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WILMINGTON, DE — Healthcare organizations that handle more than half of their document work outside electronic health records were more than twice as likely to report frequent effects on patient …
Survey Finds Healthcare Document Work Straining Care Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — ChristianaCare is entering the final phase of its transition to the Epic electronic health record platform, with a systemwide launch scheduled for Oct. 3 that the health …
ChristianaCare Advances Epic Rollout Ahead of October Launch Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is increasing oversight of the nation’s health information exchange network after electronic record-sharing through TEFCA grew from 10 million …
HHS Tightens Oversight of National Health Data Exchange Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is increasing oversight of the nation’s electronic health information exchange network after the system surpassed 1 billion health records …
HHS Expands Health Data Network as Record Exchanges Top 1 Billion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently launched a new industry initiative aimed at accelerating adoption of electronic prior authorization systems ahead of federal interoperability requirements …
CMS Expands Electronic Prior Authorization Push Before 2027 Rule Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Patients may soon be able to access and share their medical information more easily through new digital tools unveiled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services …
CMS Pushes Digital Health Shift With New App Ecosystem Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health care providers could spend less time on paperwork and more time treating patients under a new federal rule that replaces fax and mail-based processes with standardized …
New CMS Rule Cuts Paperwork, Targets $781M Savings Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials moved to prevent a sudden cutoff in care for millions of patients by extending telemedicine rules that allow doctors to prescribe certain controlled medications …
Telemedicine Cliff Averted as Feds Extend Online Prescribing Into 2026 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In one of the largest investments ever aimed at rural health care, the federal government is sending money to every state under a $50 billion program designed …
All 50 States Land Rural Health Funding in Sweeping $50B Federal Push Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday finalized a sweeping 2026 Physician Fee Schedule that tightens payment accuracy, cracks down on runaway spending for skin …
Medicare Shake-Up: CMS Slashes Waste, Supercharges Primary Care for 2026 Read More