Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Expands Telehealth Benefits

In the latest step to encourage “social distancing”, an isolation technique meant to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced expanded telehealth benefits for Medicare participants. Before the announcement, medicare participants were only allowed to access remote healthcare services for routine checkups. This means the most vulnerable populations […]

In the latest step to encourage "social distancing", an isolation technique meant to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

How to Get More Patients

In today’s digital world, people have an infinite amount of options when it comes to choosing care. And with government regulations like OPPS and the 21st Century Cures Act just around the corner, transparency and consumerism will only increase. How can your practice break through the noise? Here are five patient acquisition strategies that can […]

In today’s digital world, people have an infinite amount of options when it comes to choosing care. And with government regulations like OPPS and the...

21st Century Cures Act and Interoperability: Redefining Digital Health Experiences

The rules, defined by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), mark the most extensive healthcare information policies the government has implemented since HIPAA. They require that both public and private organizations share information between patients and other healthcare third-parties in […]

The rules, defined by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),...

Medical Device Security: What the FDA Recommends to Keep Your Users Safe

The advantages of connected medical devices are obvious. Healthcare providers are given a 360-degree view of patient health metrics that matter – and that rich data, aggregate and realtime, is accessible through patient engagement software like Health Cloud. But the risks are also apparent. We’ve grown accustom to securing our digital lives by running anti-virus […]

The advantages of connected medical devices are obvious. Healthcare providers are given a 360-degree view of patient health metrics that matter - and that rich...

Medical Device AI Regulation

As a part of the American AI Initiative, a new draft memorandum proposed by the White House yesterday identifies policy that will guide regulatory and non-regulatory oversight of AI applications, including medical device AI.

As a part of the American AI Initiative, a new draft memorandum proposed by the White House yesterday identifies policy that will guide regulatory and...

Outpatient Prospective Payment System Compliance

You may have already heard the news about additions to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced that hospitals will be required to post payer-negotiated prices in an online portal by 2021. You can read more about the 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) law in detail here. […]

You may have already heard the news about additions to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services announced that...