Policy and Operations
5 Ways to Use Social Determinants of Health Data to Improve Patient Outcomes24 Jul 2019
It’s a puzzle many healthcare providers are still working to solve: when over 80% of health outcomes are influenced by non-medical factors,... Continue Reading
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HHS OCR Clarifies When Health Plans Can Share PHI Under HIPAA10 Jul 2019
In the third in its series of HIPAA FAQs, HHS OCR outlines just when and how health plans are allowed... Continue Reading
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All candidates raise hands on giving health care to undocumented immigrants10 Jul 2019
All 10 Democratic presidential candidates on the debate stage raised their hands when asked whether their health plans will provide... Continue Reading
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HHS to Delay Implementing ‘Conscience Protection’ Rule10 Jul 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is delaying until at least late November implementation of its “conscience protection”... Continue Reading
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Pressure builds to secure health care data10 Jul 2019
Momentum is growing on Capitol Hill to provide more protections for personal medical information as lawmakers work on drafting the... Continue Reading
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Infographic: How Healthcare Deploys Software as a Service (SaaS)10 Jul 2019
Understanding the characteristics that distinguish SaaS from a traditional deployment Software as a service (SaaS) is the most common delivery... Continue Reading
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First major ‘Medicare for All’ hearing sharpens attacks on both sides26 Jun 2019
Supporters of “Medicare for All” notched a victory Wednesday when one of Congress’s most powerful committees debated the progressive proposal,... Continue Reading
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10 Things to Know About Medicare Part D Coverage and Costs in 201926 Jun 2019
The Medicare Part D program provides an outpatient prescription drug benefit to older adults and people with long-term disabilities in... Continue Reading
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HHS Has Third-Most Critical Legacy Government IT System, GAO Finds26 Jun 2019
A GAO audit of the federal government legacy systems ranked HHS’ 50-year-old IT system – used for clinical and patient... Continue Reading
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Medicare for All and Industry Consolidation26 Jun 2019
Far more attention has been devoted to the ways in which industry consolidation has driven up health costs than to... Continue Reading
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