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Color Health taps OpenAI to generate screening plans for cancer patients

Fierce Healthcare

Color Health is working with OpenAI to test out computer-generated personalized care plans for cancer patients. | Color developed a new copilot app that leverages GPT-4o to identify missing diagnostics and create tailored workup plans for patients.

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Passion in orthopedics and beyond: Meet Dr. Lew Schon on The Ortho Show

Health Care Dive

Explore the connection between orthopedics and rock music with Dr. Lew Schon on The Ortho Show. Discover how this pioneering surgeon ended up performing with the Foo Fighters in an inspiring episode hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman.

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Amazon Pharmacy expands RxPass subscription service to Medicare patients

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Pharmacy is expanding its prescription drug subscription program, called RxPass, to Prime members on Medicare insurance. | The RxPass program, launched in January 2023, provides unlimited access to 60 eligible generic medications and will ship the medications to customers' homes for a flat monthly fee of $5.

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By the numbers: The impact of the Ascension cyberattack

Health Care Dive

The health system, one of the largest nonprofits in the country, lost access to its electronic health record, patient portal and some phone systems after the attack in early May.

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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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Value-based care, GLP-1s: 4 takeaways from AHIP 2024

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS — Last week, leaders across the health insurance industry descended on Sin City to dig deep into the biggest topics facing payers. | LAS VEGAS — Last week, leaders across the health insurance industry descended on Sin City to dig deep into the biggest issues facing payers.

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Why the time is now for building Medicare Advantage networks

Health Care Dive

Healthcare payers are leveraging automation and technology to build robust Medicare Advantage networks, overcoming challenges posed by changing deadlines and regulatory complexities.

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3 Ways AI Can Reduce Relapse Rates in Behavioral Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Relapse rates in behavioral health treatment are a persistent hurdle. Up to 80% of people with substance use disorders will relapse at some point, causing discouragement for both patients and providers. However, a new weapon is emerging in the fight for sustained recovery: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Early Intervention: Catching Relapse Before it Starts Videra Health , an AI-powered mental health assessment platform, highlights how AI can play a crucial role in re

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Mark Cuban's D2C pharmacy won't beat most insured patients' out of pocket drug prices, one study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Insured patients are often better off buying their generic prescriptions through their health insurance benefits than through Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, though those without insurance could | Only about 12% of generic prescription fills bring higher costs than the billionaire-backed pharmacy, with median savings among these landing at about $5.

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OpenAI, Color Health Launch Cancer Copilot Tool To Expedite Cancer Treatment

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Cancer – the second leading cause of death in the United States – is a complex disease requiring timely diagnosis and treatment. Delays in either can significantly impact patient outcomes. – Color Health , a company dedicated to improving access to healthcare, has partnered with OpenAI to pioneer a new solution: the copilot application.

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AHIP 2024: Cutting through the 'nostalgia' for traditional Medicare

Fierce Healthcare

LAS VEGAS—The eyes of many regulators and lawmakers are on Medicare Advantage (MA), and, amid rising criticism of the program, one industry leader is making the case that "nostalgia" for traditiona | LAS VEGAS—The eyes of many regulators and lawmakers are on Medicare Advantage, and amid rising criticism of the program, one industry leader is making the case that "nostalgia" for traditional Medicare is misguided.

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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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State Strategies for Preventing Substance Use and Overdose Among Youth and Adolescents

NASHP

Substance use in youth can lead to a variety of negative outcomes, including health issues, poor academic performance, and increased risk of addiction and overdose. Primary prevention is a public health strategy of intervening before negative health effects occur, including delaying or preventing young people’s use of harmful substances that may lead to overdose or other substance-related harms.

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VA extends EHR modernization contract with Oracle Health for 11 months

Fierce Healthcare

The Department of Veterans Affairs extended its contract with Oracle Health for another 11 months as part of a massive electronic health record modernization project. | The Department of Veterans Affairs extended its contract with Oracle Health for another 11 months as part of a massive electronic health record modernization project.

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CMS Set To Close Multi-Billion Dollar Change Healthcare Cyberattack Relief Program

Home Health Care

The Change Healthcare cyberattack disrupted health care providers across the board, including home-based care providers. Soon, one of the government-backed efforts to offer assistance to those organizations will end. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that its advanced and accelerated payment program tied to the cyberattack will end July 12.

