New bill would codify Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services
U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., introduced new legislation this week that would provide for permanent Medicare payments […]
Roundup: NHS CEO on Black Lives Matter, N Ireland signs with Epic for £275m EPR programme and more briefs
SIR SIMON STEVENS ON BLACK LIVES MATTER NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, internally shared a personal message on Black Lives
Beyond telehealth: the virtual care technology trends that will transform healthcare
A recent estimate by consulting firm McKinsey suggests that $250 billion in healthcare spending could shift to virtual care models in
A guide to pop health IT vendors and SDOH tools
Editor’s note: This story will be continually updated, with new vendors added to the list. As health systems work to
The origins of AI in healthcare, and where it can help the industry now
Healthcare is at an inflection point. Machine learning and data science are becoming key components in developing predictive and prescriptive
Telehealth shows promise for fostering better doc-patient relationships
As telehealth use continues to expand, many are wondering what the ramifications will be when, as is widely expected, virtual
More documentation complexity on the way for advanced imaging orders
Burdening physicians with more clicks during a patient visit in the electronic record is bad practice – and one that
Uber Health’s non-emergency medical transportation platform addresses the social determinants
A partnership between Uber Health and American Logistics is changing the way patients receive non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT). A recent
COVID-19: KUHP and METI’s approaches to the pandemic in Japan
In the fifth episode of the HIMSS APAC Digital Dialogue Series hosted by Dr Charles Alessi, HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer, guest speakers
Athenahealth launches new EHR-embedded telehealth tool
Athenahealth announced this week that it had launched an embedded telehealth tool to allow practitioners to conduct virtual visits without
EVEX Hospitals joins Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer platform and enables patient access to increased options for healthcare treatment in Georgia.
EVEX Hospitals joins the international hospital network on Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer platform, bringing their patients to the attention of
1 in 5 patients have found errors in visit notes
Patients who have access to notes from their ambulatory care visits may be able to flag mistakes, increasing record accuracy