Ten leading health systems have joined Transcarent’s first National Independent Provider Ecosystem, setting the foundation for increased direct contracting. Direct contracting between employers and health systems has historically been a challenge to do at scale, according to Transcarent’s announcement.

Nicholas Bunger, data engineer at Balgrist University Hospital, said the five-year journey to EMRAM Stage 6 status has resulted in more efficient operations and has enabled better reactivity among clinical experts.

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has announced $131.7 million in grant programs for behavioral health services.  The $131.7 million awarded this month include:

There’s a lack of alignment across commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans regarding coverage of digital medicine, and this is throwing a wrench into the progression of digitally enabled care, according to an issue brief posted by the American Medical Association.

Black and/or Latino Medicare beneficiaries are more likely than white beneficiaries to report difficulty managing activities of daily living (ADLs), according to a databook released by ATI Advisory with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Todd Gottula, president and cofounder of Clarify Health, says obtaining and cleansing data assets can drive better outcomes, but the presentation matters almost as much as the data itself.

Enthea, which bills itself as the only licensed provider of health benefit plans that cover medication-assisted therapies, is making ketamine-assisted therapy available across the U.S. as an employee benefit.

Janice Reese, an advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group, discusses data security for healthcare mergers and acquisitions, and moving patient data from legacy systems into a single, secure source of truth.

Half a million children and families will regain their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance coverage due to improper disenrollment, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

Northeastern University in Boston will receive $15.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the next five years to create an innovation center designed to help detect and prepare the country for the next outbreak of infectious disease, especially in rural areas.