Fri.Dec 22, 2023

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2024 Outlook: Despite hurdles, stakeholders bullish on VR in behavioral health

Fierce Healthcare

Though often associated with gaming, virtual reality (VR) is a technology rapidly evolving in healthcare. | VR therapy is not a new concept, though it wasn’t until the last few years that the field became prominent. And as technology has improved and gotten more intuitive to use, it has also become less expensive.

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Ohio hospital, vendor hit with class action suit after data breach

Health Care Dive

The suit alleges Salem Community Hospital and Perry Johnson & Associates waited months before informing affected individuals. The breach may have exposed the data of nearly nine million people across the country.

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ChristianaCare pays $47M to resolve former compliance officer's kickback allegations

Fierce Healthcare

Wilmington, Delaware-based ChristianaCare has agreed to a $47.1 million settlement resolving illegal kickback allegations flagged by its former chief compliance officer, Ronald Sherman. | The agreement is the largest False Claims Act settlement in Delaware's history and paves the way for future cases against hospitals that provide private physician groups with free services from their employees, legal counsel said.

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Predictions on 2024 healthcare M&A trends: What leaders need to know

Health Care Dive

A shift in funding sources, new regulatory policies in Medicare and technology advances may influence M&A in the sector next year, according to Samantha Prokop from law firm Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart.

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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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Startup Guidehealth buys Arcadia's value-based care division, plans to build out predictive, gen AI tech

Fierce Healthcare

Guidehealth, a value-based care enablement startup, bought Arcadia's managed service organization and value-based care service division to build out its tools and service for providers. | Guidehealth, a value-based care enablement startup, bought Arcadia's managed service organization and value-based care service division to build out its tools and services for providers.

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Antitrust enforcements hit a high in 2022, with health deals impacted

Health Care Dive

The 2022 report comes after regulators finalized merger guidelines this week that could have a chilling effect on healthcare M&A.

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Sensitive Data Requires Great Responsibility: The Importance of ‘Privacy and Security by Design’ in Healthcare

HIT Consultant

Chris Bowen, founder and CISO at ClearDATA In healthcare, sensitive data comes with great responsibility. For companies entrusted with managing and protecting patients’ personal information, ensuring the privacy of that data must be the highest priority. These companies are called to act as vigilant guardians, especially when you consider that secure and accurate data can literally save lives.

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‘AGGA’ Inventor Testifies His Dental Device Was Not Meant for TMJ or Sleep Apnea

KHN

A Tennessee dentist who has been sued by multiple TMJ and sleep apnea patients over an unproven dental device he invented has said under oath that he never taught dentists to use the device for those ailments — contradicting video footage of him telling dentists how to use it. Related Articles This Dental Device Was Sold to Fix Patients’ Jaws.

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Home Care May Have Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’ With Billing Rates

Home Health Care

As home care leaders begin to strategize for 2024, part of the process will be identifying the challenges they believe will be main characters next year. Oftentimes, home care leaders will point to labor as the biggest challenge in the space. While labor is and will continue to be an issue, there are also other obstacles that are top of mind for many home care leaders, such as regulatory challenges.

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Reverse Bed Chain, a New Way to Tackle Hospital Inefficiencies

HIT Consultant

Connie Moser, CEO Navenio The current NHS waiting list has hit 7.3 million in the UK, increasing monthly. A recent survey conducted by the NHS revealed only 21.3% of staff reported that there is enough headcount available for them to do their job properly and 44.8% admitted to witnessing errors, near misses, or incidents that could have hurt staff or patients.

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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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Philosophical Debates About AI Risks Are a Distraction

The Rand Blog

Careful, objective study can help policymakers and the public understand how to harness the benefits of AI while also mitigating its risks. But the effective altruism versus effective acceleration debate is not a useful framework for such analyses, because while the two positions may be opposed, both start from assumptions rather than questions.

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How The 50-Year-Old HCR Home Care Plans To Rebuild After The Pandemic

Home Health Care

Like so many providers that survived the COVID-19 pandemic, HCR Home Care feels like it is just getting its feet underneath it again. Founded in 1978, HCR Home Care is a provider of home care and health services across New York state. Suzanne Turchetti, the recently appointed president of the company, is focused primarily on education, process improvement and addressing the critical issue of margin compression in her new role.

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This Holiday Season, Don't Skimp On Sleep

The Rand Blog

By prioritizing sleep, you can improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, leading to a more fulfilling and enjoyable holiday season.

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Family Caregivers Far Prefer Hospital At Home Over Brick-And-Mortar Alternative

Home Health Care

The hospital-at-home model can help alleviate caregiver stress, and that could be one of the model’s main selling points moving forward. The evidence behind that is from a new DispatchHealth case study , which explored caregiver fatigue within the hospital-at-home model by asking, “Does this innovative care model alleviate or exacerbate caregiver stress?

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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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Climate Change and Neglected Tropical Diseases: Key Takeaways from the WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Symposium

Bill Of Health

By Aparajita Lath* The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the 10 th Trilateral Symposium on Human Health and Climate Change in Geneva this November. This article reflects the significant effort made to put climate-sensitive diseases, many of which are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), at the forefront of these talks.

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[ANSWERED] What is Certified Mail?

Etactics

According to the United States Postal Service , the total mail volume in 2022 reached 127.3 billion. Postal mail practices in the United States date back to 1775. In 1787, the U.S. The Constitution solidified the service via the construction of post offices and postal roads. A little bit of a history lesson for you! Since then, there have been quite a few updates to the practice.

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FQHCs Shine in Value-Based Care: MHN Partners Achieve $10M Savings and Perfect Quality Score

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Medical Home Network (MHN), a leading care enablement partner for FQHCs, announced that its partners participating in the NeueHealth Premier ACO achieved $10.1 million in gross savings and a perfect 100% quality score in the 2022 performance year. – This accomplishment, under the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model, involved 20 FQHCs across Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois serving approximately 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

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Singapore Consults on Groundbreaking Health Information Bill

Triage Health Law

On December 11, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health launched a public consultation exercise on a proposed Health Information Bill (Bill), with a draft expected to be tabled in Parliament in the first half of 2024. Whilst extensive industry consultations have been conducted on the proposed provisions of the Bill involving 39 focus groups and over 1,000 stakeholders, this is the first time that the general public at large (including patients) can submit comments.

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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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Goodbye WebMD: Will AI Now Replace Internet Research for Self-Diagnosis?

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know – As Americans set their sights on a healthier 2024, a new survey by DrFirst’s iPrescribe app reveals some interesting trends in health priorities and concerns. – While traditional resolutions like exercising more and losing weight remain top of mind, the survey unveils a wave of optimism surrounding new treatment options, particularly for weight management.

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Five Potential Next Steps for the Hostage Situation in Gaza

The Rand Blog

In hostage negotiations, rarely are there good options—just bad and less bad. The case of the remaining hostages held in Gaza offers no easy resolution. Yet history may point to an acceptable way out.

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Ayble and Commure Integrate to Tackle Chronic GI Care Crisis

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ayble Health , a digital health platform for patients with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, and Commure Engage , an AI-powered care coordination platform, have announced a strategic integration that promises to revolutionize GI care delivery. – The integration partnership aims to address the growing demand for GI care and improve outcomes for both patients and providers.

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Intelligent Scopes and Mayo Clinic Partner to Develop AI-Powered Tools for Bladder Cancer

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Intelligent Scopes Corp, a subsidiary of Claritas HealthTech Ltd., and Mayo Clinic have joined forces to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment. – The goal of strategic collaboration aims to leverage the combined expertise of both organizations to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

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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.