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Northwell Health launches studio division to produce films, documentaries

Fierce Healthcare

Northwell Health has set its sights on the entertainment industry. | The health system launched a new TV and film production studio, called Northwell Studios, to produce original scripted and unscripted content leveraging its hospitals, doctors and patients, with consent.

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PBMs battle bipartisan scrutiny as lawmakers eye industry reform

Health Care Dive

Top executives of CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts made a rare congressional appearance to defend pharmacy benefit managers’ drug pricing policies.

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CMS: Insurers to make $10.3B in 2023 risk adjustment payments

Fierce Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new data on risk adjustment payments for 2023. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released new data on risk adjustment payments for 2023.

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Humana’s CenterWell to open 23 primary care clinics at Walmart stores

Health Care Dive

CenterWell said it will lease space at Walmart Supercenter stores in four states.

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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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Headway banks $100M series D round to accelerate expansion into Medicare Advantage and Medicaid

Fierce Healthcare

New York City-based Headway built a platform to make it both easier for patients to find a therapist and easier for therapists to accept insurance. | Headway will use the fresh capital to accelerate its planned expansion to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, CEO Andrew Adams said.

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Maternal health quality varies widely by state: report

Health Care Dive

In states with more restrictive abortion bans, maternal health providers tend to be more scarce and maternal deaths were typically higher, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.

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Molina to acquire ConnectiCare for $350M

Health Care Dive

The acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2025, will bring the health insurer into Connecticut.

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Microsoft collaborates with Mass General Brigham, University of Wisconsin-Madison on AI in medical imaging

Fierce Healthcare

Microsoft continues to deepen its work in healthcare AI. | Microsoft continues to deepen its work in healthcare AI. The tech giant is now collaborating with academic medical systems Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to advance AI in medical imaging.

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Healthcare Organizations at Risk of Data Breach Due to Insecure File Sharing Practices

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A new report by Metomic , a data security company, reveals concerning vulnerabilities in how healthcare organizations handle sensitive data. – The report, titled “ Healthcare Data Crisis – Uncovering the Alarming Gaps in Data Security and Compliance ,” highlights the prevalence of insecure file-sharing practices that put patient information at risk.

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ONC’s Micky Tripathi on creating a connected healthcare system

Fierce Healthcare

Twenty years ago, the healthcare industry was still largely paper-based. | In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, chats with Executive Editor Heather Landi about ONC’s achievements over the past 20 years, the agency’s current top priorities, the rapid adoption of AI in healthcare and more.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Amedisys’ High-Acuity, Non-Medicare Revenue Skyrockets As It Waits For UnitedHealth Group Deal To Close

Home Health Care

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is waiting for multiple big-time transactions to come to fruition by year end. In the meantime, it continues to grow its non-Medicare revenue and its high-acuity care business considerably. The company released its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, without an accompanying call. It has not held an official earnings call since UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) agreed to acquire it in June of 2023, which is customary.

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Tenet reports $259M net income and raises guidance, surpassing expectations again

Fierce Healthcare

Dallas-based care delivery network Tenet Healthcare is raising its full-year guidance, the provider announced ahead of its earnings call. | Tenet Healthcare surpassed expectations once again and is buying back $1.5 billion of its stock, the company announced during Q2 2024.

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US Judge Elects Not To Block Non-Compete Ban, Spelling Trouble For Home Care Providers

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership A U.S. judge decided not to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on non-compete agreements this week, continuing an ongoing saga that home care providers are paying close attention to. Broadly, the ban on non-competes is seen as generally positive for home care leaders, who can now freely move on to better career opportunities.

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Equipping the Japan-U.S. Alliance to Handle China's Disinformation Operations

The Rand Blog

China's disinformation is dangerous. Just as the Japan-U.S. alliance has strengthened to enable a more robust deterrence against possible kinetic action, so too should the allies consider ways to strengthen their collective ability to respond to disinformation operations.

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Transparency Launches to Tackle Counterfeit Prescription Crisis with Substance Test Kits

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Transparency, a harm reduction organization providing at-home drug testing kits for any substance, today announced its official launch and formation as the parent organization of the Bunk Police. – Celebrated for its strong impact in the harm reduction space, the Bunk Police provides critical education and drug testing services to enhance safety and awareness among music festival and concert attendees.

