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The agency must limit the data collection and reporting requirements on healthcare providers if the initiative is to succeed, contends hospital group.September 4
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With rural hospitals facing financial pressures and many forced to close, telehealth can help solve some of the challenges confronting rural communities in maintaining access to care.August 14
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The Federal Communications Commission wants to ensure that funding for rural broadband services supporting telehealth technologies is being spent efficiently to benefit patients in underserved parts of the country.August 5
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The Department of Health and Human Services is providing nearly $42 million in funding to support 1,183 federally funded health centers nationwide to bolster their use of IT.July 27
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The risks that arise from value-based care are forcing insurers to pursue new directions in taking care of members, putting a premium on how they use data and analytics.July 12
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Public comment is sought on three-year pilot aimed at increasing use of technology among poor, veterans and rural Americans.July 11
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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health are linking genetics to the risk of high blood pressure among black patients by analyzing genomic research databases.July 8
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UnitedHealth Group and the Atlanta University Center Consortium—the oldest and largest consortium of historically black colleges and universities—are partnering to help students become data analytics experts.July 3
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America’s Health Insurance Plans is starting an initiative intended to gather and enable the sharing of approaches that address social determinants of health.June 21
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A coalition of healthcare organizations is backing legislation to promote the capturing of social determinants of health data for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.June 21