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Surveillance Collaborative breaks new ground with MEDITECH's predictive analytics solution

Meditech

As part of the Customer Experience team, we work with healthcare organizations that have taken Surveillance beyond our expectations, coming up with ingenious uses for MEDITECH’s predictive analytics solution. We’re amazed at our customers’ creativity as they take advantage of Surveillance’s versatility in supporting quality, safety, and efficiency. Seeing what our customers have accomplished individually, we wondered if bringing them together with MEDITECH staff would continue to push the envelo

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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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How The 80-20 Provision Could Affect Private-Pay Home Care Providers

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The Medicaid Access Rule has been heralded by home care providers as a mostly good rule with one misguided piece: the 80-20 provision. And while that provision’s potential impact has been discussed ad nauseam, one area that hasn’t been considered as much is the effect it will have on private-pay home care providers.

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Most Americans, Both Younger and Older, Worry About the Future of Medicare and Social Security

Health Populi

You would assume that most people over 50 would be worried about the financial future of Medicare to cover health care as those middle-aged Americans age. But a surprising two-thirds of young Americans between 18 and 29, and 7 in 10 between 30 and 39 years of age, are concerned that Medicare’s solvency will worsen leading to their not being able to receive Medicare when eligible to receive it, discovered in the 2024 Healthcare in America Report from West Health and Gallup.

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AREX Capital-Enhabit Feud Continues: ‘While Peers Caught Colds, Enhabit Caught Pneumonia’

Home Health Care

The activist investor AREX Capital Management has again taken aim at Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) in what has become an ongoing, public and back-and-forth feud. AREX Capital – which owns 4.9% of Enhabit shares, making it a top-5 shareholder – initially urged the Enhabit board to undergo a strategic review last year when the company had failed to meet financial expectations.

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Payers: Digital Health Investments Increase Member Satisfaction

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant transformation driven by advancements in digital health technology. A recent EY Health Pulse Survey reveals a wave of positive changes, with members experiencing greater control, easier access to information, and improved satisfaction thanks to these advancements. – With a focus on personalization, empowered patients, and data-driven decision-making, digital health tools are revolutionizing the industry.

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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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Leader Fatigue – 4 Steps to Prevention

Baird Group

Many new leaders enter their first management position with stars in their eyes and high hopes for becoming the best possible leader. I was one of those starry-eyed newbies who was determined to be the best I could be. But after a few months of burning the candle at both ends , I had to do some serious soul-searching. Why was I so unhappy? After all, I had landed the promotion and was leading an entire department.

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 18, 2024

HKLaw

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.

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[ANSWERED] Why is Cultural Competence Important?

Etactics

According to Cloverpop, more diverse teams make better decisions 87% of the time. The word “diverse” in this case refers to age, gender, and geographic diversity. As an employer, providing a space for open communication and mutual respect for everyone is vital. It’s also one of the many ways to practice cultural competence in the workplace. Emphasizing this value within your company supports a productive and collaborative work environment.

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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 6/17/24

HIStalk

We are deep into the summer doldrums portion of the.

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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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Parachute Health Launches Integrated Solution of DME Ordering with Prior Authorization

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Parachute Health , a platform for DME (Durable Medical Equipment) and HME (Home Medical Equipment) ordering, has announced a groundbreaking partnership to revolutionize the DME ordering process. – The strategic collaboration aims to streamline ePrescribing, eliminate prior authorization burdens, and ultimately reduce costs for everyone involved.

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Morning Headlines 6/18/24

HIStalk

Healthcare firm Concentra reveals quarterly revenue growth in IPO filing.

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Biden administration gives providers grace period to open surprise billing arbitration

Health Care Dive

Because of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare earlier this year, providers say they’re having difficultly getting the necessary information from plans required to kick off the dispute resolution process.

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Riverside University Health System to Build $580M Behavioral Health Campus

HIT Consultant

Riverside University Health System (RUHS) and PMB broke ground on an unprecedented project, The 445,000 SF Wellness Village in Mead Valley, that will transform healthcare by integrating the behavioral health continuum of care into a single environment combining medical care, behavioral health, and social services. What You Should Know: – Riverside University Health System (RUHS) and PMB broke ground on an unprecedented project, The Wellness Village in Mead Valley, that will transform healt

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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Inside The FDA’s ‘Home As A Health Care Hub’ Initiative

Home Health Care

In April, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of a new initiative, Home as a Health Care Hub. The agency views the home as a key care setting that has the potential to drive health care equity forward. That’s why it is seizing the moment, and creating room for experimentation with its current initiative, which will essentially serve as an idea lab that brings together device developers, policymakers, providers and much more.

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