HIMSS volunteer Ricardo Silva says he meets the people who are transforming healthcare, and then takes that back to the classroom.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drawn praise from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for its approval of Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. The approval means the progestin-only oral contraceptive pill will be available without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the calendar year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, with overall proposed payment amounts being reduced by 1.25% compared to CY 2023. CMS is also proposing increases in payment for many visit services, such as primary care, and these proposed increases require offsetting and budget […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to expand access to behavioral health services through coverage of intensive outpatient services – an intermediate level of behavioral healthcare. To support practices to help curtail shortages of essential medicines, CMS is seeking comment in this rule on potential payment adjustments to hospitals for the additional […]
Digital health startups in the United States have seen a decline in funding, with the sector on track for its lowest funding year since 2019, according to the latest quarterly report by Rock Health. The decline in funding follows a significant boom in 2021, when U.S. digital health startups raised $29.1 billion across 737 deals.
Telehealth has been firmly established as a viable treatment methodology, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many of its advantages, but a new Epic Research white paper has found one potential shortcoming: Telehealth visits are linked to fewer in-person follow-ups as compared to in-office visits.