The recent incidents of cyberattacks on our healthcare system were understandably front and center during HIMSS24 as healthcare organizations continued to try and recover from the catastrophic impact on operations and patient treatment nationwide.   In the wake of the most recent attack, the federal government has been helping providers with loans to bridge payments. CMS […]

The Rule, Which Doesn’t Apply to Commercial Insurers, Sets Time Limits on Responses and Enforces Access API’s To combat growing criticism of prior authorization delays by payers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently finalized a rule requiring health plans to send prior authorization decisions within three calendar days for urgent requests and seven calendar […]

I feel fortunate to have had an opportunity over the last 20 years to witness the ever-evolving landscape that shapes the American Healthcare system. With all our complexities and highly regulated environment, it is hard to keep up with the changes that structure how all the stakeholders collaborate to deliver the best health outcomes for […]

In today’s rapidly expanding healthcare technology space, it’s easy to assume that cutting-edge technology is universally accessible. However, the reality is far from that. Disparities in health equity are fueled because advanced technology is not evenly distributed across healthcare settings. Achieving health equity goes beyond merely treating all patients the same; it involves providing access […]

For too long, the healthcare industry has focused on how well healthcare organizations can exchange data with one another—not on how easily the data can be digested by the recipient without a significant amount of manual labor.  As an executive focused on healthcare IT strategy and policy, I’m beginning to see a lot of federal […]