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How well do you know your patient?

Pro CRNA

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA You know the type of surgery that your patient will receive, you have reviewed the lab work and history/physical and you have a sense about their basic health. It’s time to meet the patient, assess the airway, explain what you will be doing and then get the case going. You feel as if you know your patient, but do you know who they are as an individual?

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Why Health Tech Firms Must Hire Chief Medical Officers

HIT Consultant

Théo Rotellini, Principal at Heidrick & Struggles The health tech industry is driven by innovation and is constantly in a state of change. Yet it’s clear that post-pandemic investors and consumers are a lot less comfortable with decision-making that is purely made by technology gurus without senior medical expertise in the room. From the outside looking in, it might seem obvious to have a medical officer on your leadership team, but research shows this is often not the case.

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What's in the ADHD toolkit? Digital therapeutics

Healthcare It News

Discussion of an app for children with ADHD that improves attention and cognition, from Scott Kollins, chief medical officer at Akili Interactive.

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Loneliness and hunger ache: Community group teaches medical students a valuable lesson

Healthy Debate

Loneliness and hunger are two major ravages of the pandemic. We need to link medical education with social determinants of health to bridge gaps in care.

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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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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill Of Health

By  Ameet Sarpatwari , Liam Bendicksen , and  Aaron S. Kesselheim Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues relevant to current or potential future work in the Division.

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Physician-owned hospitals' negotiated, cash prices lower than nearby facilities, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Physician-owned general acute care hospitals charge less than other non-physician-owned facilities in their region for several common shoppable care services, according to a new analysis published | A new analysis of competing hospitals' published prices adds fuel to the debate over whether Congress should lift the Affordable Care Act's ban on new physician-owned hospitals.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

Healthcare It News

Rural communities across the U.S. are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options.

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How Environmental Design Elevates Healthcare Branding and the Patient Experience

Healthcare Success

The healthcare marketplace is crowded. As patient expectations continue to evolve, the need for thoughtful environmental designs that prioritize peace, tranquility, and healing cannot be overstated—they play a vital role in patient experiences and the perception of overall quality of care. Studies have shown many positive effects of healthcare environmental design on medical outcomes.

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HCA Healthcare accused of pushing patients toward end-of-life care to boost performance metrics

Fierce Healthcare

A pair of new reports released this week allege that HCA Healthcare policies are encouraging staff to transition more patients to palliative and end-of-life care, thereby increasing churn and boost | Two reports, one based on dozens of employee interviews and the other on policies and discharge statistics, paint a picture of internal policies encouraging transfers to boost quality metrics and free up hospital beds.

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Oracle reportedly lays off hundreds of Cerner employees amid VA contract troubles

Health Care Dive

The layoffs, reported by Insider, come after the VA renegotiated its contract with Cerner in May over patient safety issues and follow massive job cuts from other tech giants this year.

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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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How heightening patient engagement can reap financial rewards

Healthcare It News

Patient engagement is a hot topic among healthcare provider organization executives. Especially as people have begun approaching providers more as consumers than patients, it is critical that providers be able to engage with their patients as effectively as possible. Florian Otto is CEO and cofounder of Cedar, vendor of a financial engagement platform.

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Understanding Chiropractic Billing Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

p3care

With the evolving healthcare landscape, chiropractic care has gained recognition as a valuable treatment option. Medicare beneficiaries have also recognized its benefits. These services are valued for their non-invasive approach to treating musculoskeletal conditions. Chiropractic practices depend on chiropractic billing services for the insurance claim processing.

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Healthcare dealmaking 'resilient' despite regulatory, economic headwinds: PwC

Fierce Healthcare

Even in the face of substantial headwinds, dealmaking in the healthcare industry hasn't fallen off, according to a new analysis from PwC. | Even in the face of substantial headwinds, dealmaking in the healthcare industry hasn't fallen off, according to a new analysis from PwC.

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Tenet names ex-AmerisourceBergen executive as new CFO

Health Care Dive

Sun Park’s background in healthcare and corporate finance, in addition to the long lead time between his appointment and start date as CFO, indicate Tenet’s efforts to ensure a smooth leadership changeover, according to analysts.

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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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Talkdesk talks about the benefits of being an early adopter of ChatGPT

Healthcare It News

Before COVID-19, healthcare worker burnout had reached crisis levels , research from the National Academies of Medicine shows. More than 330,000 U.S. healthcare professionals left the industry in 2021, with many remaining workers considering leaving, reported commercial intelligence company Definitive Healthcare. For healthcare organizations, burnout leads to decreased productivity, with increased recruitment and training costs.

