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Anthem Revises ‘Avoidable’ ED Visit Policy in MO, KY and GA

Anthem last week notified network providers in Missouri, Kentucky and Georgia about changes to its program to prevent “avoidable” emergency department visits.

Intermountain, Presbyterian and SSM Health Tackle Digital Transformation

Intermountain Healthcare, Presbyterian Healthcare and SSM Health recently founded a nonprofit company to tackle digital transformation challenges. Dubbed Graphite Health, the venture is modeled after Civica Rx, a nonprofit drug company formed by member hospitals to address drug shortages and reduce generic drug prices.

ONC report highlights issues hindering hospitals’ public health reporting

A report released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is shining a spotlight on challenges encountered by hospitals related to their public health reporting.

Set Your Strategy with Help from AHA Annual Survey Database

The latest AHA Annual Survey Database™ includes new data points that will shed light on hospitals' and health systems' moves to address social determinants, population health and the changing payment landscape. Now available for pre-order, the AHA’s rich and growing set of data empowers hospitals, health systems and their business partners to discover new directions, set strategies and plan actions for success in today’s evolving health care landscape.

GAO examines HHS efforts to collect hospital capacity data during pandemic

The Department of Health and Human Services should better engage and communicate with stakeholders to improve the HHS Protect data system and how it collects hospital capacity data during a public health emergency, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.

Data Pools Get Deeper as AWS, Truveta Help Health Care Mine Insights

Buried deep within immense volumes of health care data are clinical insights waiting to be unearthed to improve treatments, cure diseases and better serve communities. Now the race is on to scale data from across many organizations to achieve this goal and to make it easier to search and analyze.

GAO: Gun violence costs hospitals over $1B annually

Initial gun injuries cost hospitals more than $1 billion a year, with costs related to physician fees adding an additional 20% to that number, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Digital Transformation’s Next Wave: Creating a Mirrored World

A digital twin is a virtual model designed to accurately reflect a physical object. Digital twins use technologies like the internet of things, data streaming, 5G, etc., to gather, visualize and contextualize data from across physical assets, bridging operations and digital capabilities, and opening new partnership opportunities.

Ochsner Revs Up National Remote Patient Monitoring Plan

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) got a huge lift during the pandemic as record numbers of Americans opted for connected care from the safety of their homes, but will this trend continue? Ochsner Health is betting it will.