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House committee takes aim at healthcare consolidation, eyes site-neutral payments

Health Care Dive

Equalizing Medicare payment between sites of service to cut down on provider consolidation is a “no brainer,” one witness testified during the hearing.

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Atropos Health lands $33M to scale AI-powered real-world evidence, build out pharma partnerships

Fierce Healthcare

Atropos Health, maker of a real-world data platform, sits at the intersection of two rapidly growing fields, real-world evidence research and artificial intelligence. | Atropos Health is getting closer to its mission of addressing the evidence gap in healthcare and secured $33 million in series B funding to help fuel its growth.

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Nearly 20% of donated organs go unused — here’s how we can fix it and honor donors

Health Care Dive

The medical community needs to take “smart risks” to maximize organ donation use, according to the president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.

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The 20 highest paid specialties in 2023 as doctors see 6% boost in pay: Doximity

Fierce Healthcare

After several years of modest or declining growth, the average pay for doctors jumped 5.9% in 2023, rebounding from a decline of 2.4% in 2022. | After several years of modest or declining growth, the average pay for doctors jumped 5.9% in 2023, rebounding from a decline of 2.4% in 2022.

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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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More than a third of healthcare organizations aren’t prepared for cyberattacks: report

Health Care Dive

Thirty-seven percent of healthcare organizations did not have a cyberattack contingency plan in place, despite half having experienced an attack, according to a new survey from Software Advice.

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Centene taps McCormack Baron Salazar for investments in affordable housing

Fierce Healthcare

Centene's philanthropic arm is joining forces with McCormack Baron Salazar to develop new affordable housing options in multiple states. | Centene's philanthropic arm is joining forces with McCormack Baron Salazar to develop new affordable housing options in multiple states.

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3 takeaways from Veradigm, ScienceIO CEOs on the potential for AI to transform EHRs

Fierce Healthcare

Interim CEO at Veradigm Shin-Yin Ho and Will Manidis, CEO and founder of ScienceIO (which was recently acquired by Veradigm), spoke about the potential of artificial intelligence on a panel at the | Veradigm and ScienceIO CEOs discussed how artificial intelligence will dramatically change the function of electronic health records, from making their contents more usable to demoting their prominence in healthcare.

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Express Scripts’ new partnership is an olive branch to independent pharmacies

Health Care Dive

Cigna’s massive pharmacy benefit manager has unveiled a new collaboration with a network of independent pharmacies at a time of rising tension between PBMs and the pharmacies they pay.

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Why It’s Time to Go on the Offensive with Healthcare Cybersecurity

HIT Consultant

Brian Montgomery, Expert Security Engineer, Altera Digital Health Being an avid soccer fan, player, and coach, I’ve heard countless times that “the best defense is a good offense.” As a cybersecurity professional, the concept of taking active steps to improve your team’s position resonates. However, cybersecurity programs within and outside the healthcare industry typically focus on reactive approaches.

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Tufts Medicine lays off workers — again

Health Care Dive

The struggling health system continues to cut roles as it struggles to chart a path to financial health.

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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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Redox, Snowflake Partner to Streamline Healthcare Data Exchange for AI and Machine Learning

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Redox , a healthcare interoperability company, and Snowflake , the Data Cloud company, have joined forces to simplify the exchange of healthcare data. – This strategic partnership aims to revolutionize how healthcare organizations access and utilize patient data, ultimately leading to improved patient care. Unifying Legacy Systems for Seamless Data Flow The collaboration leverages Redox’s expertise in unifying healthcare data from various sources, includ

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‘Time To Claim The Future’: The Hospital-At-Home Model’s Chance To Decentralize US Health Care

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Hospital-at-home care has a chance to become a mainstay in the larger home-based care ecosystem. As its stakeholders aim to get it there, there are a few factors that need to be considered. Firstly, without payment, there is no hospital-at-home model. Early pioneers of the model in the U.S. know that all too well.

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Providence, Microsoft, UW Develop AI-Powered Pathology Model

HIT Consultant

Image: Ella Maru Studio What You Should Know: – A collaborative effort between Providence , Microsoft , and the University of Washington has yielded a breakthrough in cancer diagnostics with the development of an AI-powered pathology model, Prov-GigaPath. – Prov-GigaPath is an AI-powered pathology model designed to improve patient care and transform cancer diagnostics.

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With Pressure From Activist Investor, Enhabit Reveals More Details Around Its Strategic Review

Home Health Care

With pressure from an activist investor, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) has released more information surrounding its strategic review, which was completed earlier this month. Instead of a merger or sale, the Dallas-based home health and hospice company elected to remain an independent, public company. The activist investor, AREX Capital Management, previously said a sale was the “only acceptable outcome” of the review, which it had encouraged in the first place.

