North Carolina Medicaid finds savings in care management strategy
North Carolina’s Medicaid system has found a way to save as much as $6,000 annually per patient with the help... Read More
Platform enables AI to sift pathology images to ID differences in lung cancer cells
Researchers at two companies say they have developed an artificial intelligence platform intended to aid pathologists who use images to... Read More
ACOs lack data on patient social needs, community partners
Accountable care organizations have major challenges integrating social services with medical care, including a lack of data on their patients’... Read More
AMA survey: Growing numbers of docs embracing digital health tech
Adoption of digital health tools by physicians in the last three years has grown significantly, according to an American Medical... Read More
Community hospitals weigh replacing their EHR systems
Community hospitals—smaller providers generally believed to be late to implement electronic health records systems—are now taking a closer look at... Read More
MetroHealth tests digital credentials enlisting blockchain, digital wallets
MetroHealth System is pilot testing the use of digital credentials for physicians. Source: HDM
Providence works with outside providers through platform to stem ED repeats
Providence Healthcare System is collaborating with providers outside its organizational walls and enlisting technology to successfully curb unnecessary utilization of... Read More
Group stakes out 2-day time limits to speed prior auth process
A group representing many stakeholders within the healthcare industry is pushing to set time requirements intended to speed the prior... Read More
Wilkie: VA will soon have the world’s first 5G-enabled hospital
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Palo Alto Health Care System is on the verge of becoming the world’s first 5G-enabled... Read More
FCC reaches $31M Rural Health Care Program settlement
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that it has reached the largest Rural Health Care Program settlement in the... Read More