Jeff Lagasse
HHS invests $8 million to address gaps in rural telehealth through the Telehealth Broadband Pilot P…
The program will be implemented in four state community locations, including in Alaska, Michigan, Texas and West Virginia.
Population Health
Access and communication are the main barriers to entry for older Americans seeking to utilize virtual care.
Population Health
Better data, better devices and a better experience will push telehealth to the next stage of its development in 2021.
Population Health
The platform has demonstrated strong results in terms of patient satisfaction, drawing investors to the space.
Workforce
Automating risk stratification kept patients out of the ER, giving financial incentive to move to an alternative payment model.
Workforce
The system's digital transformation achieved Stage 7 designation from the HIMSS Analytics Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity.
A predictive analytics model predicated on phone reminders cut missed appointments significantly, data showed.
The exposed information included patients' full name, date of birth, contact information, and admission and discharge dates.
Total Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services will increase by about $3.5 billion in FY 2021.
Failing to initially show a positive test result for a coronavirus patient could lead to appeals and administrative headaches.