Compliance & Legal
In discussing social determinants of health data utilization, Dr. Hilary Hatch, chief clinical officer at Phreesia, describes how analytics and patient engagement tools are streamlining workflows and helping providers respond to more patients in need.
Insured customers paid more for drugs than members of its Prescription Savings Club, lawsuit alleges.
New data elements related to social drivers of health, such as referrals to social services, improve standards-based information exchange with electronic health records, it says.
The medtech company says it is the only manufacturer of FDA-approved pulse oximeters to have reached an agreement in a lawsuit against many over the devices' notoriously higher rates of error for people with darker skin.
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The electronic health record giant says that it did not violate federal law prohibiting unfair business practices when it raised concerns about certain patient data requests over the Carequality interoperability framework.
A new form of AI-powered fraud is posing risks to healthcare bottom lines. Medicomp CEO David Lareau describes what it is, how to fight it – and how to help cautious executives concerned with the double-edged sword of artificial intelligence.
Bipartisan lawmakers say a temporary extension isn't adequate, and they're concerned that the draft proposal is "misaligned with Congressional intent" with regard to a registry for the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine.
The association worries over the higher accountability standard for data sharing imposed on providers compared to payers. "Providers would still be held to a higher accountability standard," the AHA writes.
This HIMSS24 APAC speaker shares what it takes to successfully transition a health system to value-based care.
