Behavioral Health Linked to 70% Increase in Healthcare Spending
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New Study on Lowering Opioid Prescription Challenges
A new study on guidelines aimed at lowering opioid prescriptions to prevent addiction shows the potential success — and challenges — of changing prescribing habits, according to NPR.
Combating Opioid Overprescription
Though the U.S. Justice Department has used data analytics to comb through prescription and billing information to detect healthcare fraud for several years, its recent data-driven approach to tackling the opioid crisis may be its most successful yet.
Survey Shows Consumers Less Willing to Share Personal Data
Americans are increasingly reluctant to give up their personal information to websites, even in return for an improved online experience, according to a new report from the Advertising Research Foundation.
ACOs Lowered Spending in Rural, Underserved Areas
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs can lower Medicare spending in rural areas, suggests a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
AI Used to Protect Medical Data and Devices from Cyberattacks
The University of Maryland’s Baltimore and Baltimore County campuses have partnered to use technological expertise against cyberattacks
Physician Burnout and Patient Well-Being Tightly Linked
Physician burnout can contribute to patients’ own burnout as they navigate their care, wrote Aisling Carroll, an ovarian cancer survivor and freelance writer, in an op-ed for STAT.
CMS’s Price Transparency Initiatives for 2020
CMS released three proposed rules on July 29, which include payment updates for outpatient and physician services and expanded price transparency initiatives.
Best Hospitals 2019-20 Honor Roll
U.S. News & World Report released its Best Hospitals rankings for 2019-20 on July 30.
Behavioral Healthcare Top Reason Members Seek Telehealth Treatment
Telehealth continues to grow rapidly in both availability and popularity for members with behavioral healthcare needs. The use of telehealth grew 624% from 2014 to 2018, according to a new study from FAIR Health.