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HHS watchdog reiterates importance of preventing telemedicine fraud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

She pointed to recent rulemaking in which the OIG recognized the promise that digital health technologies, including telemedicine, have for improving care coordination and health outcomes. Advocates applauded the statement, saying they are ready to work with the agency to ensure telehealth services continue safe care.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

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For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets. This past Spring, DUOS replaced their traditional Elasticsearch-based search engine with a much better one based on a large language model from Open AI.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

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Before joining Geisinger, she served as Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, where she developed an innovative payment and delivery model for rural hospitals. Before that she served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CIO, Delaware Valley Community Health.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

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For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Veterans Health Administration (VHA), operates the largest integrated health care system in the U.S. and provides diagnostic services in support of 9 million enrolled veterans. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), yes.