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Clinical Care
COVID and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
Total Medicare payments for the four most common billing codes for remote monitoring rose from $5.5 million in 2019 to...
Payer
Medicaid And Cybersecurity: What Payers Need To Know About Biden's Budget
President Biden has pushed out his budget for 2025, focusing on healthcare and cybersecurity.
Technology
Will the Change Healthcare Outage Prod Execs to Make Technology Improvements?
As the industry assesses the financial damage of the cyberattack, healthcare execs will also be looking at how their technology...
Innovation
Is Healthcare Innovating Its Way Back to Patient Engagement?
A HIMSS24 panel discusses how competition and uncertain reimbursements are forcing providers to change their business model
Payer
Braidwood’s Threat To Coverage: An Update
Oral arguments for the case were heard on Monday, and payers need to pay attention.
Strategy
Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many Cut Services
Small-town hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility have fared better financially than those in states that didn't.
Innovation
From ViVE to HIMSS, It's All About the Data
Healthcare executives are looking for technology and ideas that promote connected care, but to make those connections they need to...
Payer
Infographic: Two State Medicaid Work Requirement Updates
Will new Medicaid expansions be followed by work requirements?
Payer
Cigna and Trinity Strike Deal: Are Patients the New Bargaining Chip?
Cigna and Trinity Health sign off on multiyear deal after months of negotiations and a disruption of coverage.
Marketing
America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans
In the KFF poll, 80% of adults said they think it's 'very important' to hear presidential candidates address healthcare costs.
Technology
Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the U.S. Health System: What to Know
The impact is wide and expected to grow.
Payer
Gold Carding and Payers: What To Know
Gold Carding is expanding across the country with several states already implementing the legislature in some way.