Surescripts is in the process of being designated a Qualified Health Information Network under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), according to the company’s director of product marketing Terry Douglas. Surescripts will be designated by the Office of the National Coordinator to be a hub of data exchange. It will serve as a […]

Physician and medical student leaders at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates have approved policies aimed at fighting for greater insurer accountability and transparency regarding prior authorization requirements – issues which the AMA said are denying necessary care for patients and adding administrative burdens for physicians.

AI is not meant to replace doctors, but offers augmented intelligence to make physicians more successful, more accurate and faster, says Mount Sinai’s CMIO Dr. Bruce Darrow.  

Digital therapeutics can engage patients differently through wearables and telemetry and collect data, which is valuable to pharmaceutical R&D and patient engagement, says Aaron Gani, founder and CEO of RealizedCare.  

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is setting aside up to $500 million in Project NextGen funding to plan and execute multiple Phase 2b clinical trials evaluating novel vaccines administered as a nasal spray or as a pill to protect against symptomatic COVID-19. BARDA is part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and […]

Anshul Rathi, founder and CEO of CertifyOS is an engineer by background who became one of Oscar Health’s earliest employees, working to build their provider network management function. This is for payers, who are responsible for supplying members with the directories of providers within their network and also doing thorough background checks.   “That’s where I […]

The Ascension ransomware attacker was able to gain access to its systems by a worker who accidentally downloaded a malicious file believed to be legitimate, according to the health system. 

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., both progressive members of the Senate, have introduced legislation they say is intended to root out corporate greed and private equity abuse in the healthcare system.

Based on two lawsuits in favor of insurers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is recalculating the 2024 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings for quality bonus payment purposes. CMS made the announcement on Thursday.

Change is needed on Capitol Hill, which is why the Digital Therapeutics Alliance summit was held in D.C., says Andy Molnar, president of the group.