February, 2023

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Major coalition of health groups aims to combat health misinformation

Fierce Healthcare

Major coalition of health groups aims to combat health misinformation rking Fri, 02/24/2023 - 11:17

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ChatGPT AI-Generated Content Dangerous for Healthcare?

Healthcare Success

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that can have human-like conversations, translate, and provide users with information. It can also write good content. Like, really good. And now that Google has openly stated, “Appropriate use of AI or automation is not against our guidelines,” it begs the question: Should we use it to produce healthcare content?

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DocsGPT in beta targets physician burnout

Healthcare It News

Developed using OpenAI's ChatGPT and trained on healthcare-specific prose, the online DocsGPT offers doctors a chance to test and weigh in on AI-powered product development. Testing AI for workflow 'scut' OpenAI developed ChatGPT, which launched in November as a prototype, using multiple learning methodologies. Human trainers, in collaboration with Microsoft on Azure's supercomputing infrastructure, created reward models to improve its performance.

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Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis

Healthy Debate

The post Hospice care, not hospital beds: Investing in palliative care will help solve the health-care crisis appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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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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Hospital lobby opposes noncompete ban, says ‘now is not the time to upend’ labor markets

Health Care Dive

The American Hospital Association is pushing the FTC to abandon its proposal to eliminate restrictive covenants. At the very least, the lobby wants physicians and senior executives exempt.

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Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure

Bill Of Health

By Nina Kohn and Irina D. Manta This month, New York became the latest to join the growing list of states that have ended their requirements for routine masking in hospitals and other healthcare settings. In response, at least one of the state’s largest hospital systems is throwing off the mask despite the continued high level of virus transmission in New York City and most of the rest of the state.

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20 Tips to Optimize Google Ads for Healthcare

Healthcare Success

Paid search (aka pay-per-click or PPC) often yields the highest ROI of any digital advertising medium. Our agency, therefore, manages Google Ads for dozens of our clients. Google Ads (and its much smaller competitor Microsoft) work so well because they target people actively searching for healthcare solutions. Moreover, paid search delivers tremendous advantages and provides near-immediate feedback in the form of actionable data.

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Why healthcare leaders should embrace home-based technologies

Healthcare It News

Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. It's important to understand that home health technologies are leveraged in home health settings by clinicians for home health patients, and at-home or home-based health technologies are diagnostic and/or screening tools that can be used in non-clinica

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Brain and Machine Confluence Requires Multi-Sectoral Regulation To Maximize Gains

The Rand Blog

As the commercialization of brain-computer interface technology expands, it would be prudent for international policymakers to consider how this technology should be regulated, in order to reap its benefits and minimize its risks.

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UPMC, top surgeon pay $8.5M to settle whistleblower lawsuit over simultaneous surgeries

Health Care Dive

A whistleblower and the DOJ allege that UPMC’s longtime head of cardiothoracic surgery, James Luketich, regularly performed as many as three complex surgeries at the same time and didn’t participate in critical portions of his procedures.

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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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Reclaiming Salus Populi

Bill Of Health

By Wendy E. Parmet and Elaine Marshall I. Introduction: The Threat to Public Health As we reach the COVID-19 pandemic’s third anniversary, the warning signs for the future of public health law are everywhere. In the past three years, courts, led by the Supreme Court, have endangered reproductive health and handcuffed governments’ capacity to meet a wide array of public health challenges.

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Senators question why PBMs 'even exist' in heated hearing amid push for reform

Fierce Healthcare

Senators question why PBMs 'even exist' in heated hearing amid push for reform rking Thu, 02/16/2023 - 14:49

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Do masks really protect against COVID-19? Meta-analysis authors want to see more evidence

Fierce Healthcare

Do masks really protect against COVID-19?

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Lawmakers stress urgency of healthcare worker shortage

Health Care Dive

Addressing the education pipeline is one thing that legislators can focus on to improve nurse and physician shortages, medical school and health system leaders said during a Senate committee hearing.

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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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FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.5M fine for sharing users' health data with Facebook, Google

Fierce Healthcare

FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.

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Women's telehealth program diminishes stigma via technology

Healthcare It News

The Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center in Charleston has a unique telemedicine program in place to help pregnant and postpartum women. The program is called Listening to Women and Pregnant and Postpartum People, or LTWP. The technology vendors are REDCap and Twillio. It's a mid-maturity program that is responding to behavioral health needs of pregnant women, and has recently expanded to newborn virtual home visitation for all mothers with births in the hospital.

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American Telemedicine Association announced 12 telehealth innovators challenge finalists

Fierce Healthcare

American Telemedicine Association announced 12 telehealth innovators challenge finalists aburky Fri, 02/17/2023 - 11:45

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Telehealth trends in 2023: Virtual-first, health equity and more

Healthcare It News

This year is likely to be another big one for telemedicine. The technology-enabled form of healthcare delivery has huge momentum coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time, the pandemic public health emergency is scheduled to end in May, which means action is needed by lawmakers to keep reimbursement going in 2023. There's lots going on, to say the least.

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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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DEA's proposed telehealth rules pull back COVID-era remote prescribing flexibilities

Fierce Healthcare

DEA's proposed telehealth rules pull back COVID-era remote prescribing flexibilities aburky Mon, 02/27/2023 - 14:17

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Google, Microsoft execs share how racial bias can hinder expansion of health AI

Fierce Healthcare

Google, Microsoft execs share how racial bias can hinder expansion of health AI rking Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:36

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Analysis: Medicare Advantage plans more likely to deny inpatient claims

Fierce Healthcare

Analysis: Medicare Advantage plans more likely to deny inpatient claims pminemyer Thu, 02/16/2023 - 14:16

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Amazon closes $3.9B One Medical deal as its builds out its healthcare strategy

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon closes $3.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Which payer raked in the most cash last year? The answer likely won't surprise you

Fierce Healthcare

Which payer raked in the most cash last year?

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Optum report: Alzheimer's drugs key for payers to watch in Q1

Fierce Healthcare

Optum report: Alzheimer's drugs key for payers to watch in Q1 pminemyer Fri, 02/24/2023 - 16:18

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HIPAA complaints, breaches increased from 2017 to 2021 as HHS urges more funding

Health Care Dive

The HHS Office for Civil Rights is facing a “severe strain” on its staff and budget amid rising breaches and complaints, according to the agency’s annual report to Congress.

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Experts push to remove barriers for physician-owned hospitals

Fierce Healthcare

Experts push to remove barriers for physician-owned hospitals fdiamond Tue, 02/28/2023 - 14:42

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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AARP leans into at-home care with Luna, providing its 38M members with in-person MSK care

Fierce Healthcare

AARP leans into at-home care with Luna, providing its 38M members with in-person MSK care aburky Wed, 02/15/2023 - 17:23

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Medicaid enrollees largely unaware of upcoming redeterminations, survey finds

Health Care Dive

About 64% of adults in a Medicaid-enrolled family said they did not know they may lose coverage once pandemic-era policy ends and eligibility checks resume on April 1, a survey from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found.

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CHS posts 2022 profit dip on heels of cyber breach

Health Care Dive

The earnings come two days after CHS announced that it experienced a security breach that potentially exposed the health information of 1 million patients.

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FTC orders GoodRx to stop sharing users’ health data with advertisers, issues $1.5M fine

Health Care Dive

FTC officials said they are putting the market on watch with the enforcement against GoodRx. The digital health company allegedly collected data, including patient medications, and shared it without user consent.

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!