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SCAN embraces 'rebels with a cause' founding in new brand identity

Fierce Healthcare

SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work. | SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work.

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Steward loses money on Massachusetts hospital sales; CEO snubs Senate

Health Care Dive

Wednesday was a rocky day for bankrupt Steward Health Care as the system finalized unprofitable deals and CEO Ralph de la Torre landed in the spotlight once again for rebuffing a Senate subpoena.

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Industry Voices—Strategies to stem losses of America's primary care doctors

Fierce Healthcare

Charles Jantzen, M.D., found himself swept up in the same current so many newly trained family physicians are in upon graduating from residency: employed by the health system where he previously tr | There is no single solution to this primary care shortage. Its complex drivers both shrink the entry pipeline and increase the terminal exodus.

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What it takes to engage clinical workforces on AI

Healthcare It News

BOSTON – When asked about the evolution of artificial intelligence and when sentient AI would become integral to the fabric of healthcare, Dr. Patrick Thomas, director of digital innovation in pediatric surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, said clinical training needs revamping. "We need to prepare clinical students to go into the real world that they are moving into," he said at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum on Thursday.

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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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New Mountain Capital merges Apixio, Varis and The Rawlings Group in $3B deal

Fierce Healthcare

Private equity firm New Mountain Capital merged three health tech companies in a multi-billion dollar deal to be a top player in the payment integrity market. | Private equity firm New Mountain Capital merged three health tech companies in a multi-billion dollar deal to be a top player in the payment integrity market.

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Australia releases aged care CIS standards

Healthcare It News

The Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Digital Health Agency have released a set of minimum software requirement standards for clinical information systems and electronic medication management systems used in residential aged care. The Aged Care Clinical Information System (ACCIS) Standards set the foundation for information sharing and interoperability in residential aged care.

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Thailand-Russia cooperate for telehealth and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Private providers in Thailand, Russia sign telehealth collab Two large private healthcare providers in Thailand and Russia have partnered to cooperate in such areas as telehealth and medical tourism. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, a network of 58 hospitals in Thailand, and Medsi Group, which runs 148 medical clinics including a digital clinic in Russia, formalised cooperation in providing medical services to their patients in their respective countries.

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Ascension Michigan's 8 hospitals joining Henry Ford Health joint venture on Sept. 30

Fierce Healthcare

A joint venture between Henry Ford Health and Ascension announced last year will close at the end of the month and launch October 1, the organizations announced Wednesday. | The deal announced last year creates a 13-hospital, 50,000-person joint venture hospital system that retains Henry Ford Health's branding and headquarters.

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Female, nonrural physicians deliver more telehealth care: study

Health Care Dive

The findings offer insight into long-term telehealth utilization patterns as a deadline for extending pandemic-era Medicare flexibilities looms at the end of the year.

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Kaiser Permanente, Walgreens' CareCentrix back Vesta Healthcare's $65M round

Fierce Healthcare

Virtual care provider Vesta Healthcare announced the close of $65 million in series C funding with new debt financing. The round brings the company to a total of $160 million raised since 2019. | Digital health platform Vesta Healthcare announced the close of $65 million in series C funding with new debt financing. The company, which supports senior patients and their caregivers, has raised a total of $160 million since 2019.

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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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Mississippi awards Medicaid contracts to Centene, Molina, TrueCare

Health Care Dive

The Magnolia State has finally issued new contracts for its Medicaid managed care program, two years later than intended after UnitedHealth and Elevance challenged the awards following unsuccessful bids.

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How CenterWell Can Prove Home Health Care’s Worth Within Humana

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Earlier this year, I had the chance to interview CenterWell President Sanjay Shetty on stage and off stage at the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit in La Jolla, California. Last month, at Home Health Care News’ FUTURE conference in Nashville, I did the same with Kirk Allen, the president of home solutions at Humana Inc.

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Henry Ford Health and Ascension to launch joint venture in October

Health Care Dive

Eight Ascension and Genesys hospitals and an addiction treatment center will rebrand under Henry Ford Health on Oct. 1.

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NAHC, NHPCO Merger Becomes ‘National Alliance for Care at Home’

Home Health Care

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have announced the launch of a new national organization with the unveiling of a name, logo and website. The two organizations had already merged – and named a new leader – but had not yet announced a new name or brand. The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) aims to provide resources, education and information to assist members in expanding their organizati

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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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Rune Labs Launches GenAI Clinical Reports for Parkinson’s Patients

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Rune Labs , a leading precision neurology software and data company has announced a significant advancement in its StrivePD app. – The new StrivePD-AI feature leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to provide personalized clinical reports for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Key Features of StrivePD-AI StrivePD-AI utilizes Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet Large Language Model (LLM) to analyze patient data and generate personalized repo

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Enhabit CEO Explains The Decision To Walk Away From UnitedHealthcare

Home Health Care

Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) revealed last month that it had submitted a termination notice to UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) UnitedHealthcare. Now, members of Enhabit’s leadership team are divulging more details about how the company, ultimately, came to this strategic decision. “It’s important to remember that the reason we created are payer innovation strategy, about two years ago, was because at that time we had United as a large payer and then a few regional smaller contracts that had come

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Abbott Launches OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor, Lingo

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Abbott , a global healthcare company, has announced the U.S. availability of Lingo , a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system designed for individuals who want to improve their overall health and wellness. – Lingo is the first CGM available without a prescription designed for individuals who want to improve their overall health and wellness, regardless of whether they have diabetes.

