On International Overdose Awareness Day, HHS announces awarding of $79.1 million in overdose prevention grants
Overdose Prevention Grant Award Announcement Powered by WPeMatico
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Make Health Care Enrollment Easier for Millions of Americans
Proposed rule would reduce red tape and streamline administrative processes to connect people to health care coverage through Medicaid and CHIP Powered by WPeMatico
Medicare Shared Savings Program Saves Medicare More Than $1.6 Billion in 2021 and Continues to Deliver High-quality Care
CMS announced today that the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare money while continuing to deliver high-quality care. Powered by WPeMatico
AI could help deliver greater success at birth
Once validated, machine learning-based labor risk scores could be used in clinical practice to monitor labor in real time and improve maternal care, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Powered by WPeMatico
Ochsner integrates precision medicine capabilities within Epic EHR
Clinicians can now order tests and access discrete biomarkers within the patient’s electronic health record, rather than rely on PDF-based genetic testing results. Powered by WPeMatico
C-level execs tend to overestimate cloud maturity, report shows
Healthcare providers are overconfident in their cloud infrastructure and unaware of how technology gaps and poor cyber hygiene leave protected health information exposed to potential breaches, according to the ClearDATA survey. Powered by WPeMatico
The continuing evolution of physician specialist IT
What do physician group EHRs need to include over the next decade? What are differences between GP and specialist systems that must be considered as the technology evolves? One expert offers advice. Powered by WPeMatico
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare gets $2M for COVID-19 linked data project
The linked data can be used to look at the effects of COVID-19 on health outcomes and health service usage. Powered by WPeMatico
A Death Knell for Cadavers
(MedPage Today) — If “video killed the radio star” and Zoom squelched the commute, it seems certain that virtual reality and 3D imaging will be the death knell for cadavers. Recently, NBC Nightly News did a story featuring staff members from… Powered by WPeMatico
Knock Knock, the Nurse Is at the Door
(MedPage Today) — In a recent Becker’s Healthcare article, a nurse from National Nurses United raised criticisms and concerns about the growth of hospital-at-home programs. As a nurse manager of a hospital-at-home program, I believe it is high… Powered by WPeMatico