely negative impact on black mothers and other new parents…
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A new study by the Urban Institute has found that people with long COVID are more likely to face healthcare problems such as high costs and difficulty finding clinicians. The research indicates that healthcare…
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New data reveals that preventive screening for alcohol use disorder dropped during COVID-19 surges despite an increase in alcohol use during the pandemic. Researchers suggest that virtual care could be used to mediate the…
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The US FDA’s Sentinel Innovation Center is partnering with John Snow Labs and Cerner Enviza, an Oracle company, to create AI tools to extract critical information from electronic health records (EHR) notes to improve…
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Redlining, a discriminatory practice that designated many inner-city, mostly Black neighborhoods as hazardous for housing investment, is linked to the incidence of stroke in certain communities, according to researchers from Montefiore Medical Center in…
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The DoD’s MHS Genesis EHR implementation has made significant progress, with 75% of clinics and hospitals using the system. The department is on schedule to complete the project by March 2023, including the integration…
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The VA has extended the pause on its Electronic Health Record Modernization project, which uses the Oracle Cerner EHR, due to concerns that the system is not yet ready for deployment. The VA is…
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This article highlights recent Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementations in healthcare organizations across Illinois, Texas, and Florida. The healthcare providers have invested in EHR systems to improve patient experiences, consolidate patient records, and enhance…
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