Wed.May 15, 2024

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Uber Health to roll out new caregiving solution to simplify benefits, logistics for families

Fierce Healthcare

NEW YORK CITY—Uber Health will begin rolling out a new solution designed for caregivers this summer, the company announced at its annual product event Wednesday. | Uber Caregiver will allow care-receivers to add a caregiver to their Uber profile so they can see and spend their health benefits on eligible services, request rides to doctor’s appointments or order groceries.

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Kansas jilts CVS in new Medicaid contract awards

Health Care Dive

Kansas kicked CVS to the curb in favor of an Elevance plan, while awarding contracts to incumbents UnitedHealth and Centene. The contracts are worth roughly $4 billion annually.

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Senators Whitehouse, Cassidy propose bipartisan primary care payment reform, seek industry feedback

Fierce Healthcare

U.S. | Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Bill Cassidy want to reform how primary care providers get paid through Medicare, and they also want to hear from the healthcare industry about the best way to do it.

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ONC provides grants for AI, behavioral health projects

Health Care Dive

The agency seeks projects that evaluate and improve healthcare data used by AI and accelerate the use of health IT products among mental healthcare providers.

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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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House Energy and Commerce Committee presents own 2-year telehealth extension, with more rural health wins

Fierce Healthcare

The Energy and Commerce Committee released telehealth extension legislation today that will be voted on during a health subcommittee markup Thursday. | The House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee will hold a markup May 16 that includes a different two-year telehealth extension proposal than the Ways and Means Committee passed last week.

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Pennant Group CEO: Payers Are Recognizing Home Health Care Is ‘Not A Commodity Business’

Home Health Care

The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) has had to adjust to Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration in home health care, just like its peers. Unlike its peers, however, its adjustments have been mostly smooth sailing. For over a decade, the company has been building out relationships with MA plans and health systems in the communities it serves to establish sustainable MA business in its home health segment.

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The Benefits of AI-Powered Healthcare Data Management

HIT Consultant

Tom Liddell, CEO at Healthcare Harmony IT As we step into the promising terrain of 2024 and beyond, the healthcare industry stands at the cusp of a transformative era, propelled by advanced technology solutions. For healthcare IT professionals, there will be many challenges and opportunities – especially as there is more patient data than ever before.

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UnitedHealth's investments in affordable housing top $1B

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group's investments in affordable housing have topped $1 billion, with the program a keystone in its overarching strategy to address health equity and disparities. | UnitedHealth Group's investments in affordable housing have topped $1 billion, with the program a keystone in its overarching strategy to address health equity and disparities.

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Jabra Enhance Launches Smallest OTC Hearing Aid

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Jabra Enhance, a leader in the direct-to-consumer hearing care space, today launches Jabra Enhance Select 500, its smallest, most advanced hearing aid yet. – The Enhance Select 500 is the new flagship model in Jabra Enhance’s lineup of over-the-counter hearing aids. It delivers the latest in hearing technology with SoundScape™ for next-level listening and advanced Bluetooth features including Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast™ for future-ready connectivity.

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Senator presses UnitedHealth for further details on Change Healthcare cyberattack

Fierce Healthcare

A leading senator is pushing UnitedHealth Group for more answers on the Change Healthcare cyberattack that caused significant disruption across the industry. | A leading senator is pushing UnitedHealth Group for more answers on the Change Healthcare cyberattack that caused significant disruption across the industry.

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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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Transcarent Launches AI-Powered WayFinding for Personalized Healthcare Navigation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Transcarent , a company dedicated to simplifying healthcare navigation, has launched WayFinding, a platform seamlessly combining AI and human support to guide users through their health journeys. – WayFinding integrates benefits navigation, clinical guidance, and care delivery into a single, user-friendly platform.

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Nominations for Fierce Healthcare's 2024 Most Influential Minority Executives in Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

Improving workforce and leadership diversity is a key priority for many healthcare organizations, particularly at the executive level. | We are putting out the call for nominations to honor leaders from minoritized populations across the healthcare industry—from physicians to CEOs to researchers and tech company execs—who are shaping the way healthcare of the future will be delivered.

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Uber Health Launches Caregiver Solution to Manage Transportation & Deliveries for Loved Ones

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Uber Healt h, a leader in healthcare logistics, has announced Uber Caregiver , a groundbreaking solution designed to simplify the lives of caregivers and their loved ones. – Launching this summer, Uber Caregiver empowers caregivers to manage transportation, deliveries, and healthcare benefits for their family members, all within a familiar app.

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Providence CEO, president Rod Hochman to retire at year-end

Fierce Healthcare

Providence President and CEO Rod Hochman, M.D., has announced plans to retire at the end of the year, capping off a 45-year healthcare career and 17 years with the major Catholic health system. | The physician executive headed the large Catholic nonprofit through a period of substantial growth and a pandemic. The system's board has kicked off its process to name his successor.

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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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Butterfly Network Enters Bladder Market With iQ+ Bladder Scanner

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Butterfly Network , a leader in transforming healthcare with portable ultrasound technology, has unveiled its first specialty product: the iQ+ Bladder™. This innovative solution empowers nurses and healthcare providers to conduct efficient and accurate bladder volume scans. – iQ+ Bladder™ offers a fit-for-purpose ultrasound-based bladder scanner that helps nurses get automated bladder volume calculations, with 3D visualizations, in seconds.

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An Affordable Diarrhea Treatment Could Save Thousands of Children's Lives

The Rand Blog

Diarrhea kills by dehydration. The discovery that salts plus glucose and water can keep patients alive has been hailed as one of the greatest medical advances of the past century. Yet health care providers from south Asia to sub-Saharan Africa don't prescribe them enough.