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The State of Healthcare in America, State-By-State

Health Populi

If you live in Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire, you win a kind of state lottery for public health and well-being, based on this year’s read of the 2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance from The Commonwealth Fund. Here’s a picture of the annual study’s top-line findings, a roster of the fifty U.S. states ranked by a mash-up of health system indicators.

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New Ochsner Health, MD Anderson partnership brings integrated cancer care to Louisiana

Fierce Healthcare

Ochsner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are partnering to build an integrated cancer care program in southeastern Louisiana, the organizations announced Thursday. | The first phase of the new collaboration will see cancer patients at seven of Ochsner's southeast Louisiana facilities become eligible for breaking clinical trials.

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HHS warns industry about resurfaced ransomware group after attack on cancer center

Health Care Dive

The department sent a cybersecurity notification to the sector about TimisoaraHackerTeam after an attack on a U.S. cancer center that “significantly reduced” its capability to treat patients.

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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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Looking more holistically at consumer-first experiences

Healthcare It News

Sam Seering, product manager of Cheers for Epic, talks about expanding engagement with patients, and how a switch to automated outreach saved one provider $37K, while addressing a care gap.

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‘Below the Belt’ Exposes the Silent Crisis of Endometriosis Care

Bill Of Health

By Timothy Bonis Premiering tonight on PBS , the film Below the Belt sheds light on endometriosis by documenting four women’s experiences with the disease. Endometriosis is a silent crisis. One in ten women have it, yet, on average, people with the condition see seven doctors before they get diagnosed. Many experience severe pain, and the disease costs the American economy $80 billion annually in lost productivity, but the standard treatments are outdated and ineffectual.

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AWS launches generative AI center backed by $100M investment

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Web Services launched a new innovation center focused on generative AI backed by a $100 million investment, its most recent bid to keep up with the AI race. | Amazon's cloud unit launched the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center with a $100 million investment, its most recent bid to keep up with the AI race.

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North Carolina places Friday Health Plans into receivership as insurtech shuts down

Health Care Dive

A number of states have already moved to take control of the insurer, which announced it was winding down operations earlier this month.

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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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Q&A with Geisinger CEO and president Dr. Jaewon Ryu, who will be CEO of the new Risant Health

Healthcare It News

In April, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals announced the formation of a new nonprofit organization, Risant Health, and its first acquisition, Geisinger Health. Dr. Jaewon Ryu, president and CEO of Geisinger Health, will transition from his current role to that of CEO of Risant Health when the deal closes. Healthcare Finance News interviewed Dr.

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How Not to Help Ukraine

The Rand Blog

Good strategy involves clearly defining your objectives (ends), developing practical methods to accomplish them (ways), and then allocating sufficient resources (means) to turn these objectives and methods into reality. The debate over congressional support for Ukraine aid largely revolves around means. But what of the other two legs of the strategic triad?

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Commonwealth Fund gives healthcare in southeastern states failing grades across the board

Fierce Healthcare

The southeastern region of the U.S. | The southeastern region of the U.S. scored worst across the board in the Commonwealth Fund’s annual scorecard on states' healthcare system performance.

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Insured adults give their health plans positive ratings, but most report problems

Health Care Dive

A survey by KFF found 81% gave their health plans an overall rating of “excellent” or “good.” But more than half also reported insurance problems like denied claims or network issues in the past year.

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How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

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.

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Prevention, not intervention, should be key goal of community care

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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The AI Conspiracy Theories Are Coming

The Rand Blog

Artificial intelligence is a technology ready-made for conspiratorial thinking. The time to counter conspiracy theories about AI is now—before they take hold in the minds of the public.

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Oregon nurses' 5-day strike forces Providence to limit nonemergency services

Fierce Healthcare

About 1,800 of Providence’s Oregon nurses and clinicians are on strike this week amid contract negotiations, prompting the health system to cut back some services at its facilities to preserve capa | Contract disagreements led 1,800 union nurses to the picket lines this week. To cope, Providence has hired replacement staff and is limiting several services and transfers at three locations: Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital and Providence Home Health and Hospice.

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Preventable deaths rise, reproductive care quality varies by region, Commonwealth Fund reports

Health Care Dive

Massachusetts, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont had the best overall health system performance, according to the report.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.