Quality and Safety

Blue Shield criticized DHCS for intending to award contracts to national, for-profit companies, singling out Kaiser Permanente in particular.

Only about one-third of adults have received the booster aimed at the Omicron variant, which remains highly transmissible.

<p>Adaptive technology can free doctors up to be more involved with patients when it understands how doctors manage those patients based on guidelines and training, says Dr. Nigel Spier, OBGYN and team lead for ModMed OBGYN.</p> <p> </p>

Their request comes amid threats against physicians and hospitals that provide medical care for transgender children.

Dr. Amar Desai will oversee the company's clinical delivery strategy to support retail health, chronic disease management and behavioral health.

<p>Founder of CareAlign and hospitalist at the University of Pennsylvania Health System Dr. Subha Airan-Javia discusses the ways tech can augment EHRs, lessen errors and assist with time management.</p> <p> </p>

Plus, a plurality of Americans, 44%, give the healthcare system an overall grade of D (poor) or F (failing).

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">MultiPlan CIO Michael Kim explains how competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare formed the alliance to unlock blockchain's healthcare potential.</span></span></p>

APIC said relaxing masking standards could be a risky move heading into what's expected to be a severe flu season.

The health system says it has taken certain IT systems offline, which in some cases include electronic health record systems.