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Forthcoming policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment for delivered services.

Individual mandate is not the reason most consumers buy insurance, says insurer in New Jersey, which has its own individual mandate.

With 11 hospitals validated at Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMRAM, China has been making great strides toward digitizing healthcare. Yu Quan, CIO at China Medical University's Shengjing Hospital, which achieved Stage 7, talks about the next steps.

AMA Washington Counsel Paul Westfall says systems need controls, policies and procedures and digital health requires strict technical oversight.

The nursing shortage has negatively affected workloads for 88 percent of nurses in 2018, up significantly from 62 percent in 2016.

Contract extension avoids out-of-network surprise bills for UnitedHealthcare beneficiaries using emergency room services staffed by Envision physicians.

Edward Klatt, a pathology expert at Mercer University School of Medicine says system leaders must be all in on pinpointing and promoting better coping skills.

The agency is allowing those who get a message from the marketplace call center to enroll in a plan after the December 15 deadline.

Millions of consumers receiving surprise medical bills blame their insurer or provider.

Jefferson Health’s Robert Neff said that after breaking through that barrier hiring executives should focus on training and building a team with appropriate experience.