Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
Employers' health costs are expected to rise by an average of 9% next year, according to a new report from Aon. | Employers' health costs are expected to rise by an average of 9% next year, according to a new report from Aon.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
Some industry watchers described the level of price discounts announced by Medicare as a "relief," though they warned of bigger future implications for drug research.
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Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
Orlando Health has offered to buy Steward Health Care's three "Space Coast" Florida properties, including three hospitals and a medical practice, for $439 million, according to a court document fil | Orlando Health has offered to buy Steward Health Care's three "Space Coast" Florida properties, including three hospitals and a medical practice, for $439 million, according to a court document filed Wednesday.
Health Care Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
A scathing report from Wake Forest University accuses HCA of driving away doctors from Mission Hospital after the acquisition.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva 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
AUGUST 16, 2024
Massachusetts' governor has announced that deals in principle have been reached for Ste | Massachusetts' governor has announced that deals in principle have been reached for Steward Health Care's four remaining hospitals in Massachusetts.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
An article recently published in Nature proposes a new way to evaluate data quality for artificial intelligence used in healthcare. | In a recent study published in Nature, researchers propose a new framework for evaluating the data quality and fitness for a specific machine learning task. Data quality has a massive impact on the performance of an algorithm and its safety for patients.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2024
The third year of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model expansion comes with changes. Some measures will be retired, and some new ones will be added. Home health providers looking to achieve HHVBP success will need to prepare for this updated version of the model. “You need to be thinking about how you’re doing in 2024, and then preparing for 2025 and making sure that you’re improving in the right areas,” Yancey McManus, senior director of solutions management at WellSky, sa
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
Healthcare bankruptcy filings have slowed over the past three quarters, according to a new analysis by healthcare restructuring advisory firm Gibbins Advisors. | The report analyzed healthcare sector Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from 2019 through mid-2024. The decline so far this year appears to be driven by middle-market companies, though financial challenges in the sector still persist.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home health workers can be vulnerable as they face an unprotected and unpredictable environment each time they enter a patient’s home. The spectrum of violence ranges from verbal abuse to stalking or threats of assault to homicide, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Fertility benefits have become a crucial component of employee well-being and retention strategies. In today’s competitive landscape, creating a fertility benefits program that aligns with both employee needs and organizational goals can be more complex than it seems. From cycle-based to flat-dollar and telehealth models, each solution offers unique advantages and challenges that directly affect employee satisfaction and financial well-being.
Fierce Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2024
Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. | Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop, and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
Home Health Care
AUGUST 16, 2024
The Memory Care Innovation program is designed to recognize passionate and innovative industry members who are shaping the future of cognitive care across behavioral health, home health and home care, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing. To see this year’s inaugural Memory Care Innovation Award winners, visit [link]. Gary Skole, the founder and CEO of AlzBetter, has been named a 2024 Memory Care Innovation Award Winner.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: – Authenticx , a leader in conversational intelligence for healthcare launches new suite of AI models capable of detecting reportable events within customer interactions. – The new AI models empowers pharmacovigilance and patient safety teams to operate more efficiently and effectively. Detecting Healthcare-Specific Compliance Events and Streamlining Reporting The AI models can identify various reportable safety events, including adverse events, product quality
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Lahaina can benefit tremendously from a community-driven approach to identifying recovery needs. This involves working closely with survivors themselves to understand their housing, health, economic, social, and other needs.
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: – Press Ganey , a leader in experience measurement, data analytics, and insights, today announced an expansion to its PX Connect Suite, enabling healthcare organizations to capture and act on patient sentiment directly within the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. – The integration allows for seamless collection of patient feedback through Epic’s MyChart patient portal, providing valuable insights to care teams.
