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Washington hospitals sue state over expanded interpretation of a charity care law

Health Care Dive

A state hospital association says the updated charity care guidance, which would require facilities to offer subsidized care for patients regardless of residency, risks making Washington a “medical tourism destination."

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Washington hospitals sue to block policy extending charity care to out-of-state patients

Fierce Healthcare

Washington hospitals are looking to take their state’s Department of Health to court over a September notice requiring certain providers to offer charity care to poor patients regardless of where i | The Washington State Hospital Association wrote in a filing that the update is inconsistent with decades of charity care policy implementations and would (..)

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Thailand-Russia cooperate for telehealth and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Private providers in Thailand, Russia sign telehealth collab Two large private healthcare providers in Thailand and Russia have partnered to cooperate in such areas as telehealth and medical tourism. Their memorandum of understanding also aims to boost their countries' medical tourism.

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Thailand’s Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi clinches HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7

Healthcare It News

Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi from Thailand has been validated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. The EMRAM measures the clinical outcomes, patient engagement, and clinician use of EMR technology in a hospital or health facility.

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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

Healthcare It News

Private tertiary hospital Subang Jaya Medical Centre has launched what could be the first connected health service in Malaysia. Like the rest of Malaysian providers, the hospital is leveraging digital technologies to meet patients' demands for virtual and remote care post-pandemic.

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JWT’s Future 100 Tells Us Tomorrow Is All About Health

Health Populi

Travel and hospitality. And you’ll find even more health-related trends blurred throughout the report, such as energy-positive hospitality (part of medical tourism), fitness interfaces, vegan luxury, diagnostic travel, and elemental health experiences, among others. Health is all over, Culture. Tech and innovation.

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Cross-border medical care in Europe

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Cross-border medical care affects many people: “20 to 24 million patients worldwide spending an average of 3410 U.S. On the other hand: cross-border medical care is often reimbursable or paid for directly by the responsible government under pre-established regional agreements. dollars annually, sizing the market at 65–87.5