Top executives at some of the biggest commercial insurers provided a peak behind their curtains at Morgan Stanley’s annual investor conference this week, discussing the pace of utilization recovery and how they’re approaching rate setting and risk going into next year Though there’s significant uncertainty around the future of the insurance industry, many remarks can… Read More: ‘We feel bullish’: Payers look ahead to 2021 »
Telling IT teams to patch vulnerabilities faster when they are already strapped for time may not help organizations get ahead of the increasing cyberthreat landscape. Similar to how an individual would not go to the dentist only once their teeth began falling out, an organization should not wait until a breach to get serious about… Read More: 5 top cyber hygiene tips to help organizations stay ahead… »
As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and reflect, and to look hopefully toward the future for the industry. Much has been accomplished. I recall an early HIMSS conference at which an exhibit featured a one terabyte database… Read More: What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next… »
Though all eyes are on Congress as Election Day looms, U.S. health care may look more like a local issue when the polls close on Tuesday, experts say. That’s because new leaders in states that skipped Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion could extend health insurance to millions of Americans. John McDonough, a professor of the practice of… Read More: Harvard forum examines U.S. health care ahead of midterms »