AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global communications and research firm, released its annual report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Digital Health / Healthcare Information Technology (IT) sector for 2019. Mercom’s report covers deals of all sizes from around the world. Get the full report Global venture … [Read More...]
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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...]
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Study: Black patients more likely than white patients to use telehealth because of pandemic
A new study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association showed that in mid-March, Black people were more likely to self-report telehealth use in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic – particularly when perceiving COVID-19 as a … [Read More...]
Pandemic-Led Changes in Healthcare Delivery Will Last: Experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled rapid changes in healthcare delivery that are likely to stick around after the crisis ebbs, said representatives of Google Cloud, the Mayo Clinic, and Medically Home, a hospital-at-home company, in an online forum on Tuesday. The … [Read More...]
Building resilient, connected and prepared health systems in the Nordics
Before the pandemic struck, Iceland was lagging behind in digital healthcare, according to Runolfur Palsson, director of internal medicine and rehabilitation at the national university hospital, Landspitali. “Video-consultations and telehealth services had not been used … [Read More...]
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Which Healthcare Workers Most Likely to Get COVID?
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Healthcare Coalition Objects to Proposed ACO Regulations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which recently trumpeted the success of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), is endangering the ability of ACOs to succeed next year by proposing new regulations on how quality is assessed and how quality data is reported, … [Read More...]
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It can be difficult to balance the needs to work as efficiently as possible while also addressing the healthcare requirements of the patients we see every day. Managing a busy radiology department requires finesse and an astute ability to balance resources, including personnel and the equipment they rely on to accomplish … [Read More...]
Pandemic-era burnout: Healthcare CIOs talk stress, and offer tips for a cure
To see all of the feature stories in the Burnout in the Age of COVID-19 series, click here. hief information officers are under immense pressure every day. They must keep the central nervous system of a hospital or health system up and running at peak performance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. That is … [Read More...]
Who Gets First Crack at a COVID Vaccine? Primary Care Still in Trouble
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.Think you're at the head of the COVID-19 vaccine line because you work in healthcare? Don't be so sure. Initial supplies won't be sufficient … [Read More...]
Arizona and Colorado HIEs to partner, form new regional exchange
CORHIO and Health Current, the state health information exchanges for Colorado and Arizona, respectively, are joining forces, and aim to launch a new data exchange to better serve providers and their patients across the region. WHY IT MATTERS The two HIEs, which together manage data for some 1,320 healthcare organizations … [Read More...]