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Healthcare AI News 7/24/24

HIStalk

News Mayo Clinic will implement an ambient nursing documentation system.

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Fail fast in statistical computing. NBA’s $600m man. Medicaid coverage and abortion rates. On open AI (not written Open AI) Parallels: child care vs. health care in Canada.

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Another Home Care Leader Bets On Primary Care In The Home 

Home Health Care

Seniors who have difficulty leaving their homes or accessing traditional medical facilities have a new option for health care: mobile, medical home care visits from Horizon Care Services. The company, headquartered in North Palm Beach, Florida, will offer primary care, podiatry, wound care, mental health and pain management services directly to patients’ homes.

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Microsoft, Mass General Brigham & UW Health to Advance GenAI in Medical Imaging

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Microsoft has joined forces with renowned academic medical centers – Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UW School of Medicine) and its affiliated health system, UW Health – to tackle key challenges in radiology and propel the use of generative AI in medical imaging. – The collaboration between Microsoft, Mass General Brigham, UW School of Medicine, and UW Health represents a significant step forward in ha

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Benefits of Brand Strategy in Healthcare Marketing

Sequence Health

Have you ever thought you had the right digital marketing strategy for your healthcare services, only for it to fail because it did not align with your brand? The audience should see your campaign and relate to it, understanding what you do and what your values are. That is why you need the following tips on how to develop an excellent healthcare brand strategy.

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Clarapath Secures $36M to Automate Pathology Labs with AI-Powered Robotics

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Clarapath , a leading medical robotics company raises $36M in its Series B-1 round led by Northwell Ventures with participation from strategic players like Mayo Clinic and Ochsner Ventures , bringing Clarapath’s total funding to $75M. – The company is on a mission to modernize and transform pathology labs through automation and robotics.

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NCQA Presents New Research at AcademyHealth ARM

NCQA

The AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), which was held in July, is a leading venue for health services researchers and health care policy experts to come together to discuss new research findings and policy implications. NCQA attended this year’s meeting to share insights from our latest health care research. “Presenting at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting is an opportunity to engage and learn from a broad range of perspectives, including the latest research on many topics dire

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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OhioHealth Invests in AI to Automate Discharge Planning + Reduce Excess Patient Stays External

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Qventus , Inc., the leading provider of AI-based software to automate health system operations and promote patient flow, today launched its expanded version of their Inpatient Solution. – The solution – which is used by leading health systems across the US – predicts and automates discharge planning, and is fully embedded into EHR workflows.

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Morning Headlines 7/25/24

HIStalk

Linus Health Acquires Together Senior Health to Expand its Platform.

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Talkspace Launches AI Innovation Group for Providers

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Talkspace , a leading online behavioral healthcare company, today announced the formation of the dedicated AI Innovation Group aimed at advancing provider efficiency, and enhancing clinical quality and overall operational excellence through responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence. – Created in partnership with Talkspace’s Clinical Quality and Security and Compliance teams, this initiative marks the next iteration of Talkspace’s maturing AI progr

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Warren, Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to resurrect Chevron doctrine

Health Care Dive

The Stop Corporate Capture Act would codify the Chevron doctrine, which required federal courts give deference to agencies’ reasonable interpretation of ambiguous statutes.

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Linus Health Acquires Together Senior Health, Bolstering Early Detection and Care for Cognitive Decline

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Linus Health , a leader in early detection of cognitive decline and dementia, announced today the acquisition of Together Senior Health. This strategic move strengthens Linus Health’s position in the brain health space by combining its expertise in early detection with Together’s evidence-based solutions for managing cognitive decline. – The post-acquisition integration process will prioritize a smooth transition for clients of both companies.

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SoundHealth Launches FDA-Cleared AI Wearable for Treating Nasal Congestion

HIT Consultant

SONU Band: Breakthrough drug-free treatment for nasal congestion due to allergies. What You Should Know: – SoundHealth , a medical technology company focused on harnessing AI for better health outcomes, has launched SONU , the world’s first FDA-cleared AI-powered wearable for treating moderate to severe nasal congestion. – The FDA De Novo classification paves the way for SONU’s safe and effective use.