Healthcare and Insurance
University of Missouri Health Care has once again made the list of health systems recognized for “Most Wired” in 2020. This the system’s tenth consecutive year making the list in a survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives,…
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A new tab on the Missouri Hospital Association COVID-19 dashboard will track influenza-like illness and is intended to help hospitals and health care workers manage resources during the approaching flu season with COVID-19 still very much present in Missouri. “A…
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A shift in the way the positivity rate is being calculated in Johnson County, Kan. has resulted in a notable dip in the positivity rate. This week, the COVID-19 positivity rate fell by nearly half, decreasing from 11.3 percent to…
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Kansas City-based Children’s Mercy announced on Wednesday a donation worth celebrating for its Genomic Answers for Kids research initiative. Donations brought in $16 million for the program which serves as the flagship initiative for the highly anticipated Children’s Mercy Research…
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A major change could soon occur at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA considering making an EHR portal change. Discussion is underway for the department regarding possibly retiring its current EHR patient portal and making a switch to Cerner’s…
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In the hopes of renewing its National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation, The University of Kansas Cancer Center announced Oct. 1 that it plans to submit an application to NCI next year to attain "comprehensive" status. This status is the NCI’s highest…
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Q: Blue KC has announced that it’s getting back into the ACA marketplace for the coming enrollment period. What has changed in the broader insurance market that makes this the right move? A: Over the past couple of years, we…
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Two more Saint Luke’s Health System hospitals will be closing this year, Saint Luke’s Community Hospitals at 75th Street and Metcalf Avenue and 159th Street and 69 Highway in Overland Park to shut their doors by Dec. 30. These upcoming Saint…
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In the week ending September 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 837,000, a decrease of 36,000 from the previous week's revised level. Prior week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 870,000 to 873,000. The 4-week…
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On Tuesday, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it will be making a return to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) market since departing it in 2018. The decision comes from the new, rising need from people who…
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