Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
During a meeting Thursday, commissioners debated different solutions to lackluster physician pay with one theme in common: linking doctors’ annual payment update to the Medicare Economic Index.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
LAS VEGAS — Employers' healthcare costs continue to rise, leading them to seek new alternatives to drive down expenses while avoiding steps to shift additional costs to workers. | In response to rising costs, some in the industry have been beating the drum for individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, or ICHRA.
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Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Virtual reality holds huge potential, says Adam Hutchinson, founder and CEO of oVRcome, which recently ran a trial of its self-guided tool for social anxiety. He discusses the goal of closing the gap in access to VR treatment for providers and patients.
Health Care Dive
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Still, PitchBook analysts said the PE market is poised for a turnaround.
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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Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Collecting social determinants of health information at scale is just one challenge for providers. Others include training staff to collect that data sensitively and explaining what they need to do next in order to act on it at scale, says Dr. Hilary Hatch, a clinical psychologist and chief clinical officer at Phreesia, a patient-engagement technology provider.
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Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The home infusion industry is experiencing significant growth due to the increasing number of aging patients wanting to remain in their homes. However, like many areas of home-based care, reimbursement isn’t keeping up with the cost of care. Driven by an emphasis on cost-effectiveness, containment and the desire for patients to remain at home while recovering from illness, home infusion is cited as a $19 billion industry made up of more than 900 pr
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. | Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop, and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
What You Should Know: – Avaamo, a pioneer in healthcare AI solutions, today announced the launch of Avaamo Ambient™ , a groundbreaking Generative AI-powered ambient listening technology that promises to revolutionize clinical documentation and significantly reduce physician burnout. Ambient™ transforms natural patient-provider conversations into accurate, structured clinical notes in real-time.
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Boulder Care, a telehealth addiction treatment company, is positioning itself to follow in the footsteps of major telehealth players like Livongo, Teladoc and Brightline. | Following a $35 million series C round in May, Boulder Care has invested in two new executive hires, Mitzi Yue and Meena Narayanan. Both come from top name digital health companies.
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
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
What You Should Know: – HistoSonics , the developer and manufacturer of the Edison Histotripsy System, announced today they have been awarded an exclusive contract to provide Veteran’s Affairs hospitals across the United States access to their novel non-invasive tumor liquefying platforms. – The contract, the work of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) , establishes a $90 million ongoing schedule to develop histotripsy programs at key
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
As The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) expands its home health footprint rapidly across the country, developing local leaders remains at the heart of the company’s operating model. That’s according to Pennant CEO Brent Guerisoli. He reiterated Pennant’s focus on this strategy during the company’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday. “The significant investment we have made in our leadership and development programs is the catalyst for enduring momentum,” Guerisoli said.
Nordic
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Within healthcare workflows, miniscule problems or hurdles can have a compounding impact on complexity. An extra click on one page within an electronic health record (EHR) can turn into dozens of extra clicks over the course of a day. This ‘sludge’ can slow down or eliminate efficiencies, burn out physicians, and ultimately result in worse care for patients.
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
What You Should Know: – The American Brain Foundation has launched a $10 million cross-disciplinary research initiative that transcends traditional research and philanthropy boundaries by bringing together nonprofit organizations, pharmaceutical and biotech investors, philanthropists, and researchers. – The initiative will provide funding for research by top neuroscientists to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in a wide range of brain diseases, both neurologic and psychiatri
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Healthcare Highways
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
National Handwashing Awareness Week is a sig n if i c ant public health initiative that aims to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of germs and illness. This year, the week is observed from December 1 to 7, 2024.
NASHP
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
A growing trend in state health policy is developing capitated managed care programs to provide long-term services and supports (LTSS) to Medicaid beneficiaries who are older and/or have disabilities. How states design and oversee these programs has real implications for the quality of care beneficiaries receive and their overall experience with the health care system.
Healthcare Highways
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of selecting safe and age-appropriate toys for children. As parents and caregivers, we want to ensure that our little ones have fun and learn while playing, but safety should always be our top priority.
Etactics
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Did you know in the United States there are 65,600 long-term care facilities ? This is because 70% of seniors end up in a long-term care facility. So with that many people in need of a long-term care facility, understanding what long-term care is and how the billing process works is vital. In this blog, we will discuss what a long-term care facility is and how they bill their patients.
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.
NCQA
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Asthma is a complex, chronic disease that affects approximately 24 million people in the U.S. today. Despite decades of advances in respiratory care that can help make the condition manageable, patients with asthma accounted for nearly 1 million emergency department visits in 2020, and approximately 95,000 inpatient hospital stays. There is a critical gap between best practices for asthma care and patients’ reality—and the gap widens depending on a patient’s race, socioeconomic status and place
Home Health Care
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
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]. Erik Wilson, president and co-owner of Optimal Home Care and Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Home Health Care News.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The status of U.S.-China relations calls for additional efforts beyond the usual high diplomacy to cut through the atmosphere of distrust. Unofficial or quasi-official dialogues are underway with scholars, policy analysts, and experts covering topics such as human rights, climate change, and AI.
Bill Of Health
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Photo credit: Melisa Slep by Rishita Nandagiri Discussions about abortion tend to be dominated by considerations pertaining to medicine (e.g., “safety”) and law (e.g., “legality”). Medication abortion — misoprostol alone or in combination with mifepristone — has dramatically shifted these discussions. Brazilian women used misoprostol to self-manage their abortions in the 1980s, galvanizing Latin American and transnational feminist efforts to share knowledge and organize access to pills.
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.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Cloud labs are revolutionizing scientific research with remote, automated environments, offering on-demand scientific services. With robust security measures, they can maximize potential while ensuring safe and secure research environments.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Employee opinions on their health insurance. Republican vs. Democratic physicians. States’ perspective on private equity in health care. California’s expansion of Medi-Cal for Unauthorized Residents. 4D geometry.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The urgent need to address climate change involves both mitigation and adaptation. Despite high returns on adaptation investments, funding remains stagnant, with developing countries facing a large annual gap. Enhanced support from developed nations is crucial.
The Rand Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Humans and machines bring different strengths and weaknesses to a combined human-machine team. If military leaders hope to achieve dramatic improvements on the battlefield, human-machine teams will need to learn how to effectively leverage the complementary skillsets of their members.
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