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HLTH23: Experts debate the flaws, future of Medicare Advantage

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Medicare Advantage (MA) has only grown over the last decade, and, in tandem, voices criticizing the program have gotten louder. | LAS VEGAS—Medicare Advantage has only grown over the last decade, and, in tandem, voices criticizing the program have gotten louder.

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General Catalyst wants to buy a health system as testing ground for new venture

Health Care Dive

The impending purchase is part of a new health business being spun out by General Catalyst, called the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation.

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HLTH23: Google Cloud rolls out new generative AI search tools for doctors, life sciences companies

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Google's cloud division unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities to help doctors and nurses quickly access patients' clinical notes and other medical information a | Google's cloud division unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities to help doctors and nurses quickly access patients' clinical notes and other medical information across different data sources.

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Uber adds Optum-enabled benefits cards to health platform

Health Care Dive

The new deal has made Uber a “patient entry point” into the health benefits system, according to Uber Health global lead Caitlin Donovan.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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HLTH23: Clear partners with Verato, b.well to 'ditch the clipboard' and scale up digital identity tech in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Despite all the digital innovation in healthcare, a visit to the doctor's office often entails filling out forms on a clipboard and repetitive paperwork. | Despite all the digital innovation in healthcare, a visit to the doctor's office often entails filling out forms on a clipboard and repetitive paperwork. Clear, a company well recognized for its biometric identity verification used in airports, wants to fix these pain points.

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Kaiser Permanente strike ends — for now

Health Care Dive

A historic three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente ended on Saturday. However, unions and the health system have not yet agreed to a new contract for over 75,000 workers, and the unions say another strike may be coming.

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DEA temporarily extends telehealth prescribing rules for controlled substances again

Health Care Dive

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the HHS announced they would extend pandemic-era flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances virtually through the end of 2024.

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Cedars-Sinai, K Health launch AI-driven virtual care app for new, existing patients in CA

Fierce Healthcare

As more patients seek tech-enabled care in the palm of their hand, providers are increasingly looking to expand their slate of virtual care offerings. | The app will make virtual care providers available around the clock for urgent issues and same-day appointments for primary care with the goal of reducing wait times for patients. All insurance types that Cedars-Sinai takes will be accepted.

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Best Buy to sell continuous glucose monitoring systems

Health Care Dive

It’s the tech retailer’s first foray into prescription-based medical device sales.

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Boulder Care meets all quality metrics in first Medicaid pay-for-performance contract

Fierce Healthcare

Boulder Care, a telehealth provider for substance use disorder, has met all of its performance quality measures in a value-based payment arrangement with a managed Medicaid insurer in Oregon. | The contract with Umpqua Health Alliance links reimbursement to a set of patient outcomes. Boulder agreed to put a portion of its reimbursement for medical services at risk until quality performance metrics were achieved.

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Convert More Healthcare Consumers with Modern Conversion Rate Optimization Techniques

Healthcare Success

Healthcare consumers demand better, more personalized experiences at every touchpoint. According to Google, approximately 77% of people use search engines to start their patient journey. Listen to the podcast: So, it makes sense for healthcare businesses to focus their attention on their websites, landing pages, and paid search campaigns. But what happens after your ads have captured their attention—especially with a PPC or display ad?

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HLTH23: VC firm General Catalyst launches new company, plans to buy a health system

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Venture capital firm General Catalyst unveiled a new company Sunday designed to provide advisory services to health systems while also eyeing a big acquisition by next year. | Venture capital firm General Catalyst unveiled a new company Sunday designed to provide advisory services to health systems while also eyeing a big acquisition by next year.

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Amazon Clinic considers partnering with physical providers for care referrals

Health Care Dive

“There are some aspects of care that are better done in person,” a top Amazon exec said Sunday at HLTH.

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Reports: Walgreens workers staging walkouts starting today

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens workers are expressing their dissatisfaction at current working conditions, as reports say pharmacy workers are planning a walkout from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. | Walgreens pharmacy workers at some locations across the country appear to be leaving work for several days. Posts on social media platforms indicate they are protesting unfair working conditions.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Are mask mandates in health-care settings justified?

Healthy Debate

A universal masking policy in health-care settings that protects the health and well-being of those seeking medical care is well-justified.

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COVID-19 shined a spotlight on food insecurity. Here's how payers are tackling the issue

Fierce Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored just how many food deserts dot the nation and how poor nutrition often lays the foundation for poor health.

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Well Care Health Divests Home Care Segment To Avid Health at Home

Home Health Care

Well Care Health is divesting its personal home care division to Avid Health at Home. For Well Care Health, it’s an opportunity to capitalize off of the demand for its well-established home care footprint, while also focusing on a new strategic direction moving forward. “There’s a couple of drivers behind [the move],” Well Care Health CEO Zac Long told Home Health Care News.