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WakeMed to Deploy Regard’s AI Clinical Automation Platform Across Enterprise

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Regard today announced a 3-year enterprise agreement to deploy Regard’s AI clinical automation tool to the system’s 3 acute care hospitals by the end of 2024. Regard will allow for improved documentation quality, and in turn, decrease physician burnout and improve patient care. – The deployment of Regard’s AI-powered clinical automation platform aims to enhance documentation quality, reduce physician burden, and ultimately, i

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Home-Based Care Clinicians Are Shedding Skepticism Around Technology

Home Health Care

At a time when home health providers are already facing numerous challenges, the utilization of the right technology tools can elevate care delivery, while improving interaction between clinicians and patients. Prior to the pandemic, clinicians may have been skeptical about incorporating technology into the care delivery models. This has mostly changed due necessity, according to Stacey Brown, a registered nurse and an independent consultant.

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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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Kyruus Health Expands National Provider Network to Include Virtual Behavioral Health Providers

HIT Consultant

Kyruus Health logo What You Should Know: – Kyruus Health , a leader in care access platforms, has announced a significant expansion of the Kyruus Network by integrating virtual behavioral health providers. – The Kyruus Network enables health plans to expand their dataset, close care gaps, and boost access by making the provider directory actionable.

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Addus Leaders Believe More Personal Care Will Help Payers With Medical Loss Ratio

Home Health Care

Over the past 12 months, the leaders at Addus HomeCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ADUS) have been increasingly vocal about the company’s involvement in value-based care. The company has established several value-based arrangements across the country, in places like New Mexico, Illinois and Arizona. “There may be a little bit of difference between them, but I think fundamentally, we get paid for our services at the rate that we normally would,” Brad Bickham, executive vice president and chief operating offic

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Risk compensation after COVID-19 vaccination

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Could COVID-19 be more efficacious than effective? This could be the case if individuals receiving COVID-19 engaged in ‘risk compensation’ In short, without a COVID-19 vaccine, individuals may have refrained from travel and engaged in social distancing. After a COVID-19 vaccine, these same individuals could have been more likely to travel and less likely to engage in social distancing due to their lower health risk from COVID-19.

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Medical Nutrition Therapy Startup Fay Emerges from Stealth with $25M

HIT Consultant

Fay Co-Founders Sammy Faycurry (CEO) and Mark Stefanski (CTO) What You Should Know: – Fay , a San Francisco, CA-based company that focuses on increasing access to medical nutrition therapy emerges from stealth with $25M in funding to tackle America’s growing food crisis. – The company connects individuals with Registered Dietitians (RDs) for personalized nutrition counseling, all covered by insurance.

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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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No EHR, no problem: Rediscovering patient care and clinical teamwork in a tech blackout

Nordic

Last month, a resident physician at Harvard Medical School wrote an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine about the day the electronic health record (EHR) went down. She reported that while most of the hospital staff knew how to deal with a several-hour planned downtime in the middle of the night, this was different because it was unexpected, occurred when the residents should be summarizing the overnight course of their patients, and was going to last an unknown period.

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Healthcare AI News 5/15/24

HIStalk

News OpenAI releases GPT-4o (the “o” stands for “omni”): All.

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Why Your Old Healthcare Marketing Strategy Isn’t Working with Ian Baer | E. 111

Vie Healthcare

Episode Introduction Ian shares how 90% of today’s marketing decisions are emotional, and 80% are made on impulse, and the challenges of ‘’marketing by the pound.’’ He also explains why a regulatory environment means healthcare often stays in the shallow end of the marketing pool, how data unlocks empathy between brands and audiences, and advises everyone to ‘’bring your soul to work every day.

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Laguna Launches AI-powered Insights Dashboard To Reduce Care Team Burnout & Improve Performance

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Laguna Health , a leader in AI-powered care management solutions, has unveiled Laguna Insight, an AI performance dashboard that empowers care teams by offering a deeper understanding of their interactions with patients, going far beyond traditional metrics like call time and handle time. – Laguna Insight allows team leads and executive leadership to train team members and view key operational and performance metrics at the team, care manager, and even individu

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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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Morning Headlines 5/16/24

HIStalk

New Orleans Startup Secures $13.6M for Patient Care Coordination Care.

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Ballad Health and Sevaro Health Partner To Optimize Stroke Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ballad Health , a 20-hospital health improvement organization serving the mostly rural region, is entering into a strategic partnership with Sevaro Health, to integrate Sevaro’s revolutionary teleneurology services into their emergency departments. – With Sevaro’s OneCall™ system, Ballad Health is set to deliver the fastest stroke response times in the nation, ensuring patients have immediate access to highly trained vascular and neurocritical care

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The White House raises tariffs on medical supplies from China

Fierce Healthcare

To boost domestic medical supply manufacturing, the Biden administration is hiking up tariffs on syringes, needles, medical and surgical gloves and personal protective equipment from China. | To boost domestic medical supply manufacturing, the Biden administration is hiking up tariffs on syringes, needles, medical and surgical gloves and personal protective equipment from China.

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TytoCare Partners with 5 Health Systems to Bring Telehealth to 100+ Schools

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling health plans and providers to deliver accessible, high-quality remote primary care anywhere across the country, announced today that it has partnered with five new health systems to bring TytoCare solutions to more than 100 additional schools nationwide. – TytoCare’s school health initiative now reaches more than 2,000 schools across 31 states, with the goal of increasing access to primary and urgent care for children

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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.