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Disadvantaged areas less likely to have high-quality Medicare Advantage plans, study finds

Health Care Dive

The research, which found socially vulnerable counties were more likely to have MA plans rated under 3.5 stars, is the latest highlighting the importance of location in healthcare access.

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Nearly half of beneficiaries don't know the difference between Medicare and MA: survey

Fierce Healthcare

The U.S. healthcare system remains complex and inaccessible, leaving many seniors feeling uninformed, according to a new survey from digital health company DUOS. | Seniors are growing more comfortable with technology, but many still don't understand key differences between major health programs.

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HealthEquity data breach could affect 4.3M

Health Care Dive

The health benefits administrator said a vendor’s user accounts were compromised, and information like contact details, Social Security numbers and medical information could be exposed.

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Ochsner Health going all-in on ambient AI, taps DeepScribe to deploy tech for 4,700 physicians

Fierce Healthcare

Ochsner Health is going all-in on ambient AI voice technology for its thousands of doctors and has inked an enterprise agreement to roll out DeepScribe's technology across its health system. | Ochsner Health inked an enterprise-wide agreement with DeepScribe to roll out its AI medical scribe across its 46-hospital system for 4,700 providers.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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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Fewer than half of US adults under 50 can readily afford or access healthcare, analysis finds

Health Care Dive

The share of Americans who were either “cost insecure” or “cost desperate” when it comes to healthcare have both increased since 2022, a Gallup and West Health survey found.

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Cleveland Clinic appoints first chief AI officer

Health Care Dive

Ben Shahshahani, who previously worked at SiriusXM, will lead the health system’s AI strategy, including managing safety, ethics and data security concerns.

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How the feds should handle rampant insurer upcoding

Fierce Healthcare

Enforcement and physician education are two keys to limiting health plan upcoding, a costly scheme that exploits the Medicare system, health policy experts told Fierce Healthcare. | Health plan upcoding threatens the Medicare system. Here's how policy experts believe the federal government should pursue abuse.

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Google cuts ties with Amazon’s One Medical

Health Care Dive

Loss of the contract is a major setback for One Medical, as Google made up roughly 10% of the company’s revenue before it was acquired by Amazon and stopped disclosing financial results.

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U.S. indicts North Korean hacker for leading ransomware attacks against hospitals

Fierce Healthcare

A federal grand jury indicted a North Korean national for allegedly leading ransomware attacks in 2022 against U.S. hospitals. | A federal grand jury indicted a North Korean national for allegedly leading ransomware attacks against U.S. hospitals. The government is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on the hacker and other cybercriminals targeting critical infrastructure.

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Fertility Benefits Playbook: How HR Leaders Are Delivering Value in 2025

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.

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Ambient voice genAI poised to reduce burnout, says Stanford digital health director

Healthcare It News

Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Health Care is often ahead of the curve when it comes to technology innovation. As a result, health IT leaders at provider organizations across the country can look to Stanford for lessons to be learned. That is the goal of a case study educational session the health system will be leading at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, scheduled for September 5-6 in Boston.

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Physicians say GLP-1s are imperfect, not “silver bullet” to solve obesity crisis

Fierce Healthcare

As GLP-1s have risen in popularity, physicians have been the subject of blame and criticized for being too quick to prescribe these weight loss medications. | Newly released survey data show doctors do not believe GLP-1s are sustainable beyond 2-3 years, given side effects, results and costs.

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Mental telehealth services have declined since end of pandemic emergency: study

Health Care Dive

The JAMA study comes as lawmakers debate whether to permanently expand telehealth flexibilities to providers this year.

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Zing Health, Story Health team up for value-based cardiovascular program

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health has tapped Story Health for a new partnership aimed at offering more personalized care for patients with cardiovascular needs. | Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health has tapped Story Health for a new partnership aimed at offering more personalized care for patients with cardiovascular needs.

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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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Ambient voice genAI poised to reduce burnout, says Stanford digital health chief

Healthcare It News

Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Health Care is often ahead of the curve when it comes to technology innovation. As a result, health IT leaders at provider organizations across the country can look to Stanford for lessons to be learned. That is the goal of a case study educational session the health system will be leading at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, scheduled for September 5-6 in Boston.

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Fertility and period tracking app Flo Health banks $200M to reach unicorn status

Fierce Healthcare

Flo Health, a reproductive and menstrual health app, secured $200 million in series C funding, boosting its valuation to more than $1 billion, the company announced Tuesday. | Flo Health, a reproductive and menstrual health app, secured $200 million in series C funding, boosting its valuation to more than $1 billion, the company announced Tuesday.

