Fierce Healthcare
JULY 25, 2024
Humana inked a new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its cloud infrastructure and build out generative AI solutions. | Humana inked a new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its cloud infrastructure and build out generative AI solutions.
Health Care Dive
JULY 31, 2024
The insurer shrank its plan footprint for 2025 in a bid to improve margins. Now, Humana is giving market watchers loose guidance into how that reduction could affect its enrollment along with second quarter results.
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Healthcare It News
JULY 1, 2024
Emory Healthcare constantly is evolving and innovating the care it provides. With regard to at-home physical therapy providers, the health system was intrigued to understand how it could expand its service offerings for outpatient care. THE PROBLEM Especially in the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the way Emory thinks about off-site care and forced the health system to reinvent not only how it diagnoses patients, but also how it treats them nonoperatively.
p3care
JULY 22, 2024
If you’re in the healthcare industry, medical billing is the term you would be familiar with. As a physician, you don’t need to go into details as you can outsource the medical billing services process to experts. But, for your information or that of beginner billers interested in the field, this step-by-step guide will make things comprehensive. Let’s get into this.
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
Home Health Care
JULY 3, 2024
When it comes to recruitment and retention, disorganized processes are one of the main reasons home care providers often see a revolving door of caregivers. That was one of the key takeaways from Activated Insights’ — formerly Home Care Pulse — 2024 Benchmarking Report. The report found that home care turnover has increased by more than 12% over the past two years.
HIT Consultant
JULY 21, 2024
Dustin Brooks, CCO and co-founder of ZeroEyes Gun-related violence continues to pose a significant threat to society, with the Gun Violence Archive reporting over 650 mass shootings in 2023. Disturbingly, even institutions dedicated to healing and safeguarding individuals, like hospitals, are not immune to these threats; in fact, they’re uniquely susceptible.
Health Care Quality Digest brings together the best content for healthcare quality professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Health Care Dive
JULY 10, 2024
Antitrust regulators are poised to file suit against CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx over how they negotiate discounts for drugs, including insulin, according to the report.
Healthcare It News
JULY 15, 2024
Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. THE PROBLEM Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and death.
Healthcare ECONOMIST
JULY 3, 2024
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a federal initiative designed to help certain healthcare providers, known as “covered entities,” stretch their resources to better serve vulnerable and underserved patient populations. Created in 1992, the program requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at significantly discounted prices (typically 25% to 50% off) to eligible hospitals, clinics, and health centers that care for a large number of uninsured and low-income patients
Home Health Care
JULY 8, 2024
Providers examining the 2025 home health proposed payment rule may be experiencing some déjà vu, according to William A. Dombi, the president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC). “Much of what we see in the rule is just, on the payment side of it in particular, an update from ‘23 and ‘24,” he said during a recent webinar hosted by NAHC.
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
JULY 16, 2024
Gabe Baida, Executive Director at InnoVero As we approach the 2024 Summer Olympics, ensuring a clean game is a major priority for the International Olympic Committee. More than 1,000 people will be involved in various anti-doping testing stages, including chaperones, sample collection personnel, and dedicated anti-doping control spaces at each competition venue.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 19, 2024
A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency | A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency procedures and services.
Health Care Dive
JULY 30, 2024
The research, which found socially vulnerable counties were more likely to have MA plans rated under 3.5 stars, is the latest highlighting the importance of location in healthcare access.
Healthcare It News
JULY 17, 2024
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is teaming up with Royal Philips to implement and scale a new patient monitoring platform over the next three years – and then monitor it over the following seven. WHY IT MATTERS One of the nation’s largest Catholic health systems, BSMH has more than 1,200 care sites and 49 hospitals across Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia, as well as in Ireland.
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HKLaw
JULY 28, 2024
A group of fiscal intermediaries (FIs) on July 22, 2024, filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and its commissioner, Dr. James McDonald, alleging that the defendants disregarded established administrative procedures, acted arbitrarily and misused their discretion in formulating and implementing a new reimbursement methodology for the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).
Home Health Care
JULY 29, 2024
Maxim at Home has a new name. Now dubbed Villi, the Dallas-based company integrates technology with traditional companion care to keep adults at home, living independently. Villi’s on-demand platform connects individuals with caregivers around the clock, whether it’s a senior needing personal care services or a new mother requiring an extra hand.
