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Contract negotiations between Providence, Blue Shield of California go publicly south

Fierce Healthcare

Providence has launched the first public salvo in a spat with Blue Shield of California over ongoing contract negotiations. | Providence has launched the first public salvo in a spat with Blue Shield of California over ongoing contract negotiations.

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OIG reports detail errors with VA, Oracle EHR deployment

Health Care Dive

Three reports released last week detail scheduling and pharmacy problems with the electronic health record integration — including an error that may have contributed to a patient’s death.

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CBO weighs in on PBM reform, AI in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) addressed a series of questions from lawmakers on health policy priorities ranging from pharmacy benefit management to Medicare spending. | The Congressional Budget Office addressed a series of questions from lawmakers on health policy priorities ranging from pharmacy benefit management to Medicare spending.

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Care transformation via artificial intelligence

Healthcare It News

Artificial intelligence can enhance virtual nursing, quality and outcomes, and healthcare transformation, says Dr. Stephanie Lahr, president of Artisight, a healthcare AI technology company. She shows how.

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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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80% of nonprofit hospitals' community investments lag their tax savings, Lown Institute finds

Fierce Healthcare

Four in five nonprofit hospitals are spending less on community benefit areas like financial assistance than what they are estimated to receive in tax breaks, according to the latest annual report | Even after accounting for discounted care and community benefit investments, the money 2,425 nonprofit hospitals saved through tax breaks in 2021 would be enough to wipe out the medical debt of everyone living in California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania, the Lown Institute found.

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Advocate offloads senior home care business to private equity firm

Health Care Dive

The health system is selling Senior Helpers to Waud Capital Partners just three years after it acquired the home care group.

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Imputing deductibles in claims data

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Many researchers are interested in how cost sharing impacts health care utilization, cost and patient outcomes. This is especially true as high-deductible health plans (HDHP) have become more common in the US. In 2023, 29% of covered workers in the US had a HDHP. One helpful type of data for analyzing HDHPs is claims data. However, there are challenges with using these data: The first type [of claims data] includes detailed information about plan structure but often has poor externality validity

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Strengthening Cybersecurity Preparedness for Small Organizations: Lessons from the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

HIT Consultant

Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Group Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries.

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Red-Teaming the Risks of Using AI in Biological Attacks

The Rand Blog

A RAND experiment brought together several dozen researchers to role-play bad guys planning a biological attack. Some had access to large language models while others only had access to the internet. A panel of experts graded each team's plan on whether or not it could be viable.

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The Self-Prescribing Consumer: DIY Comes to Prescriptions via GLP-1s, the OPill, and Dexcom’s CGM

Health Populi

Three major milestones marked March 2024 which compel us to note the growing role of patients-as-consumers — especially for self-prescribing medicines and medical devices. This wave of self-prescribed healthcare is characterized by three innovations: the Opill, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and Dexcom’s Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system that’s now available without a prescription.

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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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One Email Is Not Communicating

Baird Group

When I coach executive teams on culture transformation, one of the first things I do is a communication audit. A few of the areas I look at include: Channels used for communication (email, newsletter, talking points for huddles and rounding, intranet, etc.) Frequency of communication Do they have a communication strategy? Authorship of key messages Tone I also look at rounding practices to assess whether rounding is happening consistently because rounding and communication are closely linked w

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Home Care Unionization Efforts Beginning To Tick Back Up

Home Health Care

The home care workforce has traditionally been a tough one to organize. But efforts have ramped up over recent years, leading to more workers opting into unions across the country. Recently, University of Rochester Medicine Home Care (URMHC) workers “overwhelmingly” chose to join a labor union. They aligned themselves with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, which is one of the largest health care worker unions in the country.

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Florida Legislation Will Increase Background Screening for Healthcare Professionals

HKLaw

House Bill 975, if signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, will have a significant impact on the Florida criminal background screening requirements for healthcare professionals and facilities.

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Readers Write: The Countdown Begins: When Will Your Health System Say Goodbye to Traditional Faxing?

HIStalk

The Countdown Begins: When Will Your Health System Say Goodbye.

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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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How Personalized Health Care Is Changing The Role Of Home Care Providers

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Personal home care providers have begun to ditch blanket approaches, instead opting for more patient-by-patient specificity. Going further to meet individual client needs enables home care to make a greater impact, while also increasing client satisfaction. “One of my favorite geriatricians once said, ‘If you’ve seen one senior patient, you’ve seen one senior patient,’” Senior Helpers CEO Peter Ross told Home Health Care News.

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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 3/25/24

HIStalk

This weekend was targeted on catching up on some journal.

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Advocate Health sells home care franchise Senior Helpers to PE firm Waud Capital

Fierce Healthcare

Advocate Health has sold off its senior home care business Senior Helpers to private equity firm Waud Capital for an undisclosed sum, the organizations announced last week. | Senior Helpers spans over 380 franchised and owned locations across 44 states, Canada and Australia. Its new owner is targeting further growth.

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Readers Write: The Vulnerability Few Anticipated

HIStalk

The Vulnerability Few AnticipatedBy Darcy Corcoran Darcy Corcoran, MBA is.

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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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Trucks, Piers, and Parachutes Will Not Solve Gaza's Crisis

The Rand Blog

If the international community wants to solve the humanitarian problem in Gaza, it will need to go well beyond thinking of the issue strictly in terms of trucks, roads, and floating piers. It will instead need to choose between a series of bad options. None of them are particularly appealing outcomes, but in the Middle East, nothing is ever simple.

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Morning Headlines 3/26/24

HIStalk

Arches Medical Partners Acquires 11 Primary Care Practices in Rhode.

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Best Life Brands Latest Acquisition Bolsters Home Care Referral Opportunities

Home Health Care

The franchise company Best Life Brands – which is the owner of ComForCare and Boost Home Healthcare – has added another home-focused company to its portfolio. Announced Monday, the Troy, Michigan-based company has acquired Next Day Access, which is a provider of residential and commercial home access solutions in the U.S. and Canada. Now, Best Life Brands boasts a personal home care brand, a home health care brand and a home accessibility solutions brand.