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New app offers price transparency to help patients lower medical bills

Healthcare It News

The founder and CEO of Billy, Cody Coonradt, discusses how the company's app, which displays hospital pricing data by location, can help patients and advocates negotiate prices for medical procedures.

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Hospital operating margins stabilize in Q2, but rising expenses reflect ongoing volatility

Fierce Healthcare

Hospitals and healthcare systems in the U.S. | While there have been some signs of overall financial improvement in the U.S. healthcare system, persistent expense pressures and declining patient volumes mark continued volatility, a new report finds.

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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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What MIPS 2024 Services Look Like for Emergency Medicine?

p3care

Since 2017, MIPS (The Merit-Based Incentive Payment System) has been an integral part of physicians’ professional life. At least for eligible physicians. And with penalties getting more tangible, healthcare professionals have no way out other than being serious about MIPS 2024 reporting services. CMS MIPS services, although, cover quality outcomes across the board but the specifics have always remained an issue.

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‘Showing, Not Telling’: How Honor Has Repaired Its Relationship With Home Instead Franchisees

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership After Honor acquired Home Instead in 2021 , many Home Instead franchisees were not sold on the strategic direction they were given. They believed Honor’s model lacked a “proof of concept,” and were unwilling to alter operations to appease their new parent organization. But, over the last few years, a lot of the friction between Honor and Home Instead franchisees has eroded.

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The Impact of Oral Health on Organizational Success

GoMoHealth

Jessamin Cipollina, GoMo Health Cassandra Cousineau, GoMo Health At the core of every successful workplace is a healthy and productive workforce. A priority among today’s employers and organizational leaders is the health and wellness of their employees, but there is a vital component of total health that is often overlooked – oral health. Promoting the importance of oral health care to employees and customers has numerous benefits and can directly impact your bottom line.

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Voices: Navin Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Viventium

Home Health Care

This article is sponsored by Viventium. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Navin Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Viventium, to talk about their new research study, the 2024 Caregiver Onboarding Experience Report. He provides an overview of the report and its objectives and delves into the key findings, including the most surprising results.

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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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Back to the Future of Comms

The Rand Blog

Outgunned by Russia in electronic warfare, Kyiv should consider going further than it already has with more cost-effective communication solutions. Sometimes vintage systems and techniques can provide militaries with simpler and cheaper alternatives to keep critical lines of communication open.

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CMS Highlights 80-20 Provision Exceptions That Could Be Lifelines For Providers

Home Health Care

There might be some recourse for home-based care providers that aren’t able to meet the requirements of the “ Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services ” rule’s 80-20 provision. “We heard, consistently, that there were concerns about the applicability of the 80% threshold to small providers,” Melissa Harris, the deputy director of the Medicaid and benefits health programs group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said Tuesday during a CMS open door forum.

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Quotations of the Day

Healthcare ECONOMIST

“You become what you think about.” “I’m not going to start something I won’t do the rest of my life” Dan John, Easy Strength Omnibook.

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Home Health Provider UnityPoint at Home Expands Partnership With Shields Health Solutions

Home Health Care

The Des Moines-based UnityPoint at Home – a subsidiary of UnityPoint Health – has expanded its partnership with Shields Health Solutions. Based in Stoughton, Massachusetts, Shields offers The Shields Performance Platform, an integrated set of solutions, services and technology designed to enhance payer and drug access for specialty pharmacies, improve health outcomes for complex patients and expand across the health system.

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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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Clinical Trials Must Be More Equitable, Here’s How

HIT Consultant

Gav Martell, VP of Business Development & Co-founder at Yonalink The Need to Address Accessibility Gaps Clinical trials are a driving force of medical innovation. However, they are predominantly conducted in large urban hospitals that have larger staff and more resources, which puts trial participation out of reach for the majority of Americans who live outside of major city centers.

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Enhancing continuity of care: The benefits of partnering with an FQHC

Meditech

Located in Bolivar, Missouri, our team at Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) serves eight counties and a population of more than 130,000 in a primarily rural area.

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Sonde Health New Cognitive Fitness Health Tracking Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sonde Health is expanding its leading health monitoring platform beyond mental and respiratory fitness by introducing an innovative cognitive fitness tracker that allows users to monitor brain exertion, or cognitive effort, in real time. – This new solution, called Sonde Cognitive Fitness, analyzes eight vocal characteristics from 30-second voice interactions and generates a score to provide insight into one’s cognitive state, helping people manage their men