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The IT strategy behind a groundbreaking new $2B pediatric hospital

Healthcare It News

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open this September. It was built from the ground up with the very latest healthcare information technology. It is one of the largest and most advanced pediatric hospitals in the world. It cost more than $2 billion. It is 19 stories tall, with nearly two million square feet.

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Medicare hospital trust fund extended by five years to 2036

Fierce Healthcare

The Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be fully solvent for longer than previously projected, according to an annual Medicare Trustee report. | The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund won't run out of money as quickly as expected. Here's how federal officials are reacting.

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Medicaid redeterminations losses exceeding predicted levels in some states

Health Care Dive

As of November, eight states had blown past their projected disenrollment of adults, while 12 states exceeded their projected disenrollment of children, according to new research from the Urban Institute.

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Milken Institute: How employers can change the paradigm for obesity care

Fierce Healthcare

Employers are in a strong position to lead the charge in changing the conversation around obesity care, according to a new report from the Milken Institute. | Employers are in a strong position to lead the charge in changing the conversation around obesity care, according to a new report from the Milken Institute.

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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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Antitrust agencies are relying on consumers to report anticompetitive behavior. That trust might be misplaced.

Health Care Dive

Regulators want consumers to flag business practices harming market health in the healthcare sector, which could result in a tsunami of new tips — for good and ill, according to experts.

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Struggling Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy

Fierce Healthcare

Embattled health system Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy on Monday, a move it says is critical to continue to treat patients as it navigates its financial issues. | Embattled health system Steward Health Care filed for bankruptcy on Monday, a move it says is critical to continue to treat patients as it navigates its financial issues.

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Moniker magic: The adventurous world of naming a startup

Fierce Healthcare

As a proud Colombian, Maria Artunduaga, M.D., wanted her startup to have a Spanish name that could easily be pronounced in English. | Every founder has a different story to tell about naming a startup. Two main approaches exist: do it yourself or outsource help. It all comes down to what they can afford.

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Change Healthcare cyberattack: 5 technical takeaways from UnitedHealth CEO’s testimony

Health Care Dive

Change Healthcare was running on legacy technology, which magnified the ransomware attack’s impact and hampered recovery efforts, Andrew Witty said.

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Suki secures Premier sticker of approval — and thousands of potential hospital customers

Fierce Healthcare

Suki, a voice-assistive AI and scribe tool, inked a national group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc. The deal could skyrocket Suki to the top of the healthcare AI assistant market. | A new group purchasing agreement between Premier, Inc. and Suki AI will encourage adoption by Premier's thousands of hospital and health system members.

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More than a third of nurses extremely likely to change jobs in 2024: survey

Health Care Dive

The results suggest job dissatisfaction is still high among nurses, and turnover is likely to remain elevated.

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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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Amwell bullish on strong growth from defense contract in 2024 despite declining revenue in Q1

Fierce Healthcare

Telehealth company Amwell continues to struggle with falling stock price and both its bottom and top line results in the first quarter missed Wall Street analysts estimates. | The virtual care giant is plotting accelerated revenue growth and a path to EBITDA profitability in 2026, boosted by a major contract with the Defense Health Agency.

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Health Care Dive

The filing marks the largest provider bankruptcy in decades, according to experts.

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Precision medicine tool predicts breast cancer immunotherapy response

Health IT Analytics

New InteractPrint tool analyzes how breast cancer epithelial cells impact cancer-immune interactions, enabling prediction of immune checkpoint inhibition response.

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Recommendations to support clinician well-being

Health Care Dive

Consider these recommendations to best combat clinician burnout and protect your team.

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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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OM1 Unveils AI-Powered Phenotyping Platform for Personalized Medicine

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – OM1 introduces three new products: OM1 Orion, OM1 Lyra, and OM1 Polaris powered by PhenOMTM – an artificial intelligence-powered digital phenotyping platform for personalized medicine and clinical research. – OM1 is the leader in providing Real-World Evidence (RWE) insights from bench to bedside, leveraging advanced predictive and generative AI platforms coupled with deep clinical data to empower healthcare stakeholders.

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How Personal Care In Acute Care Settings Could Become Popularized, Benefiting Patients And Providers

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a request from one state to allow more personal care service delivery within acute care facilities. Though not yet widespread, the amendment could open doors for providers and patients needing personal care in alternative settings in the future.

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GE HealthCare Unveils Head-Only MRI Scanner for Advanced Neuroscience Research

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – GE HealthCare announced the unveiling of SIGNA MAGNUS , a revolutionary head-only magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. – This FDA 510(k) pending technology holds immense promise for unlocking new frontiers in neuroscience research, a field previously limited by the capabilities of conventional whole-body MRI systems.

