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New data provide insight into the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals and insurers.

MedStar Health denied patients with disabilities access to a support person.

Small healthcare businesses must manage remote and virtual care models with appropriate support, training, reimbursement, and incentive models.

The machine-learning model could save time and healthcare costs.

Electronic signature pads save money and reduce paper waste at health systems.

The updated guidance focuses on asymptomatic providers who are exposed to COVID-19.

The partnership may reduce barriers to care for patients with substance use disorder.

Automation technologies for healthcare revenue cycle operations may be unnecessarily complex to deploy.

Data collected on the Apple Watch may help identify COVID-19.

A study interviewed patients in a study of a post-suicide intervention and received a range of answers on how it was received.

Experts from the front lines of COVID-19 discuss how lessons learned could help close health disparities.

The company is looking to focus on cloud technology.

The tech improved asthma symptoms and caregiver quality of life but increased healthcare use.

An overwhelming volume of patients and lack of interoperability highlight challenges to accessing patient health data during COVID-19.

The Obama administration veteran previously worked on the House Ways and Means staff.

During Academy Health's Datapalooza, the Louisiana senator said many consumers are unaware of ways in which the personal data collected on wearables or smartphones can be used.

A panel discussion digs deeper on patient access to health data.

Dr. Sachin Jain and former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed the potential of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation during Academy Health's Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference.

Shannon Dowler, M.D., spoke at Academy Health's Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference on how North Carolina worked with both the local and federal government to expand telehealth in rural and urban areas.

Medicaid expansion is not a panacea for other challenges that safety net hospitals face, and the infusion of coverage may have created longer wait times.

Kaiser Permanente authors said having a highly integrated health system strengthened the shift to video medical visits as the pandemic hit.

The technology acquired could help ease the burden of physician burnout.

A group of authors, including experts with lead roles in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, offer advice on the next wave of reform.

Investigators are probing data for patterns of telemedicine usage that will yield insights into the boom and future use of the technology.

A Health Affairs survey finds physicians have poor attitudes towards patients with disabilities, and lack of education is a likely cause.

A new study on access to telemedicine during COVID-19 finds practices and doctors often decided if the visit would be by video or telephone.

The smartphone-controlled device demonstrated efficacy in a recent trial.

New data demonstrate how telemedicine is being used by various populations.