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With the expiration of the public health emergency ending waivers and flexibilities, providers are looking for answers, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare.  

The company has now removed prior authorization on more than 1,100 medical services since 2020.

A patient requested his medical records and did not receive them for six months - after the OCR stepped in - agency says. 

Nurses claim that no RNs will be employed at about 150 MedExpress clinics nationwide after September 7.

OutCare Health promotes health equity worldwide by providing resources, education and support, and through its studies, says founder and president Dr. Dustin Nowaskie.

The concept of digital twins is nothing new, but has become a hot topic as healthcare takes information from smartphones, digital watches and the EHR, and then aggregates data, says Dr. Mohamed Rehman of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.  

The hospital has arranged for identity theft resolution services to be available to potentially affected patients at no charge.

The firms claim that under the Fair Labor Standards Act, temporary nurses don't actually meet the criteria for contract workers.

Deputy Secretary General Abigail Norville of the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport expects actionable goals to come out of the new HIMSS global headquarters in Rotterdam.

Improving home care for cardiac patients can help control preventable admissions – and the $25 billion a year price tag – says Dr. Alan Spiro, president and CMO of Laguna Health.