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VIDEO: Insurance companies have weaponized the law with no surprises, which could impact patient care

VIDEO: Insurance companies have weaponized the law with no surprises, which could impact patient care

Ed Gaines, JD, CCP, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Industry Liaison, Zotec Partners, discusses the impact of the No Surprises Act on healthcare and medical imaging at the 2022 meeting from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Gaines works with the RSNA on billing and health insurance issues and has spoken in sessions …

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State seeks federal waiver to cut drug costs

State seeks federal waiver to cut drug costs

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Melanie Dallas: Highland Rivers will implement a new model

Melanie Dallas: Highland Rivers will implement a new model

It’s no secret that we in the public sector use a lot of abbreviations: CSB, which stands for Community Service Board, a Georgia public safety net behavioral health service provider, such as Highland Rivers Behavioral Health ; DBHDD, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, which is Georgia’s statewide behavioral health agency; and SAMHSA, …

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Our View: Healthcare: Mergers are generally not good for consumers

Our View: Healthcare: Mergers are generally not good for consumers

Consumers and healthcare companies should be wary of a proposed mega merger between two major healthcare systems in Minnesota and South Dakota. Fairview Health Services of Minneapolis and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls announced plans to merge in November, citing, as always, efficiency and improved patient care. But experts who study the economics of health …

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Correctional officer duties include mental health screening

Correctional officer duties include mental health screening

The duties of a correctional officer in modern times have evolved to essentially become a provider of mental health services, according to officials at prisons in the valley. It’s a change Northumberland County jailer Tom Reisinger didn’t expect when he started in the federal prison system more than 25 years ago. Reisinger said correctional officers …

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Healthcare organizations are finding new uses for virtual healthcare technology

Healthcare organizations are finding new uses for virtual healthcare technology

The virtual health revolution has spread over the past few years, notably fueled by generational change events such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, healthcare leaders, organizations and decision makers are seeing the value of virtual healthcare, both in terms of convenience and patient experience, and the cost savings that virtual health can …

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Venture capitalists partner with health organizations to improve digital health

Venture capitalists partner with health organizations to improve digital health

Venture capital (VC) firms are increasingly playing a role in all aspects of healthcare. This is a growing trend globally, as healthcare organizations are hungry for the resources, expertise, and capital that these venture capitalists can offer. Earlier this month, the University of California at Davis Health System announced a partnership with one of the …

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Blockchain technology can transform the future of healthcare

Blockchain technology can transform the future of healthcare

Blockchain technology has truly revolutionized the vision of the future of information and data. At the most fundamental level, blockchain technology enables the decentralization of data; that is, it allows control of information to move from a centralized entity (eg, an individual or an organization) to a distributed network. By using a distributed network to …

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So far, Missouri has banned 6 nonprofits from the federal infant nutrition program

So far, Missouri has banned 6 nonprofits from the federal infant nutrition program

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services officials have blacklisted six nonprofits from a federal child nutrition program that paid them for meal distribution. The largest recent applicant for Missouri’s summer food service program, Connie Bobo’s New Heights Community Resource Center, received more than $20.6 million in federal reimbursement for pandemic meal …

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JP Morgan is betting big on the future of healthcare

JP Morgan is betting big on the future of healthcare

JP Morgan is a fundamental financial institution, with investments and interests in all sectors around the world. When it comes to healthcare, the company made headlines just a few years ago for its innovative partnership with Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway in launching Haven, a joint venture aimed at optimizing healthcare costs. and patient care experience. …

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