Health Care Dive
JULY 9, 2024
On Tuesday, regulators updated the public on their almost three-year-old inquiry into PBMs’ anticompetitive business practices. The report is not positive for the drug middlemen, which immediately criticized it as one-sided.
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.
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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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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.
Healthcare It News
JULY 9, 2024
The company will build a genAI-enabled expert health coach that personalizes behavioral change.
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Investment firm SAIGroup acquired digital patient engagement company Get Well, which joins the firm's growing portfolio of AI healthcare companies. | Investment firm SAIGroup acquired digital patient engagement company Get Well, which joins the firm's growing portfolio of AI healthcare companies.
Healthcare It News
JULY 9, 2024
The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum is scheduled to take place September 5-6 in Boston. Learn more and register.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Ambient AI scribe company Nabla announced a partnership with Illinois-based Carle Health to implement its AI "copilot" technology into the health system's many hospitals and practices. | AI ambient medical scribe company Nabla has partnered with Carle Health to bring the customizable scribe application to its Midwestern hospitals, practices and emergency departments.
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
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
For-profit system Ardent Health said it’s planning to sell 14.3 million shares priced between $20 and $22 each in its upcoming initial public offering, according to documents filed with the Securit | The 30-hospital for-profit health system's said it plans "to acquire complementary businesses, products, services or technologies" with the proceeds from its second attempt at an IPO.
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.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
HarmonyCares, a provider of in-home primary care, secured $200 million in fresh capital to expand its services to more states. | HarmonyCares, a provider of in-home primary care, secured $200 million in fresh capital to expand its services to more states.
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
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Hospital and health system dealmaking volume fell from a busy start of the year, though a couple of megamergers and “an emphasis on strategy over scale” have kept the sector pretty lively through t | Strategic dealmaking that leverages IP or doubles down on high-growth markets was front and center in the second quarter of 2024, per a new Kaufman Hall report.
Home Health Care
JULY 9, 2024
Despite industry-wide staffing woes , home-based care providers are starting to notch some tallies in the win column when it comes to recruiting and retention. Senior Helpers is one of those providers. The company operates a handful of training centers, which allow them to upskill caregivers. Each center is modeled to replicate an apartment, including a bedroom, living room and kitchen.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 9, 2024
Digital health platform Wellvolution by Blue Shield of California has expanded its offerings to include four new programs. | Wellvolution's offerings have expanded yet again as Blue Shield of California celebrates its five-year anniversary, this time featuring programs Ciba Health and Digbi Health, among others.
The Rand Blog
JULY 9, 2024
The United States and the United Kingdom have long shared a “special relationship” which has endured through major conflicts and geopolitical challenges. Despite occasional strains, the bond has generally strengthened over time. If carefully maintained, it will continue to promote peace and prosperity in Europe and beyond.
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Meditech
JULY 9, 2024
For many, the pandemic shed light on issues related to web accessibility. Ninety percent of US adults said the internet was “essential” during the pandemic yet many people with disabilities were at a disadvantage; unable to schedule vaccines, communicate with their providers, and schedule appointments. Since then, web accessibility has become a high-priority social determinant of health (SDOH) – and a fundamental human right.
The Rand Blog
JULY 9, 2024
At this week's summit, NATO celebrates 75 years of the most effective defensive alliance in modern history. The summit will have a complex Russian agenda. The alliance is challenged to come up with new approaches to deal with Moscow's rogue behavior and an international order that is becoming more complex and less stable.
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – InnoVero , a global leader in providing innovative, athlete-centric collection technologies to anti-doping organizations worldwide and Tasso, Inc., the leading provider of patient-centric, clinical grade blood collection solutions, today announced the extension of their partnership that was first initiated in 2021. – In addition to collaboratively developing new athlete-centric solutions, InnoVero will continue to serve as the exclusive worldwide distributor
Advanced Data Systems
JULY 9, 2024
Ensuring Patient Data Safety in the Healthcare Industry Of course, your patients’ well-being is paramount, but protecting their data isn’t far behind. Safeguarding your data is undoubtedly on the list.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – Enterprise AI investment firm SAIGroup announced today the acquisition of Get Well , a leader in digital patient engagement. – Get Well currently facilitates over 10 million patient interactions annually across more than 1,000 healthcare organizations. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Aligning with AI Leaders in Healthcare This acquisition strengthens SAIGroup’s presence in the AI-powered healthcare landscape.
Etactics
JULY 9, 2024
When you call your doctor's office to schedule an appointment, you also kick off the revenue cycle. We talked about this cycle in a previous blog post. Long story short, when you schedule an appointment they ask you for three specific data points… Your name Your date of birth Your insurance provider These pieces of data are critical for the insurance process.
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – Innovaccer Inc. , a healthcare AI company, and P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ: PIII) , a patient-centered population health management company, today announced a strategic partnership focused on revolutionizing care delivery for Medicare patients. – By leveraging AI and data-driven insights, Innovaccer and P3 Health Partners aim to transform healthcare delivery for Medicare patients, leading to better outcomes, cost optimization, and a more positive experience for
HIStalk
JULY 9, 2024
Top News Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Arianna Huffington (Thrive Global).
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.
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – Octagos Health, a provider of AI-powered cardiac device monitoring solutions raises $43M in Series B funding led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital with continued participation from Mucker Capital and other strategic investors. – The investment fuels Octagos Health’s mission to leverage artificial intelligence for transformative cardiac care and comprehensive patient monitoring.
The Rand Blog
JULY 9, 2024
Leaders at AI companies claim they have a laser focus on ensuring that their products are safe. But these claims are undercut when insiders paint a familiar picture of a culture of negligence and secrecy that dismisses warnings and hides evidence about unsafe practices. So what can these companies do differently?
HIT Consultant
JULY 9, 2024
What You Should Know: – HarmonyCares , a provider of value-based in-home longitudinal care, raises $200M to make its integrated, physician-led in-home care model available to more vulnerable patients nationwide. – The funding round, led by General Catalyst , McKesson Ventures , and a large national payer, underscores the critical need to address the primary care access gap in the United States.
HIStalk
JULY 9, 2024
SAIGroup Expands Healthcare AI Platform with Acquisition of Get Well.
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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