Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which advances policies to force pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards, passed on the House floor Monday by a vote of | Members on both sides of the aisle are celebrating successful efforts to codify price transparency requirements and establish site-neutral payments in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act passed by the House of Representatives on Monday.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Cigna and Humana are abandoning merger discussions less than two weeks after news of the potential deal dropped, following a less-than-positive market reaction.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Navigating healthcare benefits can be a frustrating and confusing experience for most health plan members and employees. | Medefy Health developed a mobile-first healthcare benefits navigation platform that offers real-time guidance from actual people, not AI-based chatbots. The company has seen rapid growth and landed $10 million in series A funding to build out its tech platform.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The agency found Lafourche Medical Group failed to conduct a risk analysis or regularly review its information system activity. The 2021 breach may have exposed nearly 35,000 patients’ data.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Floreo, maker of virtaul reality (VR) behavioral therapy content, has received the Food and Drug Administration’s breakthrough device designation. | Floreo says it seeks full market authorization to further recognize its effectiveness and to open up reimbursement pathways for its tech to reach more families.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Approximately 11.7 million U.S. households do not have in-home internet access and approximately 5.5 million households do not have a computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's just the beginning of a deep digital divide in this country. One big question in healthcare when it comes to the digital divide: How can people in these households get access to telemedicine ?

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Half of Cerner’s electronic health record customers will be on Oracle’s cloud infrastructure by February, leaders said on an earnings call. The transition has created some headwinds for the segment’s growth.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new analysis shows that if Medicare had negotiated the price of 10 of the most expensive Part D drugs in 2021, seniors’ out-of-pocket drug costs would have decreased by 23% from $1,250 to $967.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Effective patient engagement strategies – using multi-modal approaches including images, video animation, phone call, etc. – are critical to building a more effective clinical decision support plan. Providers can develop better care paths using this valuable information – not just from the key data patients can bring to the equation but by fostering a more robust and trusting relationship between care teams and patients.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The sector has faced a wave of ransomware linked to the critical CitrixBleed vulnerability, which has led to major attacks from LockBit and other threat groups.

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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

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dr. Nele Jessel, chief medical officer of athenahealth, says bringing telehealth and other tools into the primary care setting destigmatizes mental health conditions and increases treatment.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The health IT company has failed to meet financial reporting requirements that could lead to its delisting.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients are receiving extortion emails stemming from a reported data breach that occurred late last month. WHY IT MATTERS Nick Quinlan, a Fred Hutch patient, was asked to pay 50 bitcoin to prevent his data from being leaked, according to the NBC15 Seattle report. "They had the chance to protect your data, but they refused to make a deal," the attackers said, according to a screenshot of an email Quinlan received on December 6.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Cigna and Humana have ended merger talks amid concern from investors and an inability to pin down key financial terms, according to

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We need to focus on interoperability standards and engage patients in data governance, so we can improve care with a 360-degree view of the patient, according to Simon Rost, CMO of GE Healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

About a fifth of kids under 18 in New Jersey have special healthcare needs, ranging from learning disabilities to ADHD to anxiety. | Children’s Specialized Hospital, part of RWJBarnabas, is providing recreation, sports and social programs for kids with special healthcare needs. This week on "Podnosis," Anastassia Gliadkovskaya sat down with Matthew McDonald, M.D., the hospital’s president and CEO, to discuss what it takes to offer these services in-house and the future of pediatric car

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients are receiving extortion emails stemming from a reported data breach that occurred late last month. WHY IT MATTERS Nick Quinlan, a Fred Hutch patient, was asked to pay 50 bitcoin to prevent his data from being leaked, according to the NBC15 Seattle report. "They had the chance to protect your data, but they refused to make a deal," the attackers said, according to a screenshot of an email Quinlan received on December 6.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Privia Medical Group Gulf Coast has teamed up with Iron Health, a virtual care partner, to launch a new ancillary offering for its OBGYNs. | Dubbed Privia Wellness, the program provides services for women from weight management and hormone replacement therapy to nutraceuticals and sleep and brain health.

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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.

Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

2023 was the year healthcare began to show the first major signs that the pandemic was firmly in the rearview mirror.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Blue Shield of California is expanding its partnership with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, making the cardiac rehabilitation program available virtually.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ransomware attacks are soaring in the healthcare sector, impacting more than 88 million people in the first 10 months of 2023, according to the HHS.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What You Should Know: – As chronic disease rates rise across the U.S., researchers are exploring how electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to improve public health surveillance and intervention efforts. While 90% of healthcare providers in the U.S. utilize EHRs, sharing this data with public health departments is currently limited due to legal, political, and organizational barriers. – A new study from the Regenstrief Institute provides practical guidance for implementing gove

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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.

Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

CarelonRx Pharmacy allows for digital pharmacy experience and home delivery of medications for members to an address convenient to them.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A comprehensive and coordinated continuum of behavioral health crisis services and supports is crucial for providing effective interventions to individuals with acute mental health and substance misuse needs. It is core to delivering services where and when they are most needed — serving as a backbone to a community-based system equipped to preserve life and well-being and to reduce reliance on avoidable acute and institutional care settings.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Industry veteran Terika Richardson steps into the post, effective Monday.

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Health IT Analytics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A deep learning model can predict the likelihood of antihypertensive treatment success for individuals, which could help personalize hypertension management.

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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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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Boston-based operator posted a $432 million operating loss last year.

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Healthy Debate

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A novel brain clinic model is filling a gap in the system with its “one-stop shop” for diagnosis, symptom management and treatment.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Hospital at home’s presence in the U.S. continues to grow. But even before the care delivery model became more visible, Mass General Brigham was a major player in the space. The health system first launched its hospital-at-home program way back in 2016, predating the hospital-at-home boom that followed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver in 2020.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Jon Bloom, MD, CEO and Co-founder of Podimetrics Sukanya Soderland, SVP, Chief Strategy Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts During Diabetes Awareness month (November) – and every month – someone is having a limb amputated due to diabetes every three-to-four minutes here in the United States. These patients often come from traditionally underserved populations, including Black and Latinx communities, that disproportionately experience the clinical and economic burdens o

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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.

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