The Trump administration is continuing its push towards electronic health record adoption and centralization through a new "Kill the Clipboard" initiative that pledges to streamline data sharing through biometric security and QR codes.
The "Kill the Clipboard" initiative is headed by Amy Gleason, a U.S. DOGE Service appointee and...
A surprising twist in the war in the Middle East is a cyberattack targeting a Michigan-based durable medical equipment manufacturer, calling into question the country's health information security amid a stark increase in cyberattacks against healthcare infrastructure.
Last week, Stryker, a medical and surgical equipment manufacturer,...
Another company has filed a lawsuit against Epic Systems for attempting to block a competition in health data software.
The lawsuit, brought by CureIS Healthcare, which creates software for managed care organizations, accuses the company of running a "multi-prong scheme to destroy" business competition. It alleges that Epic instituted...National News
Health data company Particle Health has filed an antitrust suit against Epic Systems, the largest electronic health record (EHR) vendor in the United States. Epic produces the software that manages the medical records of most Americans.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and...Arizona News
Last Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that will truncate the timeline for prior authorization processes to 72 hours for people who receive health coverage from insurers participating in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, or the Affordable Care Act exchange.
The CMS...
The New Year is expected to bring more artificial intelligence (AI) fueled technologies to the health sector, but the federal government is expected to take steps to aggressively regulate the use of the technology.
First and foremost, hospitals and insurers are hoping to cut down on the $4 trillion in medical expenses accrued by...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), which included a 3.1% pay bump. Continuing the trend set early on in the PPS season, hospitals and other inpatient facility groups responded negatively to the raise, claiming that it's not enough due to inflation, labor...
More than 300 members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration asking it to use its regulatory authority to reduce the ability for insurers to use administrative hurdles like prior authorization to inhibit patient access to care.
The letter was signed by a bipartisan group of 61 senators and 233 members of the House of...News
Health systems across the country are pursuing value-based care (VBC) models, and aggressively acquiring primary care providers to do it, but some want to know if the rising tide of VBC will lift all provider boats.
Last week, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Geisinger Health announced the launch of Risant Health, which will...National News
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule which would require Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care organizations, Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, and state Medicaid agencies to implement electronic prior authorization systems by 2026.
The proposed rule updates requirements for certain payers...National News
This week, skilled nursing facilities are finding new pathways to value-based care and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is under review for incentives. While ACOs have been struggling, the American Medical Group Association recommended several ways to improve them in a letter to the Centers for Medicare &...Arizona News
Healthcare information technology giant Cerner has proven to be a favorite among health systems when selecting electronic health records (EHRs) as it recently secured a spot in the Mayo Clinic and Oxford University partnership and three new rural health system.
As Mayo Clinic establishes its first health facility in the United...Arizona News
Former chief medical officer (CMO) at Florence Hospital at Anthem and Gilbert Hospital is urging a Maricopa County judge to reconsider a decision to destroy over 300 patient health records after only 90 days of access. The two hospitals closed last year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and patients could not access their medical...Arizona News
Two Arizona hospitals, Florence Hospital at Anthem and Gilbert Hospital, went bankrupt and closed last summer, leaving over 300 former patients without access to their medical records. On Wednesday, Gov. Doug Ducey and a Maricopa County judge intervened, filing an order for temporary reactivation of the hospitals' electronic health...National News
The sheer volume of data in EHRs creates a staggering challenge in complex environments such as intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency medicine departments.
Individual clinicians may have to sift through more than 50,000 data points to find key information. This proliferation of data (both meaningful and meaningless) and the...Arizona News
Banner Health has been preparing to transition its Tucson facilities from Epic to the Cerner EHR, which is used by the rest of the health system, since it entered the Tucson market in 2015.
Difficulties arise from a $45 million conversion to a new EHR — electronic health records — platform. The conversion is the second new EHR...National News
The software manufacturer seeks to make its EHR available to smaller organizations.
Epic produces the full EHR, called "All-Terrain"; a mid-range Epic EHR with fewer modules, called "Utility"; and now "Sonnet," a slimmed-down Epic EHR with fewer modules and advanced features.
The products are designed for physician practices and...
