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Population Health Management
VCU Announces New School of Population Health
Virginia Commonwealth University announced the creation of a dedicated School of Population Health, the 15th school or college belonging to its academic enterprise.
Walmart and CareSource Enter Agreement to Address Health Disparities
Walmart and CareSource, a nonprofit, nationally recognized managed care organization, announced today it has entered into a unique agreement, to address racial health inequities.
Graduate Program in Population and Health Systems Management Receives Award for Innovation in Education
The Master in Population and Health Systems Management program (MPHSM) created by Boise State University and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has been named as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious CAHME/George and Regi Herzlinger Innovation Education Award.
20 Ontario Hospitals Transition to MEDITECH Expanse as Members of the ONE Shared Service Organization
Twenty-three hospitals in northeastern Ontario are creating a single electronic health information system to improve the delivery of safe, evidence-based patient-centered care. Three of the hospitals, Sault Area Hospital, North Bay Regional Health Centre, and West Parry Sound Health Centre, went LIVE with the MEDITECH Expanse-based ONE health information system (HIS) in 2019 with the other twenty hospitals now transitioning to the same system.
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group Collaborate To Deliver Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Care
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group announced the beginning of an initial 10-year, wide-ranging collaboration, bringing together the collective expertise of both companies in serving millions of people with high-quality, affordable health services that improve health outcomes and the patient experience.
Regenstrief and IU Developing One of First Population-Based Surveillance Systems for Long COVID to determine Prevalence, Trends and Outcomes
Post COVID-19 conditions are common but estimates of their prevalence vary widely. Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University’s schools of medicine and public health have received a five-year grant expected to total $9 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to enhance surveillance and detect trends related to lingering symptoms of COVID-19, known as long COVID-19.
Moderna Announces FDA Authorization of Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the U.S. for Adults 18 Years and Older
Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the emergency use authorization of a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the 50 µg dose level to all adults aged 18 and older.
CVS Health Announces Steps to Accelerate Omnichannel Health strategy
CVS Health announced several steps to support its strategy of making health care more affordable, accessible and convenient for consumers.
Caring for High-Risk Patients Requires Meeting Social Needs and Addressing Barriers to Care
athenahealth unveiled data reinforcing the notion that addressing social determinants of health is a crucial part of care delivery, especially for high-risk patients.
DOJ & Rite Aid Create Online COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for Individuals with Disabilities
The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced a settlement agreement with Rite Aid Corporation that will help people with disabilities get information about COVID-19 vaccinations and book their vaccination appointments online.
Open Enrollment Kicks Off at HealthCare.gov With Record Low Premiums
Today marks the start of the HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment Period. This year, on top of providing health care plans at record-low costs, the Biden-Harris Administration has extended the Marketplace Open Enrollment Period by 30 days through January 15 to ensure everyone possible has enough time to get covered.
Next Generation ACOs Saved Medicare $637 Million in 2020
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Next Generation (Next Gen) ACO Model, Medicare’s most advanced, greatest risk-taking ACO program collectively saved Medicare $637 million last year, according to 2020 performance data made public this week.
Vault Health and Rutgers University Unite for COVID-19 Research
Vault Health published a white paper detailing one of its first active clinical trials. The Live BASIC Trial is studying whether a combination of specific probiotics can help increase immune protection against COVID-19. The pilot clinical trial is being done in partnership with Rutgers University, which Vault has worked with throughout the course of the pandemic through its national COVID testing efforts.
HL7 Launches Helios FHIR Accelerator for Public Health
A new initiative launched by Health Level Seven International (HL7) and jointly supported by the Centers for disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) seeks to use widely recognized data exchange standards to help advance public health. The effort, called Helios, intends to strengthen the capacity and streamline data sharing across all levels of public health using the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR) standard.
ZeOmega First in U.S. to Achieve “Security & Interoperability Trifecta”
ZeOmega is the first and only population health management (PHM) organization to have successfully passed all three comprehensive data security and interoperability testing programs, known as the “Security and Interoperability Trifecta.” By passing all three testing programs, ZeOmega and its interoperability platform, platform, HealthUnity, are certified as meeting and exceeding the highest industry-defined requirements for data exchange and information security.
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