HIMSSCast: Looking back at Global Health Equity Week
The HIMSSCast team sat down with HIMSS Chief Americas Officer Denise Hines for a post-week analysis. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Requiring Health Insurers to Disclose Price and Cost-Sharing Information
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury issued a final rule on price transparency, helping to ensure Americans know how much care will cost in advance and allowing them to make fully informed and value-conscious decisions. The rule requires that almost all health insurance ...
HHS Extends Compliance Dates for Information Blocking and Health IT Certification Requirements in 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
Responding to public health threats posed by the coronavirus pandemic, today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released an interim final rule with comment period that extends the compliance dates and timeframes necessary to meet certain requirements related to information blocking and Conditions ...
Columbia Asia Hospital group taps on DoctorOnCall to provide telehealth services for patients
Follow-up appointments for patients can also be carried out via this telehealth service, whenever appropriate. Powered by WPeMatico
Interoperability in cities is improving, but small hospitals lag behind
Of the 15 cities examined, Cleveland had the highest rate of hospitals that reported the ability to find, send, receive and integrate electronic health information with sources outside their health system, according to a new report from ONC. Powered by WPeMatico
Patients with comorbid behavioral health conditions have longer inpatient stays
A new report from the Center for Health Information and Analysis examines the readmission patterns for patients discharged from Massachusetts acute care hospitals. Powered by WPeMatico
ONC offers new compliance extension for information blocking rules
The updated interim final rule, meant to offer providers and developers more flexibility as they respond to COVID-19, also pushes out health IT certification requirements. Powered by WPeMatico
How the pandemic changed the self-scheduling plans of St. Luke’s Hospital
The hospital invested in the technology with an eye toward starting with urgent care and mammography. Suddenly, COVID-19 testing was the focus. Today, use of self-scheduling has grown beyond pre-pandemic levels. Powered by WPeMatico
Aetna Pays $1,000,000 to Settle Three HIPAA Breaches
Aetna Life Insurance Company and the affiliated covered entity (Aetna) has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security ...
Trump Administration Distributes Incentive Payments to Nursing Homes Curbing COVID-19 Deaths and Infections
Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing it will distribute approximately $333 million in first round performance payments to over 10,000 nursing homes. These nursing homes are being recognized for demonstrating significant reductions in COVID-19 related infections ...