Friday, September 9, 2022: Health IT

A study conducted by Harvard University researchers found that a small number of primary care providers have been responsible for most of the recent growth in remote patient monitoring. Out of a group of 342 high-volume providers, 0.1 percent accounted for 69 percent...

Friday, September 9, 2022: Life Sciences

The Biden administration issued a press release stating it purchased 100 million rapid at-home COVID-19 tests with its “limited funding.” Earlier this week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said that there is currently an...

Friday, September 9, 2022: Providers

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) sent a letter urging Congress to block the 10.4 percent Medicare cuts to provider reimbursement scheduled for 2023. According to an AMGA survey conducted on August 29, 65 percent of member medical groups and health systems...

Thursday, September 8, 2022: Health IT

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two data briefs examining Medicare telehealth usage during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. One report found that dually eligible, Hispanic, and urban Medicare...