NASHP
AUGUST 16, 2024
What: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first round of Maximum Fair Prices (MFPs) for ten commonly-used, costly prescription drugs including Enbrel, Stelara, and Eliquis, as part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Estimated Net Savings: CMS estimates that if the MFPs would have been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $6 billion across the ten drugs, suggesting aggregate net savings of 22 percent.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
Razik Yousfi, CEO at Paige What You Should Know: – Paige , a leader in next-generation AI technology , announced the appointment of Razik Yousfi as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Yousfi, who has been instrumental in Paige’s product development and technology strategy since 2019, will now lead the company’s efforts to advance AI in pathology and oncology. – Under Yousfi’s leadership, Paige will intensify its focus on developing cutting-edge AI solutions to addre
CDC
AUGUST 16, 2024
While our work and commitment to addressing sepsis span the entire year, Sepsis Awareness Month is when CDC and its partners put a figurative exclamation point on our sepsis activities and honor the patients and families impacted by this medical emergency and public health threat. For this Sepsis Awareness Month, CDC is highlighting what we have learned thus far about hospital sepsis programs and the opportunities for us to work together to improve processes and patient outcomes through these pr
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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: – O.C. Tanner , the global authority for strengthening organizational culture through meaningful employee recognition, today announced an integration with CipherHealth, a recognized leader and innovator in patient-centered communications and insights for the nation’s leading healthcare systems. – This will enable healthcare professionals to better engage with colleagues and patients across the care continuum through recognition.
The Rand Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Russia's military recruiting efforts generally include offering higher wages and benefits, tightly managing public engagement and perceptions of the war to suppress bad news, and increasing military–patriotic education in schools to target the next generation of recruits.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
Photon Founders: Otto, Rado, and Sam What You Should Know: – Photon Health , a digital health startup focused on reimagining the prescription experience raises $9M in Series A funding round led by Notation and Flare Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investors and a group of notable angel investors. – Photon has developed a platform that simplifies the prescription process for both patients and providers.
Etactics
AUGUST 16, 2024
Did you know that medical billing errors account for approximately $68 billion in unnecessary healthcare costs annually? There’s nothing like working hard on coding a claim, thinking you got it all perfect, just to have it sent back as a denial right? So fun… you can’t hear it, but I am being sarcastic. No of course we don’t want any claim denials !
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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: – Caresyntax , a leader in vendor-neutral precision surgery platforms raises $180M in funding, comprised of $80M in equity and up to $100M in growth debt, will fuel the company’s continued growth and development of its AI-powered surgical platform. – The funding round was led by a consortium of prominent investors, including Symbiotic Capital , MTIP AG , BIONIQ Capital, and BlackRock Innovation Capital.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
AUGUST 16, 2024
People with hearing loss are about twice as likely as others to develop dementia. The wider availability and use of hearing aids would probably be the single intervention most effective in reducing the incidence of dementia The Economist : “ How to reduce the risk of developing dementia “ The Economist argues that a healthy lifestyle can prevent or delay almost half of cases.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: · CodaMetrix, a leading AI technology company in healthcare revenue cycle management, is committed to addressing the underutilization and clinical insufficiency of medical codes, which contribute to $4.5 trillion in annual healthcare spending in the U.S. · The CodaMetrix AI Platform has now achieved Epic Toolbox designation for the fully autonomous coding category, meeting Epic’s stringent integration practices (“Blueprint”) for this product type.
Icanotes
AUGUST 16, 2024
Bridging the Gap: Addressing Sexual Desire Discrepancy in Couples Therapy Couples seek therapy for various reasons, including emotional disconnection, infidelity, poor communication and financial challenges. One of the most common conflicts you'll encounter as a clinician in couples therapy is sexual desire discrepancy. When one partner has a significantly higher or lower sex drive than the other, it can put a strain on the relationship on an emotional, physical and psychological level.
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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.
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 16, 2024
What You Should Know: – Trilliant Health, the healthcare industry’s leading analytics firm, released a free version of its Provider Directory application. – The easy-to-use application creates a single source of truth for accurate and timely information about millions of healthcare providers and is available to the public at no cost. Enhancing Provider Directories: A Foundation for Improved Healthcare Access and Coordination Accurate provider directories are essential for: –
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