Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Three out of four Americans don’t trust artificial intelligence in a healthcare setting, and most have no idea whether their provider is already using the technology, a new survey has found. | Many respondents admitted their understanding of AI is limited, and half would not be comfortable with it in the healthcare setting. But most said if their practice was transparent about its AI use, that would help them feel more comfortable.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s unclear how much the partnership will improve access to affordable insulin given other recent initiatives from drugmakers and public insurance programs.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year. | It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a qualitative study examining physician turnover, participants said their departures were mostly driven by a desire for increased flexibility.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Ongoing national medication, medical supply and medical equipment shortages are harming patients, a new survey reveals. | Providing appropriate care has become increasingly difficult, leading to instances of unsafe practices, compromised care and harmful, otherwise avoidable patient safety incidents, the survey found.

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p3care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Healthcare financial management is an essential aspect of any medical practice. However, doing this practically isn’t that easy. The medical billing services meet various challenges during the overall process. However, all practices with different specialties share almost the same problems in revenue collection. So, like all other medical specialties, nephrology is no different.

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Health Care Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Analysts predict the contract could be worth up to $54 million for Amwell alone over its 22-month term.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Folx Health, a virtual provider focused on LGBTQ+ health, is now in-network with Cigna, Evernorth and Blue Shield of California. | Until August, Folx operated under a membership model in a lump sum subscription package. It has since been updated to accept insurance as a part of the core membership structure.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Home health aides regularly work “below” the top of their licenses. That’s an inefficiency more and more providers are looking to address. Sentara Health is a Virginia-based health system with 11 home health locations in both Virginia and North Carolina. Sherry Kesler runs the home health arm as the director of home health services. In November 2021, Kesler and the rest of her team created a pilot that started with a “top of license” steering committee to get a better sense of how their clinicia

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Prospect Medical Holdings has approximately nine months to sell off its struggling four-hospital system Crozer Health under a newly struck agreement between the private equity firm and the Pennsylv | The private equity firm was embroiled in a lawsuit over its closure of a Crozer Health hospital, which it said was necessary due to millions in monthly losses.

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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

The Rand Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The horrors of the past have motivated Lithuanians to build a successful new independent country. Lithuania is a success story, an advertisement for democracy and market economics during a dark period in Eastern Europe.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Another day, another startup trying to crack its way into the healthcare industry. | As more and more startups hit the scene, what do these companies need to really make an impression on the backers that can help them grow?

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dr. Frank Fornari, Founder and Chairman, BioMech Functional balance is a critical health metric. One-quarter of seniors – about 36 million – will fall each year in the U.S. and more than 36,000 of them will die as a result. That translates into one fall every second of every day. The problem is growing, as fall-related deaths among seniors in the U.S. have more than doubled over the past 20 years, according to a research letter in JAMA Open.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Elara Caring acquires American Family Home Health Elara Caring has acquired American Family Home Health, a Huntley, Illinois-based home health care provider. “In agreeing to be acquired by Elara, American Family Home Health is passing the baton to an organization that has demonstrated its full commitment to high-quality, compassionate patient care,” Ren Pillai, administrator at American Family Home Health, said in a press statement.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: – Amwell and Leidos have been awarded a “next-generation contract” by the U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA) to deliver a hybrid care platform to power the DHA’s Digital First transformation. This initial 22-month contract is valued at up to $180M; the project will start at five initial sites followed by a phased enterprise-wide rollout. – While this task order is for the first phase of the program, the DHA Digital First program will support the entire MHS communi

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Addressing Gaps in Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Uptake Children younger than 12 are the least likely to have received a COVID-19 vaccination of any age group in the U.S. As of May 3, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded that only 13 percent of U.S. children ages 6 months to 4 years have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 39 percent of U.S. children ages 5–11 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: PathAI Diagnostics , formerly Poplar Healthcare, a leading laboratory services company, today unveiled the world’s first AI-assisted laboratory-developed test for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASLD and MASH are posing an escalating healthcare challenge, affecting millions of individuals worldwide – as many as 37.8% of the global adult population suffers from some form of MASLD,

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Health IT Analytics

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Researchers have demonstrated that a locally run large language model may be useful for extracting data from text-based radiology reports while safeguarding privacy.

