The joint provider and payer venture, Sutter Health | Aetna, is partnering with Heal and 98point6 to offer members both in-person house calls and virtual care. Heal’s board-certified physicians can make visits to the home or office seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., including holidays. A doctor can arrive in two… Read More »
San Francisco-based Innovaccer has found a way to help Medicare Advantage plans close care gaps, while improving Star ratings, the company contends. Innovaccer’s solution package for MA plans, launched a year ago, includes FHIR ready-APIs, point-of-care alerts, provider performance analytics and holistic patient-360 profiles, according to Kanav Hasija, co-founder and chief product officer at Innovaccer.… Read More »
A no-deal Brexit presents risks to the NHS and care homes despite extensive government planning, a watchdog says. The National Audit Office praised the government for the “enormous amount of work” that had been done but said there were still “significant” gaps. The extra shipping capacity government was buying to bring medicines into ports other… Read More »
Fact-checking has become one of the buzziest buzzwords in journalism. There are more than 100 fact-checking projects around the world. It’s been trotted out to counter alleged “fake” news. And to monitor the accuracy of political leaders who stretch the boundaries of believability. April 2 has been proclaimed International Fact-Checking Day. Indeed, genuine fact-checking may play an important… Read More »