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RFK Jr. appears confused about Medicaid, Medicare during confirmation hearing

Health Care Dive

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

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Fierce Healthcare

Abridge launched a new generative AI product for emergency care and its currently in use at several health systems, including Deaconess Health System, Emory Healthcare, Johns Hopkins Medicine and UChicago Medicine.

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Site-neutrality: A solution in search of a problem

Health Care Dive

Site-neutral payment policy is a distraction from the underlying causes of high healthcare costs and places providers at risk, argues Ascension’s chief health outcomes officer.

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Fierce Healthcare

Montefiore Health System is partnering with Amazon One Medical to open up access to primary and specialty care in New Yorks Westchester County and surrounding areas.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Main Line Health threatens to go out of network with Cigna over contract dispute

Health Care Dive

Main Line Health says Cigna hasn't updated its reimbursement rate since 2016. Cigna says it is negotiating in good faith to find a solution that keeps healthcare affordable for patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

While major payers skipped out on this years event, health tech companies, health systems and insurtechs all made appearances to share their latest updates with investors.

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Using personalized data and predictive algorithms, the platform generates a custom care plan, which can be analyzed against personal financial data, insurance coverage and healthcare trends to preserve family savings throughout the care journey.

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Telehealth Partnerships: A Value-Added Service for Providers

HIT Consultant

Lindsay Dymowski Constantino, President Centennial Pharmacy Services Todays healthcare consumers have high expectations regarding their patient experience. They want care to be more convenient , accessible , and affordable. For providers looking to meet those expectations, telehealth partnerships are the answer. These partnerships provide value-added solutions that empower patients to overcome their chief healthcare challenges.

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The academic health systems' vision, NC Children's, will be a private nonprofit entity featuring a 500-bed hospital, an outpatient care center and a behavioral health center.

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Healthcare AI News 1/29/25

HIStalk

News China-based AI startup DeepSeek introduces a low-cost, open-source AI.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

Plans available through Healthcare.gov denied an average of 20% of claims in 2023, according to a new analysis from KFF.

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Samsung Medison Launches AI-Powered Ultrasound System, Z20

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Samsung Medison , a global leader in medical equipment, has unveiled its latest innovation in women’s health: the Samsung Z20 , a premium AI-powered ultrasound system designed for advanced OB-GYN applications. – The Z20 made its U.S. debut at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2025 conference in Denver, Colorado, showcasing its cutting-edge features and commitment to improving patient care.

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Fierce Healthcare

Systole exclusively provides virtual group care to women with heart disease. In its six-week, hour-long sessions, patients receive information on heart disease, get care from a cardiologist and support each others' journeys through the disease.

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OSE Immunotherapeutics & Scienta Lab Partner to Advance AI-Driven Drug Discovery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – OSE Immunotherapeutics SA, a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative immunotherapies, and Scienta Lab , a pioneer in AI-driven precision immunology is forming a strategic collaboration to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against inflammatory diseases. – The partnership will harness Scienta Lab’s advanced AI platform, EVA, to identify predictive biomarkers of efficacy for immunotherapies.

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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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The case for bundled de-implementation: Could doing less deliver better patient care?

Nordic

When I was a medical student approximately 197 years ago, a senior resident gave me great advice on responding to a hospitalized patient who needed CPR (aka a code blue). He told me that the first thing to do at a code is to check my own pulse. The following year, I heard an attending physician say something similar when dealing with an acutely sick patient: dont just do something; stand there!

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ActiGraph and Hyfe Launch AI-Powered Cough Detection for Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ActiGraph, the global leader in wearable digital health technology for clinical research and drug development, and Hyfe Inc., the pioneer in AI-powered cough detection technology, have announced the release of their new digital health solution for detection of coughs using the ActiGraph LEAP wearable. –This new combined solution allows researchers to leverage Hyfes validated cough detection algorithms alongside ActiGraphs industry-leading digital measures for

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How Amedisys, SSM Achieve Success With Disease-Specific Care Models

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As the demand for personalized and effective health care solutions grows, home health care providers are implementing more sophisticated approaches to particular diseases. Today, home health care professionals can manage conditions such as strokes, heart failure and cancer, achieving successful patient outcomes and bottom-line benefits; however, reimbursement cuts pose a challenge.

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HealthTap to Power Virtual Care for Christian Healthcare Ministries

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) , the nation’s longest-serving health cost sharing ministry, announced today its partnering with leading tech-enabled virtual primary care physician group HealthTap to help combat rising health care costs. -The three-year partnership provides access to virtual primary and urgent care services as part of the member experience.

