Monday, April 5 is the official start of a US law requiring healthcare organizations to provide patients with free, full, and immediate electronic access to their doctor's clinical notes as well as test results and reports from pathology and imaging. The mandate, … [Read More...]
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Latest Benefit News & Updates
Risk-Based Mammography Proposed for Times of Reduced Capacity
A novel risk-based approach could be an effective way to triage women for mammography during times of limited capacity, such as the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new findings. Researchers evaluated almost 2 million mammograms that had been … [Read More...]
Interoperability groups team up for open source healthcare developer sandbox
A quartet of interoperability standards groups and technology developers are joining forces to encourage open source approaches to healthcare interoperability. WHY IT MATTERSInterOp.Community – a new venture of the Interoperability Institute, Integrating the Healthcare … [Read More...]
Latest HSA News
ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs
[ad_1] FBI Releases an Intelligence Bulletin Outlining Methods Used to Commit Fraud Against HSAs Friday, September 27, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff Several HSA service … [Read More...]
Latest News From Across The Industry
Doctor on Demand merges with Grand Rounds to form new virtual healthcare company
Telehealth provider Doctor on Demand announced its plans to merge with clinical navigation platform Grand Rounds to form a new integrated virtual health company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the companies have shared that it is expected to close in the first half of 2021. This news comes less than a year … [Read More...]
ACP: Time to ‘Re-Emphasize Ethical Foundation of Medicine’
As more private equity firms acquire physician practices and healthcare moves from a fee-for-service system to value-based care, potential ethical implications of both are important for physicians to consider in prioritizing their duty to patients, according to the American College of Physicians. The organization outlined … [Read More...]
Take Operations Virtual? Practice Happier
Welcome to this week's edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what's next.Bringing back house calls, with telehealth -- Healthcare's time is now to take operations virtual (Managed Healthcare Executive)Having … [Read More...]
Op-Ed: Did We Hurt Healthcare Workers With Bad Mask Advice?
Emerging science suggests that "aerosolizing procedures," like intubation, aren't really aerosolizing much. But a cough or heavy breathing from a superspreader might be much worse. ZDoggMD discusses how we put our frontline healthcare workers at risk. Following is a rough transcript of his remarks (Note: errors are … [Read More...]
St. James Manor uses app to meet extra nursing needs during pandemic
St. James Manor in Crete, Illinois, offers 24-hour skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care and long-term services. St. James follows U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for keeping residents and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and is committed to recommending … [Read More...]
Executives rate provider burnout as a disrupting force in healthcare
(Photo by RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images)The most potentially disruptive forces facing hospitals and health systems in the next three years are provider burnout, disengagement and resulting shortages among healthcare professionals, according to a new survey of 551 healthcare executives. In the 2021 Healthcare Trends Survey Report … [Read More...]