Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Black people, young adults and women, especially those of reproductive age, would see the biggest coverage gains, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Healthcare’s days of widespread contract labor reliance may be over, but hospitals and health systems are still frequently reporting labor shortages and other operating hurdles keeping them from he | Contract labor reliance may be largely in the past, but hospital leaders say there's still plenty of hurdles ensuring “a slow climb" to long-term operational sustainability.
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Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The private equity firm has nine months to find a buyer for its struggling four-hospital health system under an agreement announced by the Pennsylvania attorney general last week.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Teladoc's third-quarter revenue grew 8% to reach $660 million, boosted by solid performance in its chronic condition management business and steady membership growth as the company now touts 90 mil | Teladoc's scale, strong financial position and free cash flow performance put the company in a competitive position compared to many virtual care startups struggling in the current macroeconomic environment, executives said.
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
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The emergence of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting surge in the adoption of telemedicine are helping address patients’ needs without major signs of safety concerns, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente. WHY IT MATTERS The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed more than 1.5 million adult patients at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2021, and compared treatment and follow-up visits among primary care telemedicine (video and telepho
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) unveiled 2022 calendar year results for the Direct Contracting Model on Monday. | More than three-quarters of those who participated in the program reaped savings, data from CMMI revealed.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Several independent pharmacies have filed suit against pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts, alleging that the company colluded with Prime Therapeutics to fix reimbursement rates. | Several independent pharmacies have filed suit against pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts, alleging that the company colluded with Prime Therapeutics to fix reimbursement rates.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Users of Helpful can now access a loved one's benefit information about their New York-based health plan and select medical records through its app.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Editor's note: Updated at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 24 with commentary from HCA Healthcare's Q3 earnings call. | The for-profit system celebrated "continued solid demand for our services" during its Q3 2023 earnings call, but had to defend its decisions surrounding Valesco Physician Services to analysts and investors.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
DUOS uses large language models to leverage social determinants of health and enhance care-navigation access for Medicare beneficiaries. Feedback from platform users improves the artificial intelligence, said Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO.
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
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
UnitedHealthcare is expanding its footprint on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges to four new states in 2024, the insurance giant
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The payer’s Medicare Advantage star ratings have improved slightly, but “certainly do not reflect the ambitions of our company,” CEO Sarah London said.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Centene Corporation posted $469 million in profit for the third quarter, according to its earnings report released Tuesday morning.
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The for-profit reported operational strains associated with its physician staffing firm in its third-quarter earnings.
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Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Elevance Health's CarelonRx is the latest pharmacy benefit manager to put biosimilars for popular drug Humira on its formulary, the company said this week. | Elevance Health's CarelonRx is the latest pharmacy benefit manager to put biosimilars for popular drug Humira on its formulary, the company said this week.
Health Recovery
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Obesity is a global epidemic, affecting not only wealthy nations but countries of all economic levels. According to 2017–2018 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than two in five adults (42.4%) in the United States are obese—and these numbers have almost certainly increased since then. By 2030 , researchers predict that 50% of the US population will be obese.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2023
What You Should Know: Carta Healthcare®, a company whose mission is to improve patient care by harnessing the value of clinical data, today announced the results of a survey measuring American perception and trust of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Propeller Insights conducted an online survey of 1,027 U.S. consumers between August 18 and August 29, 2023.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) continues to make significant process in its high-acuity care business through its subsidiary Contessa Health. The company posted its third-quarter earnings late Tuesday , which highlighted 35% year-over-year growth in the high-acuity care segment. Overall, Amedisys admitted 580 high-acuity patients in the quarter in 11 JV markets.
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.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – UltraSight – an AI-powered micro-ultrasound company that is revolutionizing cardiac sonography to enable more accurate and timely clinical decisions – is now offering its services to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The device has FDA clearance and is now available in Israel, the UK, and the US. – Many of the IDF soldiers will now have an ultrasound in their pocket.
Life Qi
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, with providers facing the dual challenge of delivering high-quality care while managing costs effectively. One powerful strategy to address this challenge is the use of quality improvement projects. These initiatives not only improve patient outcomes but also contribute significantly to healthcare cost savings.
Healthy Debate
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Private sector activities have a real impact on health. We need cross-industry regulation to challenge private interests in health policy.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – Cedar Gate Technologies’ advanced AI analytics platform has identified that 55% of commercially insured women are unlikely to get a mammogram. Leveraging this proprietary AI, Cedar Gate evaluated nearly 2.4 million women in its national healthcare benchmark database. – The model surfaces a probability score for whether or not a woman is likely to get a mammogram based on U.S.
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.
Bill Of Health
OCTOBER 24, 2023
By Roojin Habibi, Timothy Fish Hodgson, and Alicia Ely Yamin Today, as the world transitions from living in the grips of a novel coronavirus to living with an entrenched, widespread infectious disease known as COVID-19, global appreciation for the human rights implications of public health crises are once again rapidly fading from view. Against the backdrop of this burgeoning collective amnesia, a project to articulate the human rights norms relevant to public health emergencies led to the devel
Health Populi
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In the food sector, “the opportunity for us and the role that we play is to connect climate and health,” Daniella Vega of Ahold Delhaize told Valerio Baselli during the Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit 2023. In a conversation discussing the importance of non-financial metrics in companies’ ESG efforts, Vega connected the dots between climate change, retail grocery, and consumers’ health and well-being.
Home Health Care
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This article is sponsored by CareXM. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Mike Kearns, vice president of sales at CareXM and Ellen Kuebrich, chief governance officer at CareXM. This discussion took place on August 30, 2023 during the HHCN FUTURE Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Home Health Care News: What do you see as the main challenges right now in the home healthcare space?
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Tim Taylor, Principal Industry Consultant at SAS Victor Sterling, Principal Industry Consultant at SAS State Medicaid agencies are responsible for health services that touch the lives of every American, making the potential benefits of modern technology tools, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), enormous. However, despite the promise of increased effectiveness with the same or fewer resources, modernization, and digital transformation do not come easily – or nat
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Healthcare ECONOMIST
OCTOBER 24, 2023
That is the title of my new paper out in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research. This work was done with co-authors Kyi-Sin Than, Anmol Kanotra, Kirk W Kerr, Katie N Robinson, Michael C Willey. The abstract is below. Objective: To measure the economic impact of conditionally essential amino acids (CEAA) among patients with operative treatment for fractures.
Nordic
OCTOBER 24, 2023
As with many other aspects of modern healthcare, laboratory information systems (LIS) have gone on a journey from basic pen-and-paper records to highly advanced digital systems. This digital evolution hasn’t just brought convenience; the applications to both individual and population health have grown exponentially with the availability of more data.
HIT Consultant
OCTOBER 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – OrbiMed , a global healthcare investment firm raises $4.3B in commitments across its four investment funds: OrbiMed Private Investments IX, OrbiMed Asia Partners V and OrbiMed Royalty & Credit Opportunities IV. – The $4.3B will be used to invest globally, from the seed stage for start-ups incubated by OrbiMed through growth capital opportunities.
Sheppard Health Law
OCTOBER 24, 2023
As we anticipated in our previous blog article , the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) made revisions to its proposed regulations following the public workshop hosted by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) in August. On October 9, 2023, HCAI and OHCA published a revised draft of the regulations. Our August blog article outlined the substance of the original draft regulations; this article summarizes the critical takeaways regarding the revisions.
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.
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