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Smart ring maker Oura picks up $75M series D, inks strategic partnership with Dexcom

Fierce Healthcare

Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring, which tracks sleep, heart rate and activity. | Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring.

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DEA, HHS issue another extension for telehealth controlled substance prescribing

Health Care Dive

The third temporary extension, which prolongs the pandemic-era flexibilities through the end of 2025, is a relief for telehealth groups who had raised concerns about access to medications.

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CVS, Glenview Capital reach deal that adds 4 board members

Fierce Healthcare

As CVS Health pushes to turn around its financial fortunes, it has entered into a deal with key investor Glenview Capital Management that will add four members to its board of directors. | As CVS Health pushes to turn around its financial fortunes, it has entered into a deal with key investor Glenview Capital Management that will add four members to its board of directors.

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Offering health insurance is becoming less lucrative

Health Care Dive

In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.

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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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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

Healthcare It News

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications. The agencies also said they would continue to develop the final rule governing the virtual prescribing of controlled substances in the post-pandemic era to be consistent with public health and safety and to mitigate drug diver

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Fierce Health Payer Summit looks to the future for insurers: Value-based care, PBMs and prior auth

Fierce Healthcare

Fierce Healthcare hosted its second annual in-person Payer Summit conference in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 13-14. | Fierce Healthcare's Payer Summit took place in Austin, Texas on Nov. 13-14. Industry experts joined Fierce journalists to discuss U.S. payers' most pressing issues.

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CMS Home Health Admission-To-Service Policy Misses The Heart Of Providers’ Capacity Issues

Home Health Care

With the 2025 home health final payment rule came the admission-to-service policy — an update to the Medicare Conditions of Participation. In many ways, experts consider it a formalization of measures home health providers are already taking. Broadly, the policy has two parts. The first part requires home health providers to develop, implement and maintain a consistent policy for how their organization accepts patients to service.

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HealPrecisely™ Selects Health Recovery Solutions as Partner for New Innovative RPM Program

Health Recovery

HOBOKEN, N.J. , Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) is proud to announce that HealPrecisely™ has selected HRS as their partner of choice for their new Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program tailored for wound care patients requiring home monitoring to prevent hospital readmissions. This collaboration aims to improve patient outcomes and recovery.

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Mass General Brigham Home Hospital Program Brings Acute Care To Homeless Veterans 

Home Health Care

Mass General Brigham’s Home Hospital, in collaboration with the New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV), has launched a groundbreaking home hospital program for veterans experiencing homelessness. This initiative is the first in the country, allowing veterans to receive acute medical treatment in the comfort of a housing partner’s residence instead of a traditional health care facility.

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How AI is Transforming the Acute Patient Journey

HIT Consultant

Bob Zdon, Chief Operating Officer for ABOUT Optimizing patient throughput across the acute patient journey is essential if hospitals and health systems are to improve healthcare efficiency and clinical outcomes.The fundamental purpose of optimized throughput is to ensure the patient is in the best care setting possible for them at every point in their patient journey.

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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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3 in 4 U.S. Patients Say the Healthcare System is Broken — But Technology Can Help

Health Populi

Patients “yearn” for personalized services and relationships in health care — optimistic that technology can help deliver on that hope — we learn in Healthcare’s Future: Balancing Progress and Perception , a health consumer survey report from Lavidge. Lavidge, a communications consultancy, polled U.S. patients’ attitudes about health care and technology in June 2024, publishing the report earlier this month.

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Abbott Opens State-of-the-Art Diabetes Care Manufacturing Facility in Kilkenny, Ireland

HIT Consultant

Copyright: Julien Behal What You Should Know: – Abbott , a global healthcare leader, has officially opened its new global manufacturing center of excellence for Abbott’s diabetes care business in Kilkenny, Ireland. – Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre portfolio is the world’s leading continuous glucose monitoring system, helping more than 6 million people with diabetes across over 60 countries.

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New Findings Reveal 3 Major Benefits of Better Dressing

Home Health Care

The challenges created by industry-wide staffing shortages are widespread, creating stress and frustration for patients and caregivers alike. Searching for solutions can feel overwhelming, and there is no one single solution to fix it all. But not all changes have to be massive and complicated. Providers can also make small, simple changes that build positive momentum.

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Beyond ERP: Implementing AI in Healthcare Without Overhauling Systems

HIT Consultant

Emmanuelle Hose GVP & General Manager – EMEA at Rimini Street The healthcare industry is in a transformative era driven by artificial intelligence (AI). This technology is revolutionizing healthcare delivery, from accelerating drug discovery and streamlining clinical workflows to improving patient diagnosis and treatment plans. In fact, AI is anticipated to potentially save healthcare professionals up to $110 billion within the next five years.

