Here’s the dirty secret of emergency medicine: We don’t have to do prior auth. Like ever. We just order what the patient needs, and the patient gets it done in the ED. But here’s why we care about prior auth anyways: B/c not a shift goes by where a patient doesn’t land in the

Thanks to @IamMeenaJ, Carmen Smiley, Ryan Howells, Jim St.Clair, Dave Pyke and many others who've worked in #FAST Identity as we researched & iterated on the HL7 International Interoperable Digital Identity & Patient Matching IG; as of early this morning it's an STU1! hl7.org/fhir/us/identi…

press.aboutamazon.com/2023/7/aws-ann… #patientmatching #patientsafety 👏🏽

IMPORTANT JOB ALERT. The State of Maryland is hiring a Digital Services Director for the launch of their Paid Family Medical Leave program. Please help share this exciting role! jobapscloud.com/MD/sup/bulprev…

Whoa... the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is looking to recruit a new Deputy Director, Operations and Innovation (DDOI), running the largest bioinformatics programs in the country and perhaps the world! buff.ly/45mQufS

Are you the caregiver for someone who has had an acute or chronic severe illness that you have managed at home? If yes, let me know and I can connect you to a paid focus group gig.

Calling all mDL experts! Cybersecurity @ NIST has launched the Accelerate Adoption of Digital Identities on Mobile Devices Initiative and is looking for experts to help encourage the development of mobile driver’s licenses. csrc.nist.gov/pubs/pd/2023/0…

We're hiring! Looking for experienced individuals who are passionate about great user experiences, iOS, and FHIR! jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/…

📢 DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR UPDATED #COVID19 #vaccine. If you are insured, it should be covered by your insurance. If you are uninsured (or underinsured), the HHS Bridge Access program makes vax free. Bookmark this: cdc.gov/media/releases… and vaccines.gov. #MedTwitter

BREAKING NEWS: VP Harris and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau JUST announced a plan to remove medical debt from credit reports—this is HUGE for the millions of Americans with medical debt.

I teamed up with my most venerable Venable LLP colleague Alex Botting on a new piece exploring why the US’ failure to prioritize digital identity infrastructure threatens our economic competitiveness and increases our cybersecurity vulnerabilities. wilsoncenter.org/article/digita…

I’m a HIMSS Changemaker in Health Finalist! Vote for me! my.reviewr.com/s2/pitch?subid…

NEW: The Census Bureau is accepting nominations through Jan. 10, 2024, for new members to join its National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations, which provides advice on #2030Census planning federalregister.gov/documents/2023…

We need your help!📋Take our Payer Interoperability Readiness Survey to inform our soon to launch Payer-to-Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup. Survey closes on January 19. Take the survey and sign up for the workgroup today: sequoiaproject.org/interoperabili…

This week is Patient ID Week! Join us to raise awareness for the critical issue of patient misidentification by advocating for the MATCH IT Act, a bill that will improve standards and transparency for health information. Learn more here: bit.ly/3UYOiaD #patientIDnow

📢Please spread the word: Cornell is conducting a search for a senior (associate / full) scholar in health equity. Based at Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, this person would serve as the Ithaca director of Cornell's cross-campus Center for Health Equity (Cornell Center for Health Equity). ➡️apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiting/fac…

Morning view ❤️ @bethawolfe #yogaatthemuseum National Building Museum

Starting Mon 9/23/2024, all US households can order 4 free #COVID19 home rapid tests from CovidTests.gov. If you have expired tests at home, you can check here to see if the exp dates have been extended: fda.gov/medical-device…. Bookmark & share! #MedTwitter

Good news. The state of Ohio is taking public comment on a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to extend continuous coverage to babies and toddlers from 0 to age 4. Comments are due by April 2nd. The proposal is here: dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/m…