Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Fierce Healthcare reporters returned from Las Vegas on Wednesday after four days packed with meetings, interviews and on-stage conversations all focused on healthcare innovation. | From AI (of course) to PBMs to women's health, here are some topics that got our attention at HLTH 2024.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 26, 2024
Like other payers, Centene flagged a mismatch between patient acuity and payment rates in Medicaid. But the insurer said a diversified portfolio helped it navigate challenges in the third quarter.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Dyania Health is using artificial intelligence to automate manual patient chart review, boosting providers' ability to comb through medical records and speeding up medical research. | Dyania Health is using artificial intelligence to automate manual patient chart review, boosting providers' ability to comb through medical records and speeding up medical research.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Health systems that embrace artificial intelligence tools can not only improve radiology operations and quality but patient follow-up as well, which can result in greater staff efficiencies, higher patient completion rates and better access and outcomes for patients. A collaboration between East Alabama Medical Center, Inflo Health and the American College of Radiology Learning Network began using machine language models and advanced natural language processions to extract data from radiology re
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Healthcare Success
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Despite the influx of digital technologies into virtually every aspect of our everyday lives, healthcare is still a very human business. As a result, healthcare providers still heavily rely on positive relationships with their referring doctors and other healthcare professionals (HCPs). While leading health systems and hospitals have long employed teams of on-the-ground “physician liaisons” to protect and grow their vital referral sources, today leading multilocation specialty practices do the s
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers, namely industry titans UnitedHealth Group and Humana, could be using health risk assessments and chart reviews to inflate payments from Medicare through upcoding, | A federal watchdog is questioning whether UnitedHealthcare, Humana and other Medicare Advantage payers are either creating diagnoses out of thin air to inflate payments from Medicare or are not providing adequate care to sick members.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The Better Medicare Alliance is warning of disruptions to care for America’s seniors, though MA premiums and major benefits are essentially unchanged next year.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 security rule to strengthen the cybersecurity of electronic protected health information with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The central authority for the review of Executive Branch regulations provided few details, but once the White House reviews HIPAA updates HHS can release its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for public comment.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Chu Canh Chieu, Director of Global Healthcare Center, FPT Software One of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic was the rise of telemedicine. The constraints imposed by the pandemic sparked a lasting trend of patients willing and able to seek healthcare solutions virtually. Since the pandemic, the rise of AI and its integration with telemedicine and digital health has seen significant investment growth, leading to enhanced patient care and reduced operation costs for healthcare providers a
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Fertility benefits have become a crucial component of employee well-being and retention strategies. In today’s competitive landscape, creating a fertility benefits program that aligns with both employee needs and organizational goals can be more complex than it seems. From cycle-based to flat-dollar and telehealth models, each solution offers unique advantages and challenges that directly affect employee satisfaction and financial well-being.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Direct care workers are, in many ways, the collective face of home-based care organizations. They are who clients and patients interact with. Therefore, regulators and providers are increasingly taking a closer look at who they’re hiring in the first place. While it is shocking to see caregivers commit crimes against clients, it does happen. About one in six people aged 60 and older experienced some form of abuse during 2023, according to the World Health Organization.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2024
LAS VEGAS — Demand for GLP-1s has not slowed, and employers still have not cracked the code on the perfect solution for medications that represent a growing portion of spend. | LAS VEGAS — Demand for GLP-1s has not slowed, and employers still have not cracked the code on the perfect solution for medications that represent a growing portion of spend.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Executives from Amazon, Walgreens, Blue Shield of California and PhRMA weighed in on how to fix the much-scrutinized pharmacy benefit manager model during HLTH 2024.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Korea to develop AI-driven regional smart emergency platforms The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has announced seven more projects under the Korean Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) initiative. These include two AI-based emergency systems – one is a regional emergency system for patient classification and transfer and the other is a multi-institutional, real-time critical patient transfer management system.
