Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Unite Genomics, a Mark Cuban portfolio company, announced a new partnership this week that the company says can help personalize and tailor patient care insights based on their medical records and spot potential gaps in care. The company said Monday that its direct-to-consumer platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze the medical care patients may have received and alert them to missing tests or treatment options.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2024

| Fierce Healthcare sits down with healthcare executives at Fierce Health Payer Summit 2024. Payer leaders came together at the event to unpack the evolving landscape, providing a deep dive into the most important issues facing the industry. Watch these videos to gain insight on the key topics discussed.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In a rare move, the U.S. agency behind Medicare is warning Medicare Advantage providers they can’t have blanket policies that deny coverage of Qalsody because it’s “experimental and investigational.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2024

UPDATED DEC. 16, 11 A.M. ET | Members of Congress and their staffers have been at the negotiating table for the last several days on an end-of-year healthcare package that would extend Medicare telehealth waivers for two years, among other digital health wins. The deal is likely to be finalized over the weekend.

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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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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The owner and operator of a San Francisco-based home health agency received a sentence of two years in federal prison. Veronica Katz the owner and operator of HealthNow Home Healthcare and Hospice (HealthNow) was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 17, 2023, along with two co-defendants. Katz pleaded guilty back in April 2024 to one count of health care fraud.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In 2023, The Global Dark Web Intelligence Market size equaled about 520.3 Million USD. In simpler terms, this refers to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data exploited on the dark web. This data may include: Names. Addresses. Phone Numbers. Social Security Numbers (SSN). Email Addresses. While some details are more dangerous to expose than others, any information can lead to a devastating security breach.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What You Should Know: – Zocdoc , a healthcare marketplace connecting patients with providers, has released its second annual “ What Patients Want: 2024 Insights into Patient Preferences and Behaviors ” report, providing valuable insights into patient preferences and behaviors in 2024. – The report analyzes millions of interactions on the Zocdoc platform to identify key trends shaping the healthcare landscape.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Home-based care providers hungry for value-based care arrangements have recently been disillusioned by the process of trying to find those arrangements. While theyve been told value-based care is the way to go, they often end up finding that health systems and payers arent as willing to meet them in the middle.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The health care market is constantly evolving with changes in hospital and provider ownership and investment. Some of these changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions, but most are smaller transactions, agreements, and contracts that do not trigger anti-trust protections but lead to decision-making shifts. Increasingly, state officials are seeking to understand the business dynamics in their health care market.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What You Should Know: – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a major update to its Mapping Broadband Health in America platform, expanding its capabilities to analyze the intersection of broadband connectivity and critical health outcomes, with a particular focus on maternal health. – The Mapping Broadband Health in America platform tool provides researchers, policymakers, and the public with valuable insights into the challenges facing communities with limited b

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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

NASHP

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The health care market in the United States has become increasingly consolidated, resulting in systems of hospitals and providers with complex ownership relationships. This landscape reflects a decades-long rise in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures among health care entities as well as the relatively recent emergence of private equity as a major investor in health care.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What You Should Know: – The State of Hawaii has partnered with Bamboo Health , a provider of real-time care intelligence solutions, to enhance the state’s efforts in combating opioid overdoses. – The integration will provide healthcare providers and pharmacists across Hawaii with seamless access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data, enabling more informed prescribing decisions and reducing the risk of opioid misuse.

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The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Russia's use of gold has surged since the Ukraine invasion, fueling corruption and human rights abuses while supporting its wartime economy. Disrupting these illicit networks is essential to countering Moscow's influence.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Thomas Pollard, Senior Sales Manager,BrotherInternational Throughout an individuals healthcare journey, they may circulate through various facilities. For example, what might begin at a primary care providers (PCP) office may escalate to a hospital stay, followed by a rehabilitation center. At each step of this journey, a patients information must be documented and transferred to the respective providers and, even more importantly, remain secure in the process.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A paper from Guadamuz et al. (2024) examines trends in pharmacy closures between 2010-2021. The authors use data from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (to describe US retail pharmacies), National Center for Health Statistics (to describe population characteristics at the county level) and the American Community Survey (to describe populations at the ZIP code level).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Michael Dersham Founder & CEO, Apierion The inability to access appropriate care close to home has been a long-standing cause of health inequity in the United States and around the world, and the COVID-19 pandemic made the detrimental effects of this more apparent. A silver lining of the pandemic was the accelerated development and deployment of health technologies that enabled remote care delivery, allowing patients and providers to connect via a variety of telemedicine platforms and data t

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The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is significant, with lessons from France's failed 1884–85 invasion providing insights. Taiwan's geography, use of naval mines, and control of the Penghu Islands are vital for its defense against potential aggression.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 13, 2024

by Anna Aguilar and Sidney Lee In 1971, Congress tasked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with establishing procedures to eliminate as far as practicable the dangers of lead poisoning. Yet, HUD has repeatedly fallen short of accomplishing this. More than 50 years later, for children in federally assisted housing in the United States, lead exposure is hardly a thing of the past.

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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.

The Rand Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The U.S. Army aims for its first clean audit after years of failures, investing heavily in improving financial processes. After the U.S. Marines succeeded in receiving a clean audit, the Army is focusing on governance and accountability while addressing problems to achieve audit readiness.

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Health Care Dive

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The insurer warned Republicans about the political ramifications of cutting healthcare programs during its investor day, which began with a moment of silence for slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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