68% of consumers would consider leaving a provider after ransomware: 5 survey insights
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) A significant number of consumers learned about ransomware after a worldwide attack
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Pre-authorization requirements are up at 86% of medical groups, MGMA poll finds
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payer pre-authorization requirements continue to rise, suggests a new Medical Group Management Association
Read More72% of consumers use the internet to find healthcare info: 6 survey findings
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The internet is the No. 1 source consumers turn to for information
Read More5 recent balance billing legislative updates
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) States across the nation continue to eye legislation regulating balance billing practices as
Read MoreUsing Music And Rhythm To Help Kids With Grammar And Language
(By Robert Siegel and Andrea Hsu for NPR) Reyna Gordon was an aspiring opera singer fresh out of college when
Read MoreResurrected: A controversial trial to bring the dead back to life plans a restart
(By Kate Sheridan for STAT) For any given medical problem, it seems, there’s a research team trying to use stem
Read MoreMedicare would save $63M annually with HIEs, study finds
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health information exchanges deter clinicians from repeating previous therapeutic medical procedures, according
Read MoreVA’s most expensive task? Modernizing IT, says Shulkin
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ most expensive task is modernizing IT
Read MoreUniting HSAs and 401(k) Services
On May 31, 2017, HealthEquity, Inc, the largest non-bank custodian of health savings account (HSA) announced new services that enable
Read MoreA Drug Quintupled in Price. Now, Drug Industry Players Are Feuding Over the Windfall.
(By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times, May 31, 2017) A company that manages prescription drug
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