Dr. Monica Bharel, Advanced Clinical senior public health advisor and former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, said public-private partnerships can help organizations integrate data across different sectors to understand the root causes of illness and adjust how care is delivered.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to extend the rule allowing all suppliers under the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) to use specific MDPP COVID-19 Public Health Emergency flexibilities, including the optional virtual delivery of the MDPP set of services through distance learning.
Revenue growth at Optum during the second quarter helped fuel strong performance for owner UnitedHealth Group, according to a recent earnings call, with Optum growing 25% to $56.3 billion, and operating earnings growing 13% to $3.7 billion. That strong showing by the subsidiary helped UHG realize Q2 revenues that, at $92.9 billion, were 16% higher than the […]
Hospitals have to think creativity and differently because staffing shortages aren’t going away, says Wendy Deibert, Caregility’s vice president of Clinical Solutions.
Electronic health record vendor NextGen Healthcare has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software, and providing unlawful payment to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software, according to the Department of Justice.
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.