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Health systems are required to retain clinical, HR and financial data, which all have differing retention lengths, says Tower Health VP and Chief Applications Officer Sidney Dixon during a preview of his HIMSS23 session.  

Highmark touted Kinsa's insights, which include prevalence of fever and other symptoms, and how quickly illness is spreading.

Proposed changes to MA risk adjustment would result in an average payment cut of 3.7%, AHIP says in its own comment letter.

Tom O’Neil, managing director of Berkeley Research Group, says boards need to ask the right questions to get AI right and consider factors like efficacy and transparency.  

Olga Kagan, RN, adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and Molloy University previews her HIMSS23 discussion focusing on tools that assist nurses to decrease burnout and develop their careers.

The donations, according to the Department of Justice, were aimed at increasing Medicaid payments received by LRMC.

The transition of shared medical appointments from in-person to virtual formats can benefit patients and providers. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Marianne Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, previews her upcoming HIMSS23 talk on the subject.

NextGen Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Murry will lead a panel at HIMSS23 with a focus on delivering coordinated care to people experiencing homelessness through street medicine.

A representative from the DEA was invited to attend the special listening session.

Ellison Institute director of policy, Gabriel Seidman, talks about the institute's work in creating a country-wide enterprise architecture for healthcare data that encompasses clinical, social determinants and public health data.