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Keeping Your Hands Clean and Healthy

CDC

As a healthcare worker, clean hands count. Clean hands prevent the spread of illness in healthcare facilities. Unfortunately, the frequent handwashing and sanitizing needed to achieve this all too often results in painful, cracking, or broken skin on the hands. This raises an important question: what can we do to ensure our hands are clean to protect ourselves and patients, and still have healthy and beautiful hands?

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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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Exploring The Impact of AR in Surgical Training and Simulation

HIT Consultant

Image by JAFAR AHMED on Unsplash Human surgery training has used the classical approach of dissections of bodies and presence in live surgery for a long time. These means offer truly priceless opportunities to learn but multiple problems lie in accessibility, interactivity, and safety. AR has started a new era in surgical training through its affordability, interactivity, and safety.

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The world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right

Healthcare ECONOMIST

That is the title of my article with Melanie Whittington and Louis Garrison in STAT News. An excerpt is below: The changing landscape of drug pricing policy in the U.S. has implications for the global pace and direction of innovation. Drug policy changes are being influenced by perceptions of the value of novel medicines relative to their budgetary impacts, with some believing that many medicines may not be worth their cost, creating an important role for health technology assessments (HTA).

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Opmed.ai Secures $15M to Bring AI Optimization to Healthcare Operations

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Opmed.ai, the AI optimization platform for healthcare, announced today the successful raise of $15M in series A funding. – The round was co-led by NFX and Grove Ventures , with Secret Chord Ventures , the Impact investor Sir Ronald Cohen, and Unbox Ventures also participating Revolutionizing Healthcare Efficiency: Opmed.ai’s AI-Powered OR Optimization Solutions The funding announcement arrives amidst a critical shortage in healthcare labor, with projecti

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New York’s 2025 Budget Makes Big Changes To The State’s Consumer-Directed Program

Home Health Care

Last month, the New York state budget for 2025 passed. It will bring on sweeping changes for home care stakeholders and recipients in the state. The budget makes major changes to New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). Under New York’s CDPAP, individuals seeking care are allowed to hire a caregiver of their own choosing. This often means informal caregivers.

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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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Want ROI From Training? – Leaders Must Do These 4 Things

Baird Group

When healthcare leaders set out to train staff, it’s important to have a plan to get a return on investment, or ROI from Training Customer service training only sticks when the training event is seen as the beginning and not the end. For over 25 years, I have been helping healthcare organizations to create and sustain consistently positive patient experiences.

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Protecting healthcare revenue flow: the power of a business continuity plan

Nordic

Financial health is essential to ensure that healthcare organizations can effectively serve individuals and communities. Natural disasters, cyberattacks , power outages, infectious disease outbreaks, and other emergencies can threaten the critical flow of revenue, putting patient care, clinician satisfaction, and the long-term sustainability of hospitals and health systems at risk.

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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 5/6/24

HIStalk

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 7, 2024

HKLaw

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.

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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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NeuroFlow Launches Maternal Mental Health ’Pathways’ for Improved Risk-Detection and Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NeuroFlow , a behavioral health technology and analytics company helping to measure and manage population risk, has launched a suite of perinatal and postpartum pathways to support behavioral health throughout and after pregnancy. – These programs are a manifestation of NeuroFlow’s commitment to improving identification and timely support for behavioral health comorbidities, overcoming systemic barriers to care for populations that lack the resources the

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Top 2 Trends Gastroenterology Practices Are Using to Boost Profits

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 5 minutes As we navigate through 2024, gastroenterology practices find themselves at a critical juncture. The healthcare landscape is evolving rapidly, and patients’ expectations are higher than ever before. To remain competitive and provide the best possible care, practices must adapt to the changing needs of their patients. Keep reading to learn two top trends that gastroenterology practices are focusing on: the urgent push for modern clinical intake procedures and the stea

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Otsuka Precision Health Launches: Personalized Care Powered by AI and Digital Solutions

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Otsuka America, Inc. (OAI) today announced the formation of Otsuka Precision Health (OPH), a new subsidiary dedicated to transforming patient care through innovative digital solutions and a data-driven approach. – OPH will leverage cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and digital therapeutics, to personalize patient care journeys across various conditions, from mental health to nephrology.

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Readers Write: It’s Time to Rethink Healthcare’s Reliance on Legacy Tech Amid Cyberattacks

HIStalk

It’s Time to Rethink Healthcare’s Reliance on Legacy Tech Amid.

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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.