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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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Will IRA increase CMS drug spending?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Potentially so, argues Adam Fein of Drug Channels. There are two mechanisms for this. First, for drugs not covered in the maximum fair price negotiations, Fein argues that drugs with high list prices and large rebates would lead to more net savings compared to drugs with lower list price and rebates in part because in the Part D catastrophic phase, manufacturers pay 20% of gross drug cost and the government covers 20% of gross drug cost.

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What AccentCare’s Clinicians Wanted From The Company’s AI Implementation

Home Health Care

Like many others, AccentCare has embraced artificial intelligence. However, the company wasn’t satisfied with implementing generative AI and looping in its clinicians afterwards. Instead, the company made its nurses a part of this process from the start. “It’s our philosophy at AccentCare that we don’t make changes to clinical practice without having a conversation with the people who are delivering clinical care,” Tracy Dent, vice president of clinical operations at AccentCare, told Home Health

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News 5/24/24

HIStalk

Top News HHS/NIH’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

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Getting Serious About Taiwan

The Rand Blog

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's inauguration offers a logical turning point in the United States–Taiwan relationship. If Taiwan is meant to be a partner worth fighting for, then it is certainly a partner worth taking—and treating—seriously.

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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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HIStalk’s Guide to MUSE Inspire 2024

HIStalk

CereCore Booth 417 Contact: Jillian Whitefield, business development managerjillian.whitefield@cerecore.net248.891.5557 We.

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OncoveryCare Secures $4.5M to Launch Novel Cancer Survivorship Model

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – OncoveryCare (formerly VivorCare) has closed an oversubscribed $4.5 million seed financing to launch its novel cancer survivorship care model. – The fundraise was led by.406 Ventures alongside the McKay Institute for Oncology Transformation at Tennessee Oncology. Tennessee Oncology, which treats half of Tennessee’s cancer patients at 35 sites, is also a founding member of OneOncology, a fast-growth oncology platform dedicated to supporting independent oncology

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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 5/23/24

HIStalk

I’m reporting this week from the AMIA Clinical Informatics.

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Interview with Eileen McAnenny, Employer Coalition on Health

Health Business Group

Eileen McAnenny , the driving force behind the Employer Coalition on Health in Massachusetts shares her journey from a typical Irish Catholic home in Somerville (before it was fashionable) to a leader in healthcare policy and cost management. Discover how her roots and influential figures like Tip O'Neill and the Kennedys shaped her passion for public service, leading to a law career and roles at the Bank of New England, the Joint Committee on Taxation, and beyond.

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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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Ukrainian Echoes From America's War for Independence

The Rand Blog

Ukraine's fight for freedom has significant echoes from America's war for independence that could help Americans better understand and assess the war in Ukraine.

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4 healthcare data challenges and their impacts 

Spok Inc

Spok outlines 4 challenges in data management that affect hospitals’ abilities to deliver exceptional services. The post 4 healthcare data challenges and their impacts appeared first on Spok Inc.

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Clearwave Wins ‘Best Patient Registration & Scheduling Solution’ in 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 2 minutes ATLANTA – May 23, 2024 – Clearwave today announced it has been named the “Best Patient Registration and Scheduling Solution” in the 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Awards. This annual awards program recognizes the creativity, innovation, hard work and success of digital health and medical technology companies, services and products around the globe.

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Morning Headlines 5/24/24

HIStalk

Atropos Health Raises $33M to Scale the Automation of High-Quality,

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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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Carallel Launches Personalized Digital Toolkit for Family Caregivers

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Carallel , a provider of support for family caregivers, has unveiled the all-new Carallel Companion app. – The user-friendly app marks a significant evolution in Carallel’s offerings, providing a personalized digital experience designed to lighten the load for family caregivers and maximize their critical role in the healthcare system.

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Site-neutral payments draw blanket, bipartisan support at House Budget hearing

Fierce Healthcare

Rampant consolidation within the healthcare industry is proving to be a rare point of unity among Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House. | House Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) said that site-neutral payment policy is the "most obvious" solution amid supportive testimonies from partisan thinktanks, the Congressional Budget Office and a practicing independent physician.

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Boulder Care Secures $35M to Expand Telehealth Addiction Treatment for Underserved Communities

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Boulder Care , a leading provider of high-quality addiction treatment, announced today the successful closing of an oversubscribed $35M Series C funding round led by Advance Venture Partners (AVP) , joined by Stripes and existing investors, including First Round Capital , Qiming Venture Partners , and Laerdal Million Lives Fund. – Boulder Care will invest in developing even more robust services tailored to address the specific needs of high-need patients and p

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Atropos Health Raises $33M to Improve Value-Based Care Through Real-World Evidence

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Atropos Health , the pioneer in translating real-world clinical data into high-quality personalized real-world evidence for care, today announced a $33 million Series B on the heels of the adoption of its Generative AI platform (GENEVA OSTM) by healthcare institutions, data platforms, research institutions, Life Sciences companies and more. – The funding was led by Valtruis, with participation from new strategic investors including Cencora Ventures, McKe

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.