Health Care Dive
JULY 10, 2024
Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 12, 2024
Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. | Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program.
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 8, 2024
U.S. digital health startups pulled in $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first six months of 2024, marking continued momentum in the sector after a rocky few quarters last year. | U.S. digital health startups pulled in $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first six months of 2024, marking continued momentum in the sector after a rocky few quarters last year.
Healthcare It News
JULY 10, 2024
Like many in the U.S., Ohioans are experiencing a historic shortage of behavioral healthcare resources. But population health management tools from Alera Health will help the Ohio Behavioral Health Providers Network better integrate mental health care. Meanwhile, the state’s Miami University has awarded $1 million in funding to the Ohio Alliance for Population Health for the Southern Ohio Behavioral Health Corridor to support future behavioral health practitioners committed to the state
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HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
Zac Amos, Features Editor at ReHack While digitalization saves lives, it may also threaten them. The uptick in data breaches and cyberattacks targeting the healthcare industry correlates to the number of internet-connected and insecure technology facilities are adopting. Implantable medical devices are one of the latest victims of this trend — and their vulnerabilities could be deadly.
Home Health Care
JULY 8, 2024
Providers examining the 2025 home health proposed payment rule may be experiencing some déjà vu, according to William A. Dombi, the president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC). “Much of what we see in the rule is just, on the payment side of it in particular, an update from ‘23 and ‘24,” he said during a recent webinar hosted by NAHC.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
OpenAI's venture fund and Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global are backing a new startup, Thrive AI Health, that aims to build an AI health coach to promote healthier lifestyles. | OpenAI's venture fund and Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global are backing a new startup that aims to build an AI health coach to promote healthier lifestyles.
Healthcare It News
JULY 12, 2024
Steven Osborne, Medweb's director of federal business, discusses the company's new teledermatology app, which compresses the highest-resolution images a patient's phone can take without compromising data quality for a doctor's review.
HIT Consultant
JULY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Stanford Medicine is revolutionizing the way community physicians deliver care with the launch of Patients Like Mine, a suite of services designed to equip them with the data and resources needed to provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment to their patients. – By empowering community physicians with the tools and knowledge they need, this program has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care for all pa
Healthcare ECONOMIST
JULY 9, 2024
Patients hate narrow networks. Anything that limits their choice of physicians or hospitals is disliked. Americans love more choice. Payers, on the other hand, like narrow networks because they save cost–through the ability to negotiate lower rates–and potentially increase quality–if the contracted network has higher quality physicians.
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Health Care Dive
JULY 12, 2024
The findings are a “big deal,” according to one expert, as CVS’ health insurer didn’t follow some “major requirements that are essential to ensuring that the IDR process runs smoothly.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 10, 2024
Just one day after issuing a report blasting pharmacy benefit managers for their business practices and focus on consolidation and vertical integration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is report | The FTC is planning legal action against pharmacy benefit managers for rebate tactics that may hinder consumers and independent pharmacies.
Healthcare It News
JULY 11, 2024
Touted as the product of 10 years of work, the most recent proposed rule issued July 10 by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will usher in an age of automation for healthcare interoperability through application programming interface-based exchange capabilities, officials said on Wednesday. The second version of ONC's Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing and Public Health Interoperability rule, or HTI-2, is designed to supp
HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Synchron , a leading innovator in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, has announced a groundbreaking integration of generative AI into its BCI platform. – The integration, powered by OpenAI , empowers individuals with severe paralysis to interact with the digital world through thought-controlled texting, offering a new level of communication and independence.
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The Rand Blog
JULY 8, 2024
It is commonly believed that stronger Japan-NATO cooperation benefits both sides. But this begs an important question: why? What are the practical areas of cooperation for Japan-NATO ties?