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HLTH23: UC health systems, Elevance collaborate with leading healthcare players to push ethical use of gen AI

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—Innovations around generative AI are rapidly coming into the healthcare market. | Leading health systems are joining together with health plans, research organizations, tech companies and nonprofit associations to help bridge this gap by exploring uses, pitfalls, and best practices for Gen AI in health care and research, and accelerate execution and real-world evidence.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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.

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AHIMA Launches Data for Better Health™ Initiative

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, the American Health Information Management Association ® (AHIMA) unveiled its groundbreaking initiative, Data for Better Health™ , at its annual conference, AHIMA23, in Baltimore, MD. – The Data for Better Health initiative is poised to revolutionize the healthcare landscape by enhancing awareness of the transformative potential of social determinants of health (SDOH) data to improve health outcomes.

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Concert Health, Mass General Brigham to integrate behavioral health services for all insurance types

Fierce Healthcare

Concert Health, a tech-enabled behavioral health medical group, is teaming up with Mass General Brigham to expand behavioral health services through primary care. | The program will be rolled out across the health system’s primary care, pediatric and OBGYN practices in Massachusetts, giving more than 400 primary care providers and their patients access to behavioral health services.

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What If We Built a Consumer-Enchanting Health System in the Context of HLTH 2023? Building Blocks for the Scenario

Health Populi

What if… you were given the opportunity to build a health system from scratch in this new era of platforms, cloud computing, AI and machine learning, curious-digital-empowered consumers, and collaborators in retail and community settings operating close to peoples’ homes and workplaces? With the HLTH 2023 Conference meeting up in Vegas these past couple of days, this “what if” scenario can be constructed with announcements coming out of the meeting, coupled with recent de

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Visana Health, WIN team up to offer women's care, family-building benefits to each other's patients

Fierce Healthcare

Visana Health, a virtual-first women’s health clinic, has teamed up with WIN, a family-building benefits provider, to provide an integrated women’s health care solution to employers and payers in a | Through a strategic partnership, WIN patients will have access to Visana’s clinicians for a wide range of women’s health conditions, from menopause to endometriosis to PCOS.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

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‘Boots On The Ground’: Why Home Care Provider-Home Health Agency Partnerships Work

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Personal home care and home health care are both branches connected to the post-acute care family tree. As such, home care leaders believe that there are numerous ways that their organizations can help alleviate home health provider pain points. One major pain point that can be seen across home health care are referral rejection rates.

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Luna launches value-based products to reduce cost of MSK care, improve outcomes

Fierce Healthcare

Luna, an in-home musculoskeletal (MSK) care provider, has launched five new value-based specialty programs to reduce the total cost of MSK cost of care and improve patient outcomes. | The new products will serve a variety of needs, from surgical assessments to postoperative care, and are available in 28 states covering 190 million U.S. residents.

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Future In Focus: John Olajide, CEO, Axxess

Home Health Care

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the home-based care space has seen remarkable advancements. The ensuing public health emergency acted as a catalyst that underscored the critical need for high-quality health care accessible within the comfort of one’s home. As a result, at-home care emerged as a lifeline and organizations like Axxess were ready to answer the call.

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HLTH23, Day 2: Best Buy Health to sell CGMs for diabetes patients; The latest generative AI solutions

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—The second day of HLTH kicked off with main-stage speakers from Google, LinkedIn, McKesson and Amazon. | The second day of HLTH kicked off with main-stage speakers from Google, LinkedIn, McKesson and Amazon.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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HLTH23: Samsung Health, b.well Integrate To Make Personalized Healthcare A Reality

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – b.well today announced at the HLTH 2023 conference that Samsung Health will use the b.well Connected Health platform to transform how consumers manage their health and engage with healthcare solutions and services. – This new offering will enable Samsung Health users to create a longitudinal health record, receive proactive health insights, and conveniently access care from a growing network of trusted providers — all through a single secure application on Gal

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Why Health Care Workers Are Striking

The Rand Blog

More than 75,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente went on strike last week. While it is unusual for American medical workers to go on strike, there is reason to believe Kaiser is on the leading edge of more labor unrest among care providers in this country.

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DUOS Launches AI-Informed Platform to Match Older Adults to Resources

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – DUOS , a digital health company empowering older adults to live independently through partnerships with Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans, today announced the DUOS+AI platform while at HLTH 2023 in Las Vegas. – Founded to help older Americans retain independence and make optimal use of their health plans, DUOS works with caregivers, health plans, and health care providers to connect older Americans with the resources and care they need.

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Walgreens launches direct-to-consumer telehealth

Health Care Dive

“Our goal is to be the most convenient health and wellness destination, whether you’re physically in our stores or virtually in our stores,” said Tracey Brown, Walgreens’ chief customer officer and president of retail, at HLTH.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.