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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 20, 2023

Kim Howard, Chief Client Officer, Nomad Health When it comes to the Great Resignation, forget office workers – the real wave of resignation is coming from nurses. For many months post-COVID, nearly every headline, or so it seemed, was about office employees, their career paths, and the return to the office. What was underreported then – and continues to be – is that the Great Resignation came in full force for nurses.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Independent pharmacies view of PBMs. Techno-Optimist Manifesto. Assigning homework with ChatGPT. Honest aging. International travel and the spread of COVID. Do Tobacco-21 laws work?

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

States are currently in the process of distributing settlements from various opioid-related lawsuits, with the funding intended to abate ongoing harms of the opioid epidemic through investment in substance use prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure. NASHP works to support states and facilitate collaboration as they implement processes for opioid settlement decision-making through NASHP’s State Opioid Settlement (SOS) Learning Network.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 20, 2023

By Hannah Rahim Medical cannabis users in the U.S. face discrimination in seeking health care services, including restrictions against obtaining solid organ transplants. Considering growing evidence that medical cannabis (which is legal in 38 states, 3 territories, and the District of Columbia) does not compromise post-transplant health outcomes, policymakers should rethink the use of cannabis consumption as a contraindicator to transplantation and should adopt legal protections to prevent undue

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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.

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Private equity is playing a bigger role than ever in health care, and states are wrestling with how to ensure the transactions involving private equity players are transparent and consistent with state efforts to ensure access, affordability, and quality of care. NASHP is convening a state-only webinar to discuss the increased role of private equity in health care, its impacts to the health care market, and how states can address issues of private investment in health care.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: Today Innovaccer Inc. announced that Curana Health, an innovative, fast-growing healthcare organization on a mission to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of senior living residents, is expanding its partnership with Innovaccer to meet strong market demand for its services, and to support the expansion of its value-based programs for high-risk populations nationwide.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

States are currently in the process of distributing settlements from various opioid-related lawsuits, with the funding intended to abate ongoing harms of the opioid epidemic through investment in substance use prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction infrastructure. NASHP works to support states and facilitate collaboration as they implement processes for opioid settlement decision-making through NASHP’s State Opioid Settlement (SOS) Learning Network.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: Suki, the leader in voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, announced today the expansion of its voice assistant’s capabilities to support inpatient care. This makes Suki the first and only AI-powered voice solution that is tailored specifically for clinicians in this setting and further solidifies the company as an innovative leader in the healthcare space.

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Health Business Group

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Anthony Purcell, Founder of Walking With Anthony Guest post by Anthony Purcell, Founder — Walking With Anthony September was Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month , making it an important time to help uplift the voices of those who have survived spinal cord injuries. The struggles those in the SCI community face are profound, and they often lack the support they would need to make a full recovery.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: Gero , a biotechnology company focused on aging and chronic diseases, has closed $6M in a Series A extension round. This funding round positions Gero to continue internal drug development programs, grow its scientific team to boost platform technology development, and expand its US presence. The round was led by Melnichek Investments , a Cyprus-based VC firm that seeks to improve the quality of human lives by funding and supporting promising, potentially high-impact, machin

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Etactics

OCTOBER 20, 2023

According to a KFF report , 2021 saw an increase of 17 percent in in-network claim denials. This percentage derives from complete data across all HealthCare.gov insurers. However, average insurer denial rates can vary widely, depending on the payer and practice involved. The same KFF report explains that these rates can range from 2% to 49%. If this all seems a bit complicated to you, don’t feel bad.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What You Should Know: Pair Team , a virtual and community-based primary care solution connecting Medicaid’s highest-risk patients to high-quality care, today announced it has raised $9 million in Series A funding. The financing was led by NEXT VENTURES , with participation from PTX Capital , Kapor Capital , Kleiner Perkins , Y Combinator, and several notable healthcare angel investors including Jay Desai.

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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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