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.
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.
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS') proposed calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule rule, out Wednesday, proposed an assortment of new payments and coverage for digital heal | CMS' proposed changes to digital health payment for physicians includes new codes for mental health-related digital therapeutics, an assortment of telehealth extensions and more flexibilities for opioid treatment programs to use audio and video telehealth services.
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
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
If consumers or business departments received a major charge on their monthly statements with no pricing breakdown or itemized receipts, many would demand more information if not outright refuse to | A Thursday Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing dug into the difficulty purchasers and consumers face when trying to understand the price of care.
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.
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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.
Health Care Dive
JULY 11, 2024
The sweeping rule includes provisions to improve public health data sharing — a serious paint point during the COVID-19 pandemic — boost security in health records and speed prior authorization.
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.
Health Care Dive
JULY 11, 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine would make it easier to challenge agency regulations, such as the LDT final rule.
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HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Bluesight , a provider of medication intelligence solutions, released its 2024 Diversion Trends Report , offering valuable insights for healthcare providers to improve controlled substance monitoring and patient safety. – The report demonstrates progress in healthcare’s fight against controlled substance diversion.
Health Care Dive
JULY 11, 2024
The project is the latest of several expansions for the Pennsylvania-based health system.
HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Early detection and treatment of post-stroke spasticity (PSS) are essential for improving a patient’s ability to function and overall quality of life after a stroke. – To address this need, AbbVie researchers developed the PSS Referral Tool to help clinicians involved in stroke rehabilitation identify and refer patients with PSS more quickly.
Spok Inc
JULY 11, 2024
In this post, learn how a pager works, what a paging network is, how modern paging differs from the paging you might remember, and how a hospital or clinical setting can best leverage the capabilities of modern paging. The post Is modern paging an oxymoron? How pagers work in 2024 appeared first on Spok Inc.
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HIStalk
JULY 11, 2024
Top News ONC publishes its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability:
HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – FFL Partners (“FFL”) , a private equity firm focused on growth investments in Healthcare and Tech-Enabled Services businesses has acquired a majority stake in Medicus IT , a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services for the healthcare industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. – The acquisition positions Medicus IT for continued growth and leadership in the healthcare IT market.
Vie Healthcare
JULY 11, 2024
Episode Introduction Brad explains why he is potentially in the business of ‘’life and death,’’ how Covid changed the storage landscape and the opposing views of storage as luxury versus necessity. He also highlights the positive impact of storage on hospital margins, and shares why success in business comes from a focus on customers and ‘’attracting’’, not chasing.
HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Regard , an AI-powered clinical insights platform raises $61M in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT with participation from prominent healthcare and technology investors. – The investment will fuel the company’s mission to unlock the full potential of patient data for improved clinical care. Untapped Potential in Healthcare Data The healthcare industry is experiencing a data deluge.
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Health Business Group
JULY 11, 2024
Greg Mario , CEO of TAXIS Pharmaceuticals shares his dynamic journey from a childhood of constant relocations to spearheading the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections. Greg opens up about his immigrant grandparents' profound influence and a transformative experience with a captivating professor at Trinity College that shifted his academic focus from mechanical engineering to chemistry.
HIT Consultant
JULY 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Cognizant and Yseop , a leading AI software company, have joined forces to accelerate and streamline scientific content creation in the biopharmaceutical industry. – The strategic partnership leverages Yseop Copilot, a generative AI tool, to transform medical writing, enhance productivity, and expedite the delivery of life-saving treatments.
Home Health Care
JULY 11, 2024
The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) has agreed to acquire assets of certain affiliates of Signature Healthcare at Home for a combined price tag of $80 million. “This is a significant acquisition in Pennant’s history,” Pennant CEO Brent Guerisoli said in a press statement. “We are excited to make this investment because of the quality of Signature’s people and operations.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
JULY 11, 2024
This is the title of a new paper I have out today at JMCP with co-authors Shanshan Wang, Jaehong Kim, Slaven Sikirica, and Alexander Sandhu with the subtitle “ An economic model measuring the impact of sotagliflozin among patients with heart failure and diabetes “ An abstract is below: BACKGROUND : Heart failure (HF) is among the leading causes of death in the United States.
Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator
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HIStalk
JULY 11, 2024
It’s a milestone week at HIStalk as this edition of.
Home Health Care
JULY 11, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Private equity’s influence in home-based care and health care at large has been exaggerated. But the active health care firms still play an important role. Pitchbook estimates that PE-backed providers represent 3.3% of the U.S. health care provider ecosystem by revenue. There are at least 73 PE-backed home-based care providers, according to Pitchbook, which represents a very small percentage of the thousands of providers out there.
HIStalk
JULY 11, 2024
HHS Proposes HTI-2 Rule to Improve Patient Engagement, Information Sharing,
Bill Of Health
JULY 11, 2024
by Daniela Cepeda Cuadrado There is a wealth of research demonstrating that corruption — the abuse of entrusted power for private gain — has contributed to weakening health systems and worsening public health globally. Corruption is associated with a higher infant mortality rate , the rise of antimicrobial resistance , and the diversion of key resources to invest in strengthening health systems.
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 11, 2024
What You Should Know: – Nabla , the leading ambient AI assistant for clinicians, today announced its newest partnership with Carle Health, a health system headquartered in Illinois with locations in Indiana, Washington, and North Carolina. – After a successful four-week pilot program with participants across family, pediatrics, cardiology, and other practice areas, Nabla’s ambient AI assistant will roll out to Carle Health’s Illinois-based multi-specialty physician group practice.
Health Populi
JULY 11, 2024
Over one-half of people 50 years of age and older in the U.S. have felt financial strain in the past year, resulting in 1 in 2 folks cutting back on everyday expenses like groceries and gas. We learn that nearly one-half of people 50 and over say they’ve been impacted by inflation “a great deal” in Making Ends Meet: Financial Strain and Well-Being Among Older Adults , the latest report from the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation’s National Poll on Healthy Agin
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