Health Care Dive
JULY 9, 2024
The judge ruled the HHS overstepped in applying an employment law decision to healthcare, a decision experts say could occur more frequently now that the Chevron doctrine has been overturned.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
A recent lawsuit has pushed back against an industry-opposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on broker compensation in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. | A district court in Texas is halting a federal rule that changes broker compensation and overhauls marketing to seniors.
Healthcare It News
JULY 11, 2024
An online community for atrial fibrillation will connect patients and caretakers with information on the disease and help to increase beneficial partnerships, says Jim Kaveney, founder of Unlimited Heart Health & Wellness.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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HIT Consultant
JULY 8, 2024
Kamya Elawadhi, Chief Client Officer, Doceree In today’s healthcare landscape, patients are more informed than ever before, thanks to easy access to online resources and a growing focus on patient education. This shift has transformed how healthcare is communicated, fostering a new era of personalized care and stronger connections in the industry.
Home Health Care
JULY 8, 2024
The in-home care company HarmonyCares – formerly known as U.S. Medical Management – has raised $200 million. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, McKesson Ventures and a “large national payer.” K2 HealthVentures and other existing investors – such as Rubicon Founders, Valtruis, HLM Capital and Oak HC/FT – also participated in the round. HarmonyCares will use the money to expand to additional geographies and develop new technology to “drive clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction at
Health Care Dive
JULY 9, 2024
More than 60 Medicare Advantage health plans from 40 insurers have received a higher star rating for 2024, according to a Healthcare Dive analysis.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have vast power and scale that disadvantages consumers and independent pharmacies, a new report from the Federal Trade Commission argues. | The FTC turned its attention toward pharmacy benefit managers in a new report detailing the consequences of consolidation and vertical integration, warning legal action and regulation could follow.
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Healthcare It News
JULY 12, 2024
Virtual reality is particularly beneficial for teaching social and life skills, says Floreo CEO Vijay Ravindran, who explains and how investment in extended-reality digital therapeutics is evolving.
HIT Consultant
JULY 10, 2024
What You Should Know: – Oracle announced significant updates to its Argus and Safety One Intake solutions , bolstering its pharmacovigilance portfolio with AI-powered features. – These AI enhancements cater to the evolving needs of life science organizations, allowing them to navigate increasingly complex regulatory landscapes and manage rising adverse event caseloads.
Home Health Care
JULY 9, 2024
In-home health risk assessments and in-home health evaluations are a key part of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans’ strategy. On one end, they help recognize member needs, and help connect those members to other health care services. On the other end, they help boost MA plan profits, quite considerably. A recent study published in Health Affairs suggests that in-home health risk assessments increase coding intensity in MA, which leads to higher payments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid S
Health Care Dive
JULY 11, 2024
Regulators said Medicare’s budget neutrality requirement is to blame for the reduction, which was quickly decried by provider groups. However, it’s likely Congress will step in to mitigate the drop.
Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA
Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 8, 2024
Healthcare industry groups are urging the federal government to streamline and loosen a recent proposed rule outlining cybersecurity incident reporting requirements for entities considered to be cr | Hospitals, practices, information management executives and even insurers criticized a proposed rule for its overlap with other federal reporting requirements and limited oversight of smaller third-parties, among other concerns.
Healthcare It News
JULY 9, 2024
The company will build a genAI-enabled expert health coach that personalizes behavioral change.
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – Abridge , a leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, announced an enterprise-wide agreement with The University of Vermont Health Network. This integrated academic health system, serving over one million patients in Vermont and northern New York, selected Abridge following a comprehensive evaluation process involving 50 primary care providers assessing multiple solutions. – Clinicians at UVM Health Network have been using Abridge’s generative AI sol
Home Health Care
JULY 10, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Despite variations in service lines, size and operations, the best home-based care organizations all have one thing in common. These companies all prioritize the experience — of patients, clients and staff. And while every member of an organization plays a role in shaping the experience, this responsibility largely rests on the shoulders of what is now known as the chief experience officer.
Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend
Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.
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