Oracle Healthcare

Medicare Advantage enrollment slows, increasing 3.9%
Strong market headwinds dampened Medicare Advantage enrollment during the 2024 annual enrollment period but growth in MA and SNP ...
5 leading hospital chargemaster software products
Hospital chargemaster software from FinThrive, Health Catalyst, Optum and other vendors can streamline CDM maintenance while ...
Providers don't see better quality under value-based payments
Primary care providers do not see the benefits of value-based payments on quality of care at the organizational level as many ...

Leapfrog: Patient safety in maternity care slow to improve
Leapfrog Group data shows key areas for improvement, particularly with C-section rates, to boost patient safety in maternity care.
When are patients willing to wait to see their own PCP?
Patients are willing to wait longer to visit a primary care doctor for sensitive exams but are open to seeing the soonest ...
What is medical gaslighting, and why should docs care?
Empathic communication and active listening are key for providers to prevent medical gaslighting.

How predictive analytics could improve SDOH screening
As healthcare organizations seek to improve health equity, predictive analytics using robust EHR data could help flag patients ...
Health AI industry left to self-regulate as feds change course
Even as Trump rescinded AI executive orders, health AI stakeholders continue to self-regulate, creating guidelines and frameworks...
New ML tool enables more equitable genomic research
A new machine learning tool could help reduce ancestral bias in genetic data, improving equity in genomic research and ...

OCR begins reviewing proposed HIPAA Security Rule comments
Reading the thousands of comments on the proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates and reviving the HIPAA audit program are some of ...
OCR settles HIPAA risk analysis investigation
OCR announced a settlement with a healthcare business associate, citing HIPAA risk analysis deficiencies.
AHA, Health-ISAC warn hospitals of potential multi-city terror threat
The AHA and Health-ISAC alerted the healthcare sector to a social media post detailing plans for a multi-city terrorist attack on...

How 3 health systems are using telemedicine for dementia care
Telemedicine for dementia care can help increase access, especially for rural and elderly patients, but it faces challenges such ...
Type of chronic condition may dictate telehealth use
Patients with certain chronic conditions, like COPD and cancer, are less likely to use telehealth than those with heart failure ...
Demographic disparities persist in video visit utilization
A UC Davis Health study found demographic characteristics are linked to video visit utilization, with older and Black patients ...