Patient Engagement

This week's top stories include the House approving a bill that strengthens the Affordable Care Act by making coverage more affordable for the next two years, bad bots bombarding vaccine sign-up sites, and PatientPoint merging with Outcome Health.

OCR says it anticipates a high degree of public interest because the HIPAA Privacy Rule affects nearly anyone.

The money is expected to fund about 30 projects in urban communities and 43 projects in rural communities for two years. 

Results suggest that individuals are open to robotic systems performing routine tasks such as checking vital signs and turning patients in bed.

Dr. Derk Arts, founder and CEO of Castor, which develops automation tools for clinical trials research, describes how expanded access to its technology can improve health outcomes.

The organizations will directly fund rides through route ride credits using Lyft's transportation platform. 

Clinician care teams identify and support a select group of MA members living with multiple chronic conditions.

K-8 schools and underserved settings, such as homeless shelters, will get $650 million to expand testing.

RingCentral's John Poli says that, similar to when doctors made house calls, telehealth is bringing about a more personalized world where healthcare is coming to the patient.

The ACA business has improved, and Aetna will sell individual coverage in 2022, CEO says.