Care New England needed creative solutions to accelerate digital transformation and chose Kyndryl, says Trent Sanders of Kyndryl, who will be talking with Care New England’s Tomas Gregorio about using cloud technology in a session at HIMSS24.  

When the No Surprises Act was fully implemented in January 2022, it coincided with a noticeable rise in the number of in-network claims, with a sharp rise found between 2019 and 2023, when in-network services as a percentage of claims lines grew from 84.1% to 90%. That’s according to a new FAIR Health analysis, which […]

Epic’s new Rev Cycle Partners Program has added Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm. The partnership program is designed to help healthcare organizations optimize their use of Epic to improve revenue cycle outcomes.  Impact Advisors is partnering with Epic to help improve revenue cycle outcomes for mutual customers. It will provide end-to-end, customized revenue […]

In a bid to help increase clinical and operational efficiencies, GE HealthCare will be entering into a collaboration with OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system in Illinois and Michigan, and Pointcore, a healthcare management and non-clinical shared services company. In addition to increasing efficiency, the aim is to standardize care delivery models and improve patient […]

Bed blocking causes patients to be stuck at the hospital rather than going to rehab. Patients might also wait on a gurney in the ER, says Dr. Will O’Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect.  

As COVID-19 hits its four-year anniversary, healthcare has seen the potential to transform through digital health solutions – including the ability to help reduce nursing shortages, expedite patient care, minimize in-person costs and create more productive collaboration with insurance companies.

The American Immunization Registry Association’s Sabrina Matlock, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Sarah Finley, and Oracle Health’s Kristin Glaza discuss their partnership, along with a preview of their HIMSS24 discussion about vaccine interoperability.  

Sixty-two percent of health plan leaders are investing in technology for digital transformation as the number-one way to achieve organizational goals in 2024, a

A recent audit by the Office of the Inspector General found that a sampled Medicare Advantage organization did not comply with federal requirements for the program. The OIG reviewed one MA organization, MediGold, and focused on seven groups of high-risk diagnosis codes submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for use in CMS’s […]

In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a ransomware attack disrupted patient care at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM) Health Network in Burlington, Vermont, costing the health system millions. Four years later, a Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty to spearheading the attack.