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Industry Events August 31, 2026
Register for Scaling Virtual Care
Register today for Scaling Virtual Care: A Panel Discussion, Wednesday, September 23rd at 2pm ET – Beth Israel Deaconess, VirtuAlly, and AvaSure share what it really takes to scale virtual care on this upcoming event.
Regulatory Issues August 31, 2026
CMS Announces Investment Dollars for State Use
The following recent state investments illustrates how CMS’ commitment to rural health modernization is taking shape on the ground, tailored to the unique needs of rural communities in Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
Health Innovation August 31, 2026
SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment
By Ubaid Pisuwala – SMART on FHIR pilots often pass sandbox testing, then fail in production. Here’s what token refresh, per-site approval, and scope handling actually require.
HealthcareNOW Radio August 30, 2026
The Case for Pediatric Value-Based Care
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Suzanne Brixey, Executive Director of Fortify Children’s Health, to discuss how Virginia’s statewide pediatric clinically integrated network is advancing a new approach to value-based care.
Our Reports
- NursesNOW Roundup August 2026 - August 29, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup - August 28, 2026
- Health IT Business News – August 27, 2026 - August 27, 2026
- Revenue Cycle and Payer News – August 26, 2026 - August 26, 2026
- Studies, Surveys and Reports: What Can We Learn? - August 23, 2026
- NOW in Life Sciences – Month of August 2026 - August 22, 2026
Most Current Posts
- Register for Scaling Virtual Care
- CMS Announces Investment Dollars for State Use
- SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment
- The Case for Pediatric Value-Based Care
- The Growing Healthcare Disparity Nobody Talks About: Administrative Equity
- NursesNOW Roundup August 2026
- Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk
- Weekend Playlist on Healthcare NOW Radio
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup
- Host to Host: Ramesh Kumar and Adam V. Russo, Esq.
- Health IT Business News – August 27, 2026
- The Hidden Costs of EHRs: Why the Bundled Model Is Winning in the C-Suite
- Turning AI Experiments into Dependable Care Capability
- Revenue Cycle and Payer News – August 26, 2026
- Digital Mental Health Dashboards Need More Than Engagement Metrics
Health IT Innovation
August 31, 2026
SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment
By Ubaid Pisuwala – SMART on FHIR pilots often pass sandbox testing, then fail in production. Here’s what token refresh, per-site approval, and scope handling actually require.
Read MoreInteroperability
August 19, 2026
Interoperability Starts with Infrastructure that Serves Everyone
By Melissa Kotrys – Healthcare interoperability has made meaningful progress, but gaps remain between the national vision and the realities of local health information exchange. Achieving truly seamless, accessible data sharing requires national and local initiatives to work together, ensuring progress translates into meaningful impact for the communities and organizations that rely on it.
Read MoreRegulatory
August 31, 2026
CMS Announces Investment Dollars for State Use
The following recent state investments illustrates how CMS’ commitment to rural health modernization is taking shape on the ground, tailored to the unique needs of rural communities in Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
Read MoreHealthcare NOW Radio
August 30, 2026
The Case for Pediatric Value-Based Care
NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Dr. Suzanne Brixey, Executive Director of Fortify Children’s Health, to discuss how Virginia’s statewide pediatric clinically integrated network is advancing a new approach to value-based care.
Read MoreHealthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance
August 26, 2026
Revenue Cycle and Payer News – August 26, 2026
Reported payers and health insurance industry news from EHVA.ai, UnitedHealthcare, Independence Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CVS Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna Healthcare, AHIP, and more.
Read MoreDigital Health & Telemedicine
August 25, 2026
Structured Data, Smarter Workflows: What Electronic Prior Authorization Means for Behavioral Health
By Christy Winter – For decades, paper-based authorizations have stalled the healthcare industry, creating administrative backlogs for care teams and critical treatment delays for patients. On average, practices spend 13 hours each week completing 40 prior authorizations per clinician, a massive administrative burden that diverts nearly 700 hours from patient care annually.
Read MoreAnalytics & Population Health
August 26, 2026
Turning AI Experiments into Dependable Care Capability
By Natosha McNeal – Agentic orchestration is what makes scale achievable. It sets the boundaries an agent operates within and records every step it takes, with a clinician or compliance check built in wherever the stakes call for it. This allows AI to take on real work while the people accountable for it remain in control.
Read MoreHealth IT Security Privacy and Compliance
August 28, 2026
Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk
By Mark Ferrari – Healthcare has gotten very good at producing third-party risk scores. We have platforms, dashboards, questionnaires, and assessments that can generate a number for almost any vendor relationship. Leaders like scores. They are simple. They are comparable. They fit into a dashboard and offer a way to simplify the risk of a vendor population that keeps growing.
Read More#ICYMI
- SMART on FHIR Beyond the Demo Environment Posted on: August 31, 2026
- The Growing Healthcare Disparity Nobody Talks About: Administrative Equity Posted on: August 30, 2026
- Seeing The Score, Missing The Risk Posted on: August 28, 2026
- Upcoming Virtual Events Roundup Posted on: August 28, 2026
- The Hidden Costs of EHRs: Why the Bundled Model Is Winning in the C-Suite Posted on: August 27, 2026
- Turning AI Experiments into Dependable Care Capability Posted on: August 26, 2026
- Digital Mental Health Dashboards Need More Than Engagement Metrics Posted on: August 26, 2026
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