Vital Lines August 2024
Aug 30, 2024
TOP STORIES
Health tech policy: A Q2 recap
Since April, Congress has tackled an array of health tech issues from Medicare's telehealth extension to healthcare AI. Catch up with this policy recap.
A hospital blueprint for health equity
The role of health equity officer is fairly new to hospitals. No model seems to exist for doing the work. IHI aims to change this.
Hospitals shop outside EMRs for new tech
Of the hospital executives hunting for new technologies, 43% are looking outside their EMRs. The main reason? Unimproved workflows.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGIENCE
Public Health 3.0, powered by GenAI
Some experts are hailing GenAI as a game-changer for public health—especially in three promising areas.
DIGITAL HEALTH
Health tech's mega funding rounds
Health tech companies are scoring some big wins, making major funding announcements in July. MedCity News highlights the notable deals.
SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
An urgent call to curb upcoding
Regulators have struggled to tamp down insurer upcoding in Medicare Advantage, but experts say CMS can do more to rein in this problem.
Leaders react positively to HTI-2
Aside from concerns about compliance timeframes and unstructured data, healthcare leaders are mostly optimistic about HTI-2.
NEW FROM REDOX
How to rescue innovation from red tape
Yes, providers can take a disciplined approach to innovation without being strangled by bureaucracy. HIT consultant Christopher Northam explains how.
Strategies for coaching hesitant sellers
Surprisingly, not every sales leader has a ton of confidence. Our Chief Growth Officer, Erika Glenn, shares her best advice for boosting self-assurance.
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