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Insurance companies vow to fix prior authorization process…again

Medical Economics

Physicians remain cautiously optimistic, recalling past commitments with limited progress, but hope for meaningful improvements in patient care. SHOW MORE Pledge to streamline the process comes amid growing public and government pressure, but the previous industry promises in 2018 accomplished little.

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How Two Fathers Turned Personal Crisis Into Preeclampsia Innovation

Forbes Healthcare

In 2018, they co-founded Mirvie, a company that uses RNA technology to anticipate and prevent preeclampsia , a condition that affects one in 12 pregnancies and can lead to seizures, organ failure, and even death. Encompass empowers us to deliver timely, individualized care to the patients who need it most.”

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DOJ Continues Enforcement Efforts Against Provider-Owned Managed Care Plans

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Large managed care plans have been squarely in DOJ’s crosshairs for years, but a late July 2023 Justice Department settlement agreement with one regional healthcare provider’s Medicare Advantage Plan offers a glimpse into an issue health systems and providers with their own managed care plans need to track.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Latanya Weston

Minority Nurse

I wanted to uncover the world of medicine and was given the great opportunity to travel as a Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner from 2016 to 2018. As nurses, we see first-hand, time and again, that providing “equal” care to patients is not enough. Every day I see the impact of individualized, patient-centered care.

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A Complete Guide To EHR Customization

Arkenea

A statistic from a 2018 Harris Poll on behalf of Stanford Medicine survey revealed that more than half (59%) of the primary care providers believed their EHR system needed a major overhaul. Therefore, planning the customization process carefully and implementing necessary safeguards to protect data integrity is crucial.

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

OCR issued a request for information in December 2018 asking HIPAA-covered entities for feedback on aspects of HIPAA Rules that were overly burdensome or obstruct the provision of healthcare, and areas where HIPAA updates could be made to improve care coordination and data sharing. Recent Changes to HIPAA Enforcement.

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Health Care and the Democratic Debates – Round 2 – Battle Royale for M4All vs Medicare for All Who Want It – What It Means for Industry

Health Populi

At this point, then, Holt moved the question to health care, addressing the group in a “raise your hand” question: “Who would abolish private insurance for a government run health care plan?” Gillibrand chimed in, discussing her “transition plan” to achieve Medicare for All. .