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Colorado Medicaid IT officials outline their approach to overcoming the obstacles they face, including a budget crisis related to the COVID pandemic Read More

The goal was to improve outcomes, reduce the recidivism rate and send inmates back into the communities with coherent care plans. Read More

One of the largest health information exchanges in the country has expanded its offerings to allow healthcare providers across Colorado to share medical images, according to a May 14 announcement. As a result of the endeavor, CORHIO’s more than 19,000 users will be able to share high-quality images such as MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, mammograms, and x-rays, regardless of health system or electronic health record. Read More

Advanced imaging data exchange is now live in Colorado due to the partnership of Health Images and the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization Read More

The medical image exchange empowers the health information exchange to send and receive MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, mammograms, and x-rays. Read More

The AHA estimates an additional $120.5 billion in total financial losses from July 2020 through December 2020 should hospitals and health systems reach baseline patient volumes by July 2021, or an average of $20.1 billion per month. These estimates are in addition to the $202.6 billion in losses the AHA estimated between March 2020 and June 2020 bringing the total projected losses to hospitals and health systems... Read More

Overall, outpatient visits are down 11% as of the week of June 14, compared to the prior-year period. However, the cumulative deficit is much larger. When looking at the period between March 15 through Saturday, visits are down nearly 40% from the same period a year earlier. Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health equity challenges, leading organizations to leverage social determinants data to get ahead of poor outcomes. Read More

One-fifth of integrated health systems reported monthly revenue drops exceeding 50%, according to an AMGA survey. Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic presents the U.S. health care system with a mind-boggling array of challenges. One of the most urgent is coping with a simultaneous glut and dearth of information. Read More