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How should family spillover effects be measured in HTA?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

A paper by Campbell et al. (2024) provides some guidance. The authors developed a series of recommendations based on literature review, expert interviews and an expert workshop in order to support consistent and transparent evaluation and use of validated family spillover effects in health technology assessments (HTA) and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA).

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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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Paige Unveils AI Co-Pilot for Pathology & Oncology, Paige Alba

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Paige , a provider of next-generation artificial intelligence has introduced Paige Alba, a groundbreaking clinical-grade multimodal co-pilot designed to transform personalized medicine and precision oncology. – Leveraging the power of Paige’s Foundation Models, Alba delivers real-time AI-driven patient insights, marking a significant step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

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The New DTC Channel Is…A Vending Machine (From Advil to Plan B)

Health Populi

I’m off to Florence, Italy, soon, where about 10 years ago I happened upon a vending machine sited outside of a pharmacy just a few blocks from the Duomo — the Farmacia Della Condotta. And in that vending machine, accessible at all hours (especially overnight when the pharmacy was closed), were all manners of direct-to-consumer self-care goods… including condoms.

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Centering The Patient in Value-Based Care Benefits

HIT Consultant

Dr. Summerpal Kahlon, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Edifecs Forty years ago, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, HIV researchers and physicians discovered that simply treating the symptoms of the disease was not enough to provide lasting improvement for patients. Other factors like unstable living conditions, drug use, the public stigma over AIDS and HIV – known today as social determinants of health – all require attention in addition to a traditional treatment plan.

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Empower pharmacists and streamline processes with advanced data visualization

Meditech

As a non-profit health system serving nearly 1 million people in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, our pharmacists at Emanate Health need the right technology to quickly access important information. This can be difficult if pharmacists are solely reliant on IT staff to create dashboards showing metrics that are crucial to pharmacy operations.

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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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Canvas Medical Appoints Adam Farren as CEO

HIT Consultant

Adam Farren, CEO at Canvas Medical What You Should Know: – Canvas Medical , a EMR company, has announced the appointment of Adam Farren as Chief Executive Officer. Farren has been serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2023. – With Farren assuming the CEO role, Andrew Hines, the founder of Canvas, will transition to the position of Chief Technology Officer.

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Enabling smaller practices. Interview with Weave CEO Brett White

Health Business Group

Brett White is CEO of Weave , an AI-powered platform designed to support small and mid-sized medical practices. Brett shares his formative experiences growing up in Northern California, working on a farm, and benefiting from his father's career as an airline pilot. These early influences instilled in him a strong work ethic and an appreciation for the value of hard work and simple living, shaping his approach to leadership and innovation in healthcare.

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Wellth Appoints Former Sanford Health Plan CEO as COO

HIT Consultant

John Snyder, COO at Wellth What You Should Know: – Wellth , a provider of daily care motivation solutions, has announced the appointment of John Snyder as Chief Operating Officer. Snyder brings over four decades of leadership experience in the healthcare industry, having previously served as CEO of Sanford Health Plan. – In his new role, Snyder will oversee Wellth’s operations, identify and implement new growth strategies, and expand the company’s business development ef

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News 9/6/24

HIStalk

Top News Private equity firm New Mountain Capital will combine.

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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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Thatch Secures $38M to Eliminate Employer-Based Health Benefits

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Thatch , a pioneering healthcare benefits platform, has secured $38M in Series A funding to fuel its mission of decoupling health insurance from employment. – Led by Index Ventures and General Catalyst, this investment will enable Thatch to expand its team, scale its technology platform, and accelerate customer acquisition.

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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 9/5/24

HIStalk

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New Mountain Merges 3 Leaders to Form Payment Integrity Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – New Mountain Capital has announced the formation of a new company that merges Rawlings , Apixio’s Payment Integrity business , and VARIS to form a next-generation payment accuracy and integrity platform. – The combined entity aims to lower healthcare costs by leveraging technology and AI to improve payment accuracy and reduce waste. – The combined entity brings together a wealth of experience and expertise in the healthcare industry.

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Advancing Access to Health Care Through Federal Medical Licensure Reciprocity for Clinical Trials

Bill Of Health

By Helen Hughes and Mark Sulkowski As physicians who have dedicated our careers to clinical research and to the advancement of telemedicine respectively, we’ve witnessed first-hand the transformative power of technology in health care. However, despite our progress over the last four years, there remains a glaring barrier to the potential of telehealth in the United States: the complex, state-based system of health care licensure.

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Creating a Company Culture of Care: Integrating Mental Health, Wellbeing, and DEI in Benefits

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.