Morning Headlines 5/23/22
Governor Gianforte, DPHHS Announce Major Investment in Montana’s Health Information Exchange
Montana will invest $20 million in the Big Sky Care Connect HIE, which will fund improvements that include a clinical data repository, ADT alerts, a quality measurement program, and image exchange capabilities.
Why So Slow? Legislators Take on Insurers’ Delays in Approving Prescribed Treatments
Lawmakers attempt to speed up prior authorization approvals by imposing insurer time limits, although an electronic PA process may hold the most promise to get patients their meds faster.
Most medical students have experienced digital education, some to the near exclusion of in-person coursework during the pandemic, but they complain about lack of contact with patients, lecturers, and fellow students.
Ageed Mike, "patients are the widgets that must be processed" additionally when it costs close to $3,700 a month for…