By Cynthia Henry – As the healthcare industry adapts to economic and regulatory changes, Medicare Advantage stands out as a cost-effective model consistently delivering value to beneficiaries. Compared to traditional fee-for-service Medicare, MA excels in financial efficiency and quality outcomes, making it a resilient choice for enrollees and a strategic asset for payers.
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By Matt Fisher – The HHS Office for Civil Rights continues to pursue enforcement actions when alleged non-compliance occurs following a right of access request. Not every settlement provides the same degree of insight or ability to follow OCR’s line of thinking though. That is the case stemming from the latest civil monetary penalty announced by OCR.
By Ian Cohen – Healthcare organizations in particular are responsible for managing privacy risks resulting from third-party website functionality. Third parties can be introduced in various ways for many purposes, such as simplifying website development, adding “share” buttons like the Facebook button, or sending user data to third-party advertising services.
By Jackie Fortier – Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV fluid hydration altogether.
By Amit Shah – HEDIS is a measurement set used to determine the efficacy of a payer to care for its members. The performance data collected through HEDIS assists payers in identifying areas for improvement as well as tracking successes through a measurement set that allows them to be compared to other payers.
By Patrizia Cavazzoni MD & Peter Marks MD PhD – Through the Hub, we plan to foster a community at the FDA for open dialogue and knowledge sharing to identify new approaches to drug and biologic development and overcome hurdles that have traditionally impeded progress for rare disease treatments.
By Susan Fenton, Kimberly Baker, & Wanda Govan-Jenkins – Three years into the PHIT Workforce Development Program ―an effort funded and led by ASTP to boost the public health information technology workforce in the US―the University of Texas Health Houston has exceeded expectations and completed award milestones ahead of schedule.
By Dana Finnegan – DRG downgrades pose a significant challenge for healthcare organizations, directly impacting revenue and creating compliance risks. Effectively managing DRG downgrades is key to maintaining financial health and compliance, and technology plays a critical role in simplifying and optimizing this process.
By Kat Jackson -The role of a medically trained interpreter is nothing short of essential in such a growing and diverse world. With language barriers often standing in the way of quality care, these interpreters ensure that every patient, regardless of their native language, can have equal access to healthcare.