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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

Hospitals are not alone in price cliffs, with health insurance premiums spiking last year at the fastest rate in a decade, the Labor Statistics data showed. “For patients and their employers, the increases have meant higher health-insurance premiums, as well as limiting wage hikes,” Melanie Evans explained.

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sam Shah COVID-19 has been deadly, it’s infective and has posed the biggest public health risk to society in almost a hundred years. Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health. This is a gap and adds to the friction for clinicians and their patients.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Paddy Padmanabhan In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems saw dramatic spikes in virtual visits and telehealth adoption in the patient population. A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country in the first few months of the pandemic.

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What Does The New Tracking Guidance from HHS Mean for Digital Marketers’ Technology Decisions?

HIT Consultant

John Berndt, SVP of Health North America, Valtech Also known as the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) defines and regulates individuals’ medical records and other individually identifiable health information, collectively known as patient healthcare information (PHI).

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Caravan Health President and CEO Tim Gronniger previously was chief of staff and director of delivery system reform at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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Women’s Health Connecticut Leverages MedTrainer Platform to Make More Time for Patient Care

MedTrainer

Women’s Health Connecticut experiences dramatic reduction in compliance workload by leveraging MedTrainer. Lakesha Rivera is the Director of Clinical Operations at Women’s Health Connecticut which spans 90 practices and has more than 250 providers. A Multifaceted Dilemma. It doesn’t have to be done over and over again.”.