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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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Holland & Knight Health Dose: November 19, 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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Emory Healthcare Launches Population Health Collaborative with GuideWell

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Emory Healthcare , Georgia’s most comprehensive academic health system, and Emory Healthcare Network, the health system’s clinically integrated network, today announced a new population health collaborative (PHC) with Guidehealth, a nationally acclaimed, AI-enabled healthcare and value-based managed services company. – This entity integrates Emory’s growing primary care service line and affiliate physician network to expand value-based care (VBC) – a focus on

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DOJ Scrutinizes Financial Arrangements of Florida Physician Practice

HKLaw

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a Nov. 12, 2024, press release that an ophthalmology practice with offices located in West Central Florida entered into an approximately $1.3 million settlement agreement to resolve kickback allegations arising out of the Provider's billing for transcranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs).

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Emory Healthcare Launches Population Health Collaborative with GuideHealth

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Emory Healthcare , Georgia’s most comprehensive academic health system, and Emory Healthcare Network, the health system’s clinically integrated network, today announced a new population health collaborative (PHC) with Guidehealth, a nationally acclaimed, AI-enabled healthcare and value-based managed services company. – This entity integrates Emory’s growing primary care service line and affiliate physician network to expand value-based care (VBC) – a focus on

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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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Healthcare Kiosks: Patient Perception & Profit Opportunities

Clearwave Inc

Reading Time: 5 minutes Remember the last time you checked in for a flight or ordered fast food? Chances are, you used a self-service kiosk. Now, imagine bringing that same efficiency and ease to your practice. Healthcare kiosks are doing just that, and the results are reshaping patient experiences across the country. Keep reading to learn more about healthcare kiosk patient perception and its impact on modern medical practices.

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NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework Accelerates AI Drug Discovery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NVIDIA announced widespread adoption of its open-source BioNeMo™ Framework by pharmaceutical companies, techbio innovators, and AI researchers to accelerate drug discovery and molecule design. – The framework provides a powerful suite of tools for scaling AI models in biomolecular research, bringing supercomputing capabilities to the forefront of drug development.

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Future Leader: Erin Masterson, Associate Principal, Senior VP Of Post-Acute RCM, SimiTree

Home Health Care

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Erin Masterson, associate principal and senior vice president of post-acute RCM at SimiTree, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.

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Lunit, AstraZeneca Partner to Develop AI-Powered Pathology Tools for Faster Lung Cancer Diagnostics

HIT Consultant

Advancing precision in lung cancer diagnostics: Lunit’s collaboration with AstraZeneca aims to transform the speed and accuracy of detecting actionable mutations in NSCLC. (Courtesy of Lunit) What You Should Know: – Lunit , a provider of AI solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, has announced a strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca , a global pharmaceutical company, to develop AI-powered digital pathology solutions. – The partnership aims to improve cancer treatment by

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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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Readers Write: Tackling Diabetes Distress in Dual Eligibles Requires Integrated Care Management

HIStalk

Tackling Diabetes Distress in Dual Eligibles Requires Integrated Care ManagementBy.

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Assisted Death for Psychiatric Suffering: Approaching Uncertainty with Humility

Bill Of Health

by Zain Khalid On May 22 this year, Zoraya Ter Beek , a 29-year-old woman from Netherlands, died by euthanasia on grounds of mental suffering. Zoraya had been diagnosed with chronic depression, borderline personality disorder, and autism and had struggled with self-harm and suicidal thinking for several year. She had tried numerous treatments, including 30 sessions of electroconvulsive therapy, until, as she reported her psychiatrist told her, “There’s nothing more we can do for you.

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Readers Write: Healthcare’s Hidden Cost Crisis: How Middlemen and Outdated Tech are Bankrupting America

HIStalk

Healthcare’s Hidden Cost Crisis: How Middlemen and Outdated Tech are.

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Do Treatment Sequencing / Pathways Models Have a Place in Health Technology Assessment?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

That is the title of an ISPOR Europe panel I saw with Hugo Pedder, Jeroen Jansen, Dawn Lee and Mark Harries. The goal of sequential pathways model is to be able to answers questions like (i) how does a new treatment impact the cost and effectiveness for patients within a sequence of treatment, or (ii) which sequence provides the best value in terms of health benefits and treatment cost.

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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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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 11/18/24

HIStalk

The practices in which I’ve spent the majority of my.

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Eli Lilly follows J&J in suing Biden administration over 340B rebates

Health Care Dive

Major drugmakers are filing lawsuits against the HHS and HRSA to try to resuscitate plans to issue hospitals rebates instead of giving them upfront discounts on 340B drugs.

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Morning Headlines 11/19/24

HIStalk

BrightHeart Secures FDA Clearance for First AI Software Revolutionizing Prenatal.

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DEA finalizes one-year extension of controlled substance prescribing via telehealth, punts final regs to incoming Trump admin

Fierce Healthcare

DEA finalizes one-year extension of controlled substance prescribing via telehealth, punts final regs to incoming Trump admin ebeavins Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:50

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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.