Using the volume of patient data being exchanged as the basis for interoperability measures may “hinder successful implementation” of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), according to a letter from the American Medical Association.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chicago-based Affiliated Radiologists P.C., has selected McKesson Business Performance Services(McKesson) to help strengthen the organization’s business reporting and benchmarking. McKesson will provide the services as part of a broad range of revenue cycle management capabilities, including clinical documentation assistance, medical coding, medical claims management, denial management, business analytics and healthcare regulatory compliance.

The city of San Francisco decided to house the homeless and the cost of healthcare spiked as people received the medical care they didn’t then dropped significantly, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

A research study from the University of Michigan has found that the Affordable Care Act has reduced racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage, reports Michigan Daily.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology unveiled a website offering more detailed and easier-to-understand information about certified health IT products.

TigerText will partner with Honeywell to develop an app to will allow healthcare providers to scan a patient’s barcode and retrieve up-to-date information about the patient’s medications, care team and recent procedures directly from their electronic medical record (EMR) through a Honeywell smartphone. 

Veyo, an Arizona-based healthcare transportation company, has developed a method of bringing medical transportation to patients by achieving an on-time trip performance rating of 99.5 percent.

While an aging population will increase demand for long-term care, many Americans over the age of 40 aren’t confident they’ll be able to pay for it, and some incorrectly assume government programs will pick up the tab.