Optum is debuting an offering it hopes will streamline the process for patients seeking durable medical equipment, speeding delivery of DME while making headway on health outcomes and cost reduction. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary said its new DME Navigator will help both health plans and DME suppliers deliver equipment more quickly and affordably.
One of the key takeaways from the Change incident is the industry is not prepared for the type of disruption this attack perpetrated, says Dave Bailey, VP, Consulting Services at Clearwater Security.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule intended to remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay. The proposal would attempt to stop credit reporting companies from […]
Over the next eight years, hospital spending is expected to grow at an average rate of 5.7% a year, according to 2023-2032 National Health Expenditure Projections released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2023, hospital spending growth accelerated for nearly all payers because of increasing use.
Dr. Dennis Truong, regional telemedicine/mobility director at Kaiser Permanente, discusses how digital therapeutics bridges the gap of patient access to care.
McGill University Health Centre implemented MDClone for data to improve the health of populations, says Dr. Alan Forster, vice president of Innovation, Transformation and Clinical Performance at McGill University Health Centre.
Social media, which has become a primary source of information for many Gen Z individuals, is emerging as an influential factor in whether people decide to become nurses – and according to research from workforce technology company Shiftkey, social media outlets such as TikTok are creating a branding problem for the profession, and dissuading new […]
DirectTrust and Digital Therapeutics Alliance can move forward by showing payers their product is suitable for coverage, says Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust, and Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is signaling intent to expand access to support and resources for LGBTQIA+ members, including a gender-affirming care program and a partnership with virtual care provider FOLX Health.
Led by an aging population and an increased incidence of chronic disease and conditions such as behavioral health, inpatient (IP) and outpatient (OP) volumes will continue to increase over the next decade, impacting how and where organizations deliver care, according to the 2024