People are shifting away from traditional primary care providers, with about three in 10 foregoing primary care altogether between 2016 and 2022, according to FAIR Health’s new analysis of private claims data.
NLP technology can assist with social determinants of health data, according to Emily Kwan, health equity senior programmer analyst at NorthShore University HealthSystem, in this preview of her HIMSS23 session.
The Medicare Advisory Payment Commission recommends a higher-than-current-law fee-for-service payment update in 2024 for acute care hospitals and positive payment updates for clinicians paid under the physician fee schedule.
Optum Health has named Caitlin Zulla CEO of the company’s East Region, promoting her after a three-year stint as CEO of SCA Health, a surgery center chain owned by Optum. Since joining in 2015 to lead revenue cycle operations, Zulla advanced to be Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer prior to being CEO.