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May
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CMS Takes Action to Reduce Appointment Wait Times for Medicaid MCOsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed a new rule to improve patient care access, focusing on... Continue Reading
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01
May
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Despite Flexibility in Buprenorphine Prescribing, Access to Opioid Treatment StallsDespite relaxed buprenorphine prescribing regulations, access to opioid treatment has remained unchanged in the US between 2016 and 2022, according... Continue Reading
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28
Apr
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Community Health Worker Care Access Takes Over MI COVID Test SitesMichigan has launched a pilot program to repurpose old COVID-19 testing sites, using community health workers (CHWs) to address local... Continue Reading
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27
Apr
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Operational Challenges Prompt Nonprofit Hospitals to Depend on Financial ReservesIn recent years, nonprofit hospitals and health systems in the United States have been facing operational and economic challenges. To... Continue Reading
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26
Apr
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Smaller Rural Hospitals Lag Behind Larger Counterparts in HIE Adoption: GAO ReportThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reveals that small and rural hospitals are lagging in adopting electronic health information exchange... Continue Reading
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26
Apr
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New York Governor Allocates $1.68 Million to Safeguard Reproductive Health ServicesNew York Governor, Kathy Hochul, has announced the Securing Reproductive Health Centers Program, which will provide over $1.68 million in... Continue Reading
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25
Apr
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Identifying Social Determinants of Health that Result in Poor Quality CareIn a recent study, Humana and the University of California, San Diego sought to identify the social determinants of health... Continue Reading
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25
Apr
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Establishing Patient Trust in Clinicians and Public Health Experts: A Challenging EndeavorA recent survey by Edelman shows that 34% of people believe that an average person could know as much as... Continue Reading
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24
Apr
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How-To Guide for Clinical Practice: SDOH Screening CampaignThe Physician’s Foundation has launched the Let’s Take Five campaign, aimed at giving doctors resources to discuss social determinants of... Continue Reading
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24
Apr
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Intermountain creates a Clinical Decision Support platform using FHIR technologyIntermountain Health has developed an FHIR-based platform for clinical decision support that enables providers to use evidence-based medicine, algorithms, and... Continue Reading
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