STAT
MARCH 6, 2024
Some hospital systems have started charging patients for digital messages to their doctors via the electronic medical record, either a flat rate (like a copay) or on sliding scale depending on the time or complexity of the physician’s response. Costs have ranged between less than $10 and $100 for a message.
STAT
MARCH 2, 2023
WASHINGTON — Patient privacy law offers little protection if law enforcement requests a person’s medical records — an issue that’s fueled concern as states impose restrictions on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jacobs recently worked with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)
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STAT
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it possible for many health care organizations to share medical information without patients’ consent so long as it was being used to improve treatment or streamline business operations. Today, the health data marketplace looks vastly different.
pharmaphorum
JUNE 22, 2022
Truveta’s platform is based on electronic medical record data – updated daily – for more than 50 million people in the US, harvesting anonymised patient care information from tens of thousands of clinical care sites across 42 states. “The world needs answers to medical questions faster and together, we can help.”
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 5, 2021
Private medical insurance company Further Group has ramped up its presence in digital healthcare by merging with Trustedoctor, a startup that puts patients in contact with medical professionals. It was already offering critical insurance and employee benefits services to corporate clients before the merger with Further.
PharmaShots
JUNE 2, 2023
With private and public health insurance benefits and coverage increasingly subsidizing publicly funded services, healthcare providers can no longer thrive without a proper RCM function, expertise, and technology in place to manage and optimize the financial aspects of healthcare services provided by big, medium, and small-sized organizations.
pharmaphorum
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Walmart is accompanying the formation of the WHRI with the launch of a digital tool called MyHealthJourney, which will help patients take control of their own data by providing some medical records and insurance information in one place.
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