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Charting a Path Forward for Behavioral Health After the Public Health Emergency

HIT Consultant

Cessation of PHE telehealth, prescribing, and mental health access exceptions could impact the Medicaid population the most. Twenty-one percent of Medicaid enrollees have mild, moderate, or severe SUD, compared to 16% of commercially insured individuals. And as of the latest data, 7.3% And as of the latest data, 7.3%

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Study Reveals Current Landscape of FHIR Apps

HIT Consultant

“In fact, the core asset of many FHIR apps is to take information out of an electronic health record and do useful things with it, such as identify trends, provide clinical decision support or handle a niche area not covered by a commercial electronic medical record system.”. PhD, a co-author on this study.

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“Complexity is Profitable” in U.S. Healthcare – How to Save a Quarter-Trillion Dollars

Health Populi

health care administrative spend that could be freed up to, for example, cover more peoples’ health insurance or extend food benefits to bolster nutrition security and prevent physical wasting during cancer treatment for a person enrolled in Medicaid. It still does. The post “Complexity is Profitable” in U.S.

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Prior Authorization Takes a Leap Forward in CMS Regulation

Healthcare IT Today

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have taken a bold step by mandating a standard for prior authorization. The standardization of documentation for prior authorization also enables physicians to submit requests within their familiar electronic medical record systems, reducing the burden on providers.

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St. Luke’s Health Reports Third Party Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

The exposed information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, dates of service, medical record numbers, Medicaid numbers, and some limited clinical information, such as treatment and diagnosis codes. Luke’s Health was notified about the breach on September 1, 2022.

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At UPMC, Android-enabled telehealth keeps child transplant patients safe

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2018 and 2019, 36% of the organization's transplanted population were Medicaid and others were in rural areas with poor access to local care, necessitating travel to the center for routine or acute care and follow-up. THE PROBLEM. " Dr. George Mazariegos, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. " RESULTS.

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Capital Region Medical Center and Labette Health Announce Potential PHI Breaches

HIPAA Journal

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.