Social isolation and loneliness among seniors has become a prevalent issue, so much so that the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute has issued a white paper showing that this trend can have negative impacts on seniors’ health, such as increasing the likelihood of depression, dementia, heart disease, stroke and even death.
Despite being able to be reimbursed for telehealth services at the higher facility rate for another year, providers are frequently billing for these virtual visits at a lower level-of-service code, Epic Research has found.
Security education and auditing can help healthcare organizations defend against insider data breaches, according to Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics at Kaiser Permanente.
Technology and IT has emerged as an important strategic priority for healthcare institutions, with a new Bain and Company report showing that providers are increasingly accelerating their spending on IT and software.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have announced plans to collaborate on cancer care and build an independent, free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer patients.