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Digital health venture funding spikes dramatically
Payer administration saw the largest jump, up 354% between all of last year and the first six months of 2014 alone.
By Anne Zieger • July 15, 2014 -
EHR cyber-security: 'You get what you pay for'
The swift move from paper to digital health records has left EHRs incredibly vulnerable and hospitals aren't spending the money to fix the problem.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 15, 2014 -
Trendline
Telehealth
Virtual visits remain significantly elevated compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, as patients report high satisfaction with digitally delivered care.
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Critical access hospitals face tough EHR barriers
What options do rural hospitals have to meet federal standards?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
EMR incentive payments approach $25B
The volume of Medicare providers participating in Meaningful Use has been climbing, but few providers have attested to Stage 2.
By Anne Zieger • July 14, 2014 -
CMS demands fixes in state Medicaid backlogs
Six states must explain how they're going to correct problems to allow timely processing of applications. How are states responding?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 14, 2014 -
CMS hands out new round of innovation money
CMS wants to drive down costs and improve care for federal beneficiaries through innovation. What types of newly-funded projects are hospitals involved in?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 11, 2014 -
Hospitals using EHRs aren't found to overbill Medicare
But how conclusive is this latest study? Some critics say researchers were looking in the wrong place.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 10, 2014 -
Clinical devices underpin exploding mHealth market
Research suggests diagnostic devices will make up about 75% of the mHealth device market by 2023—but EMR vendors could change that.
By Anne Zieger • July 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Top 10 EHR vendors by number of MU attestations
Who is providing technology solutions that meet the federal standards?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 9, 2014 -
Michigan merger forms HIE for 5 million people
Health insurance exchanges have long struggled for financial sustainability. Is bigger better?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 9, 2014 -
How one hospital sped through stage 2 attestation
Through hard work and vendor cooperation, one TN hospital kicked meaningful use stage 2 into gear within two weeks.
By Anne Zieger • July 8, 2014 -
NSA data collection included medical records
An expose by the Washington Post suggests that patient records may be vulnerable to government review.
By Anne Zieger • July 8, 2014 -
Google doesn't want to get into healthcare, but BlackBerry does
They think they can create driverless cars, so what's scaring Larry Page and Sergey Brin away from healthcare?
By Katie Bo Williams • July 7, 2014 -
CMS may expand telehealth coverage
There's still a long way to go before telemedicine becomes a widely-reimbursed service, but if the proposal is enacted, commercial insurers may follow suit.
By Anne Zieger • July 7, 2014 -
The BeneStream plan: New startup exploits ACA 'loophole'
The company enrolls eligible employees in Medicaid to help businesses comply with the employer mandate while keeping costs down.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 2, 2014 -
Medical boards draft interstate compact to ease telehealth restrictions
The compact would "speed the licensing" of physicians wishing to practice medicine in multiple states.
By Katie Bo Williams • July 2, 2014 -
CMS creating ICD-10 timeline to help providers
The national timeline will include specific timeframes by which the agency wants all stakeholders ready to test.
By Anne Zieger • July 1, 2014 -
University of Utah cuts costs with data tool
A multi-departmental team created a program that shows the cost of care for every patient in the system's hospitals.
By Anne Zieger • July 1, 2014 -
Study: Hospitals saved 10% per admission with advanced EHRs
...but is the study concrete evidence of a positive return on investment for EHR implementation?
By Judy Packer-Tursman • July 1, 2014 -
Providers worried, but surprisingly prepared for ICD-10
Despite revenue concerns, many providers believe that they will be ready to do end-to-end testing by the end of this year.
By Anne Zieger • June 30, 2014 -
Physicians still grappling with Meaningful Use
Only 59% of doctors who are registered for the MU incentive program have met the initial requirements.
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
CMS technology prevents $210M in fraud
The anti-fraud system is part of a larger strategy that has generated in $19.2 billion in fraud recoveries over the last five years. But is it good enough?
By Anne Zieger • June 27, 2014 -
Salesforce launches healthcare cloud
The company is best known for its customer service product, but on Thursday unveiled a remote patient monitoring tool.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 26, 2014 -
Competition heats up for DoD contract
Another powerhouse group has put its name in the ring for the $11-billion contract.
By Anne Zieger • June 25, 2014 -
Verizon launches telehealth product
Verizon Virtual Visits partners with an unnamed provider network and can be white-labeled or offered under the Verizon brand.
By Katie Bo Williams • June 25, 2014
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