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HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2024
What You Should Know: – General Catalyst (GC) , a global venture capital firm, has announced a significant milestone with the raise of $8B in new capital consisting of $6B for GC’s latest fund – Fund XII – and $2B in separately managed accounts). – The substantial investment will accelerate GC’s mission to advance health assurance and drive transformative innovations across various sectors, including AI, healthcare, and global resilience. $750M Allocated to Health A
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Compassus has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with the health system Providence. The partnership will include home health care, hospice, community-based palliative care and home care services. It is the latest example of Compassus’ overarching joint venture growth strategy. “Providence at Home with Compassus” will be the name of the venture.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Shares in Centene were up premarket Friday after the company beat Wall Street analysts' expectations on both profit and revenue for the third quarter. | Shares in Centene were up premarket Friday after the company beat Wall Street analysts' expectations on both profit and revenue for the third quarter.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Centene is emulating other insurers unhappy with how regulators handled quality ratings for 2025. The flurry of complaints is “symptomatic of what appear to be systemic issues” with CMS calculations, Centene said.
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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
A new partnership with Amazone One Medical, which offers hybrid virtual and in-person primary care, aims to expand access to high-quality coordinated care in Northeast Ohio, Cleveland Clinic said in an announcement Monday. WHY IT MATTERS Patient access to essential health services is behind the collaboration, according to Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, Cleveland Clinic's chief executive officer and president, with the new practices to offer same and next-day appointments, an onsite lab and virtual care
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2024
What You Should Know: – Abbott , a global healthcare leader, has announced a new clinical trial, TEAM-HF, designed to improve outcomes for patients with worsening heart failure. – The first-of-its-kind trial will leverage AI and Abbott’s CardioMEMS™ HF System to identify patients who may benefit from earlier intervention with advanced therapies, such as a HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 24, 2024
LiveWell Partners recently acquired Hope Home Care, an Ohio-based home health provider. The deal is one of many finalized in recent weeks, reflecting a strengthened M&A environment in home-based care. The transaction will allow LiveWell Partners to expand its footprint in Ohio, which is a market key to the company’s growth strategy. “When you think about Ohio, it really is the outer edge of where we’re focusing strategically for our geographic scope,” LiveWell Partners CEO Jason Growe
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System have signed a merger agreement, the health systems announced on Wednesday, after first revealing their intent to combine in July. | Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System have signed a merger agreement, the health systems announced on Wednesday, after first revealing their intent to combine in July.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The academic medical giant is the latest health system to notch a deal with One Medical, defraying the cost of expansion for the primary care chain while creating a valuable source of referrals for the hospital.
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Having shown they can build ingenious technologies, SpaceX and other companies have become critical government partners. If those partnerships are to remain sustainable, both industry and government need to better understand what makes partners reliable. For any organization, that means prioritizing the health, skills, and needs of its workforce.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 22, 2024
What You Should Know: – Suki , a leader in AI technology for healthcare, announced a partnership with Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a leading telehealth platform. – Zoom will integrate Suki’s AI engine, Suki Platform, to generate clinical notes, enhancing its user experience and improving patient care. – The Suki Platform enables companies to build AI experiences with minimal development effort and already supports nearly one million clinicians across the U.S. –
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Kylee Bradshaw, the director of operations at the Bloomington, Indiana Office of Village Caregiving, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2024
MultiPlan, which denies the allegations, has been sued dozens of times over concerns the company is conspiring with health insurers to underpay doctors for out-of-network care.
Advanced Data Systems
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The recent updates to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) represent a significant overhaul, with implications that extend deep into laboratory management, personnel qualification, and operational compliance. Understanding these changes in-depth will be crucial for laboratory directors to navigate the new regulatory landscape effectively.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 25, 2024
What You Should Know: – Gradient Health , a leading provider of medical imaging data for AI development, has acquired DataAppraisal , a healthcare AI company specializing in unlocking the value of anonymized data from health systems worldwide. – The strategic acquisition will significantly expand Gradient Health’s ability to provide medical AI developers with access to a vast and diverse collection of de-identified medical imaging studies, including datasets from underserved ru
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