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The American Hospital Association had raised concerns about the proposed rule this past December, saying it could lead to confusion and program failures.
"If you look at what patients want, more than anything they'd like to have an implantable kidney. But innovation has not been forthcoming."
The companies pointed to the potential to reduce administrative waste, inform patient care decisions and improve payment systems across the industry.
The new legislation would implement permanent rate parity for virtual behavioral health services, among its other provisions.
From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond.
More than half of tech leaders polled by IBM say their organizations' digital transformation efforts are lagging – and they're looking for partners to help with managed services.
A couple said they'd requested genetic testing during pregnancy that was never performed; their lawyer points to the facility's electronic health record as a possible cause.
Aetna, which contracts with EyeMed to provide vision benefit services for members, said an EyeMed email mailbox was accessed by an unauthorized individual earlier this year.