As a young kid, I always wondered how my mother, with just a set of simple questions, could understand the root cause of my illness. She would ask about my symptoms, what I had eaten, how I was feeling—pieced together the information to diagnose and care for me even before we visited a doctor.
Years later, when I started visiting a doctor, the experience felt completely different from the care my mother had given me. It was more structured, standardized, almost mechanical—focused
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Citizens Memorial Hospital Integrates Unite Us with MEDITECH Expanse EHR
What You Should Know:
- Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Bolivar, Missouri, has announced a collaboration with Unite Us, a technology partner for social care transformation, to integrate its MEDITECH Expanse EHR with Unite Us' closed-loop referral system.
- Citizens Memorial Hospital is a comprehensive rural healthcare system serving eight counties in southwest Missouri. The integration aims to identify and address the social care needs of CMH's patient population,
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Security Alert: How Federal Health Agencies Can Protect Health Data
As federal health agencies modernize to improve security and enhance efficiencies and insights, IT leaders cannot overlook the security of health data itself. Data security ensures the privacy, integrity, and availability of this valuable information, forming the bedrock of effective data modernization.
But health data is unique. Not only is it incredibly sensitive and personal, but data is constantly shared among various stakeholders in the federal health system, from doctors to
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When Clinicians Complain About Wi-Fi, Your FQHC Needs to Take Notice
It’s hard to imagine, but it’s true: Wi-Fi-enabled devices didn’t go mainstream until 2004, when the first devices (cellphones, personal data assistants, and TVs) hit the market.
Fast forward two decades, and can you imagine work or home life without Wi-Fi access, well, everywhere? Just like electricity, water, and natural gas, internet access has moved well beyond a nice-to-have to a necessity. We just expect it to be there and to work.
But unlike other utilities that have direct pipes
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ReferWell Appoints Kevin Healy as New CEO to Drive Growth
What You Should Know:
- ReferWell, a digital healthcare company specializing in navigating care access, has announced the appointment of Kevin Healy as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2025.
- In 2025, ReferWell aims to identify new opportunities to leverage its care scheduling platform and care concierge service to break down barriers to care. The company is committed to connecting data and empathy to positively impact patient health outcomes and drive
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Innovaccer Launches 360-Degree Gap Closure Solution for Payers, Powered by AI
What You Should Know:
- Innovaccer Inc., an Healthcare AI company unveiled its 360-Degree Gap Closure Solution for Payers, a comprehensive platform designed to revolutionize risk adjustment and quality improvement for health plans.
- The launch comes at a pivotal moment, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increases regulatory oversight and the adoption of value-based care accelerates.
Addressing the Challenges of Modern Healthcare
Health plans today
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Shriners Children’s Becomes Largest Pediatric Motion Analysis Center in the World
What You Should Know:
- For more than 40 years, Shriners Children’s has been utilizing motion analysis technology, similar to what you might find in a Hollywood movie, in each of its 14 state-of-the-art Motion Analysis Centers (MACs).
- Motion analysis helps physicians determine the best treatment methods for children with movement differences caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy, scoliosis, brachial plexus or sports injuries. Now, the nonprofit healthcare system is making a
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Zing Health & Strive Health Expand Access to Value-Based Kidney Care
What You Should Know:
- Strive Health, a national leader in value-based kidney care, and Zing Health, a leading Medicare Advantage insurer, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership to deliver specialized kidney care to all eligible members across Zing’s geographical footprint.
- Strive will now support Zing members in Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi and continue coverage in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Through this expanded partnership, Strive is
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Deerhold & HSBlox Combine Price Transparency & VBC Platforms for Enhanced Healthcare
What You Should Know:
- HSBlox, a leading technology platform for value-based care (VBC) contract management and administration that operationalizes complex contracts, enables transparency, and simplifies communication between stakeholders, and Deerhold, a company offering advanced healthcare data management and solutions to support healthcare price transparency and compliance, today announced a partnership to combine their respective best-in-class capabilities to equip health plans,
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Medicaid Expansion Cuts Threaten $80B Loss for Healthcare Providers
What You Should Know:
- A new analysis by the Urban Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, reveals that healthcare providers in 41 states that expanded Medicaid eligibility would face significant financial losses if federal funding for Medicaid expansion programs is cut.
- The potential drop in federal support could lead to nearly 11 million people losing health insurance coverage, triggering an $80B reduction in revenue for healthcare providers by
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