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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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HIStalk Interviews Jason Rose, CEO, Clearsense

HIStalk

Jason Rose is CEO of Clearsense. Tell me about yourself.

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Telehealth 2.0: The Healthtech Trends Shaping Tomorrow’s Digital Health Experience

HIT Consultant

Sara Faatz, Director, Technology Community and Awareness atProgress 2020 proved a pivotal year for the growth and acceptance of telethealth services. During the pandemic, this was the only way for many patients to be seen by their physicians and there was an excitement in the space about the possibilities for better and faster treatment that technology presented Fast forward to today, some five years later, and telehealth appears to be dying.

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Quantifying the Altruism Value for a Rare Pediatric Disease: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Healthcare ECONOMIST

That is the title of a paper recently published in AJMC with co-authors Suhail Thahir, Alexa Klimchak, Ivana Audhya, Lauren Sedita, and John A. Romley. The abstract is below. Objectives: To quantify the magnitude of altruism value as applied to a hypothetical new treatment for a rare, severe pediatric disease: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Study Design: Prospective survey of individuals not planning to have children in the future.

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Ambience Healthcare Joins athenahealth’s Marketplace Program

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare , the leading enterprise AI platform for documentation, CDI & coding, and care coordination, today announced an agreement with athenahealth, Inc through the companys Marketplace program. – As part of the athenahealth Marketplace , Ambiences AI technology, which recently received a 97.7% Spotlight Report score from KLAS Research in the Ambient AI category*, is now available to athenahealths growing network of healthcare providers.

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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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Should the US privatize the postal service ? 4 key themes of IRAs Part D redesign. Acemoglu: A Renewed Liberalism. In-kind vs. cash payments for long-term care insurance. RFK Jr.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine to Launch Virtual Nursing Program, Powered by Caregility

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Johns Hopkins Medicine has signed an agreement with Caregility to implement the Caregility Cloud virtual care platform and inpatient telehealth devices. The collaboration will support the rollout of the health systems Virtual Nursing program and broader care modernization strategy. –Under the partnership, Johns Hopkins will work with Caregility to enable remote engagement and collaboration at patient bedsides in four hospitals, including The Johns Hopkins Medi

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How Marietta Eye Clinic Saves 1,500 FTE Hours with Clearwave’s Smart Scheduling

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Blakely Roth | January 29, 2025 With 13 locations across the metro-Atlanta area, Marietta Eye Clinic sees thousands of patients every month for all types of vision services, from routine eye exams to complex implant surgery. With 32 doctors seeing a range of appointment types, scheduling management can get complex. Marietta Eye Clinic turned to online scheduling to reduce call center staffing burdens while providing patients with the booking access they require.

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Abridge Launches Epic Integrated AI Solution for Emergency Medicine

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Abridge , a provider of generative AI solutions for healthcare launches Abridge Inside for Emergency Medicine, a new suite of enhancements designed specifically for the fast-paced and demanding environment of emergency care. – The solution integrates seamlessly with Epic’s ASAP module in Haiku and Hyperspace, transforming high-pressure clinical conversations into structured notes and reducing administrative burden on emergency medicine clinicians.

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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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White House rescinds memo pausing federal funding following pushback

Health Care Dive

The Office of Management and Budget rolled back a memo halting federal funding that caused widespread confusion and alarm. But “this is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze,” Trump’s top press secretary said.

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Quibim Secures $50M to Advance AI-Powered Imaging Biomarkers for Precision Medicine

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Quibim , a leading healthtech company pioneering the use of imaging biomarkers for precision medicine, announced today the close of its $50 million Series A financing. –The company has experienced remarkable growth in the number of patients analyzed by its products over the past year. Driven by several regulatory approvals and global commercial partnerships, patient analysis surged by 168% quarter-on-quarter.

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Judge halts Trump freeze on grants as states report healthcare payment portals back online

Health Care Dive

States and providers regained access to a key healthcare payments portal late Tuesday amid widespread backlash over the Trump administration’s decision to halt federal aid.

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Cedars-Sinai and OSE Co-Invest $2M in Neurology Care Startup Neu Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Company and Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE) have announced a strategic partnership to co-invest in and support the development of digital health startups. – To kick off the partnership, Cedars-Sinai and OSE have co-invested $2 million in Neu Health , a University of Oxford spin-out company that has developed a digital neurology care platform.

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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.