HIT Consultant
JULY 25, 2024
Lizz Fuller, Director of Implementation at MDaudit In the aftermath of the cyber-attack on Change Healthcare by the BlackCat ransomware group, a renewed interest has emerged in protecting operations and ensuring contingencies are in place. For impacted providers, the financial fallout from the attack is estimated at $500 million to $1 billion per day and climbing, driving home the fact that business continuity is everything in the aftermath of a cyber-attack.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 8, 2024
U.S. digital health startups pulled in $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first six months of 2024, marking continued momentum in the sector after a rocky few quarters last year. | U.S. digital health startups pulled in $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first six months of 2024, marking continued momentum in the sector after a rocky few quarters last year.
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.
Health Care Dive
JULY 3, 2024
Experts predict a wave of litigation will follow the Chevron ruling, which raised the bar for healthcare agencies when implementing laws with unclear intent.
Healthcare It News
JULY 16, 2024
Bangkok Hospital, one of Thailand's largest private healthcare providers, has moved away from the paper and manual process of registering and managing patient flow in its headquarters. AI technologies provided by its partner, local startup Agnos Health, now underpin its patient registration and management systems. HOW IT WORKS As part of its enhanced patient flow system, the tertiary hospital implemented self-service kiosks that run on multiple AI, integrating various registration steps.
Meditech
JULY 16, 2024
Everything means more on the frontlines. The front lines are where the real pain is felt and where real progress is made, the place where theoretical notions don’t exist and “this might work” isn’t good enough. Everything is in sight, and there’s very little room for error. This is where the next move matters.
Home Health Care
JULY 22, 2024
As home health providers continue to digest the proposed payment rule for 2025 , National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Dombi believes that the industry will ultimately see a comparatively toned down final rule. “We believe we will not end up with this proposed rule as a final rule,” he said during the opening presentation at NAHC’s Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas on Sunday.
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HIT Consultant
JULY 24, 2024
What You Should Know: – A new report by Metomic , a data security company, reveals concerning vulnerabilities in how healthcare organizations handle sensitive data. – The report, titled “ Healthcare Data Crisis – Uncovering the Alarming Gaps in Data Security and Compliance ,” highlights the prevalence of insecure file-sharing practices that put patient information at risk.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 31, 2024
Humana affirmed its guidance for the year as it continues to face headwinds in the Medicare Advantage (MA) space. | Humana affirmed its guidance for the year as it continues to face headwinds in the Medicare Advantage space.
Health Care Dive
JULY 2, 2024
More employers than ever are focusing on mental health benefits. Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Healthcare It News
JULY 30, 2024
Palo Alto, California-based Stanford Health Care is often ahead of the curve when it comes to technology innovation. As a result, health IT leaders at provider organizations across the country can look to Stanford for lessons to be learned. That is the goal of a case study educational session the health system will be leading at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, scheduled for September 5-6 in Boston.
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The Rand Blog
JULY 10, 2024
The changing climate will strain the basic functions that underpin American society. Core services such as supplying water and electricity, providing medical care, and responding to emergencies like floods will face regional- or even national-level disruptions in the years to come.
Home Health Care
JULY 15, 2024
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) continues to improve its financial standing and position with Medicare Advantage (MA) partners as it battles with the activist investor AREX Capital Management. The company released an early snapshot of its second-quarter earnings on Monday, ahead of the full, audited release of earnings on Aug. 6. Of Enhabit’s non-Medicare visits, 43% are now under payer innovation contracts at “improved rates,” according to the company.
HIT Consultant
JULY 2, 2024
Kanwar Kelley, MD, JD, co-founder & CEO of Side Health The healthcare sector is rapidly adopting AI to help improve disease detection and patient care along with delivering efficiency gains. The technology’s potential is fueling an array of investments and innovations in everything from cancer diagnosis to AI nurses. With respect to AI nurses, many believe this application is the only way to ease the industry’s staffing shortages.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 30, 2024
The U.S. healthcare system remains complex and inaccessible, leaving many seniors feeling uninformed, according to a new survey from digital health company DUOS. | Seniors are growing more comfortable with technology, but many still don't understand key differences between major health programs.
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