Asthma is usually thought of as a condition that mainly affects breathing, causing wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. However, new research suggests that people living with severe…
Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, framed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as “bold, creative plans” led by states. But as states have…
In the U.S., more than a dozen kinds of cancer are on the rise among people under 50. The HealthQ team shares the latest guidance on being proactive with your…
At the center of some of healthcare’s most important conversations about patient access, provider burnout, and interoperability is a single pain point: unstructured data. When the HITECH Act pushed healthcare…
The Trump administration finalized a rule that embraces new types of Obamacare coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plans, and a more novel approach that allows insurers to…
After congressional Republicans let expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire at the end of last year, some families have decided the price is too great of a financial…
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What You Should Know At its keynote in New York City, generative AI pioneer Abridge unveiled the first AI-native clinician intelligence platform built to orchestrate clinical, financial, and evidence-based decisions.…
Independent Medical Examination (IME) documentation exposes a gap in how healthcare systems handle documentation. While most clinical workflows are designed around structured, encounter-based documentation, IME reporting operates outside those assumptions.…