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One of the most highly-debated issues in health IT circles the past few years has been over privacy concerns when patients share their health information with third-party app developers that are not covered under HIPAA. In this piece, two health policy experts argue that providers routinely and legally share health data electronically under HIPAA, and sharing with patients and patients’ third-party apps should be just as routine.
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The State of Ohio is seeking to reinvent its Medicaid program by working more closely with managed care organizations (MCOs) on a population health strategy and streamlining administrative processes. Currently, five managed care organizations divide up Ohio’s Medicaid business under contracts that have been in place since 2013. The state is seeking proposals for new contracts, and the “request for application” that went out recently makes new demands on potential MCOs.
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The AMGA’s Darryl Drevna shares his perspectives on the basket of challenges that physician groups face in light of CMS’s Oct. 5 publication of the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021.
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Even just a few years ago, there was great hesitation on the part of health IT leaders to truly move forward with cloud technology. Things are changing now, and in this brief video chat, Cheryl Rodenfels, CTO Americas Healthcare at Nutanix, discusses cloud technology in the present healthcare environment.
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