Medtech companies must make sure that AI algorithms reflect the patient population they’re serving and know the clinical decisions these algorithms are making, says Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is making updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year 2026.
Hospitals are getting a 2.4% payment increase in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.
Upfront by Health Catalyst recently collaborated with Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut to integrate a tech-enabled patient engagement program for the seven-hospital system.
Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, cofounded the HIMSS Latino Community in 2011 and says he has been working in collaboration with HIMSS to impact lives.
Nonprofit managed care organization CareSource has finalized its acquisition of Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA), a nonprofit healthcare services organization that offers health plans and care delivery programs designed for people with pressing health needs.
Realizing digital health potential is about incorporating all of the tools of leadership, standards and innovation, says Changemaker Award recipient Dr. Tamara Sunbul, digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor in Saudi Arabia.
More than half of providers and 43% of payers have yet to start work on the Application Programming Interface (API) requirements of the interoperability and prior authorization final rule, according to a survey by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
Build strong partnerships and cultivate diverse perspectives to solve complex challenges and integrate technology into workflows, says Mouneer Odeh, the new chief data and AI officer at Cedars-Sinai.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has signaled plans to make cuts to the Medicaid program, saying it wants to put an end to “mounting expenditures,” such as housekeeping for non-Medicaid-eligible individuals, and high-speed internet for rural healthcare providers.