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Impacts from global IT outage: Microsoft releases recovery tool, CISA warns of phishing attempts

  The global IT outage caused by a faulty update from CrowdStrike impacted hospitals and health systems across the United States. At least 12 major hospitals reported disruptions, with some canceling elective procedures. The outage affected both internal and external systems on Microsoft-based computers, leading to delays in patient care and non-urgent medical appointments. Hospitals like Cleveland Clinic,…

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Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Proposed and Modified Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs)

  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the 2024 Performance Year (PY) and beyond. LEARN MORE

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Cigna Healthcare Removes 25 Percent of Medical Services From Prior Authorization

Cigna Healthcare Removes 25 Percent of Medical Services From Prior Authorization, Simplifying the Care Experience for Customers and Clinicians Latest Removal Represents an Additional 600+ Medical Services BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswireThis link will open in a new tab./ — Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), announced the removal of…

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