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This FQHC slashed its patient no-show rate with AI in 3 months

Healthcare It News

The New York City-based Urban Health Plan used artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and patient care and got a handle on its annually high patient no-show rates with cost-effective patient interventions. Higher-than-average missed appointments No-shows are due to multiple factors, including social determinants of health like transportation.

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Cyber Threats to Medical Billing Services; How to Identify and Protect?

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With the advancement in technology, we now prefer the digital cloud-based medium for our technical operations. However, there is one thing that is still unbeaten: cyber security issues. Hackers and data thieves have also modernized their hacking techniques. So, it’s a bare truth that the healthcare sector is still not immune to cyber threats. Today, medical billing services depend more on EHRs and automated billing systems.

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Can Machine Learning, Wearable Tech Help Treat Mental Health?

Health IT Analytics

New research from the Icahn… read more

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Lucem Health Secures $7.7M for Agnostic AI-Powered Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Lucem Health , a Mayo Clinic Platform portfolio company, has closed a Series A venture capital funding round of $7.7M led by Mayo Clinic, Granger Management and Mercy (St Louis). Lucem Health helps clinical AI innovators transform data science into innovative, trusted solutions that can detect diseases earlier and optimize care delivery, positively impacting patient lives, improving the physician and provider experience, and ultimately producing improved outcomes.

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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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Industry Voices—Where we go from here: Community pharmacy in a post-pandemic world

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—Where we go from here: Community pharmacy in a post-pandemic world pminemyer Thu, 05/11/2023 - 14:47

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Vendor notebook: New AI tools to cut billing burdens, improve testing and more

Healthcare It News

The pace of innovation is picking up as health IT vendors seek to integrate artificial intelligence into their offerings for provider operations, medical testing, patient engagement and other use cases. Aspira Women's Health, Belong.life and Outbound AI are just three companies that have announced new AI-driven technologies, supporting advanced discovery of ovarian cancer, oncology patient engagement and billing administration, respectively.

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The Ultimate Guide to Healthcare SEO: 3 Techniques Your Website's Organic Marketing Needs

Healthcare Success

A successful health system, hospital, practice, or healthcare organization website facilitates patient communication and helps you win more of the patients you want. But this doesn’t mean much if patients can’t find your website. To get on page #1 for an organic search, you need a strong healthcare marketing SEO company, a solid website, an even stronger medical SEO strategy, and a tactical SEO team.

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Payers uniquely positioned to enhance health equity, United Hospital Fund report says

Fierce Healthcare

Payers uniquely positioned to enhance health equity, United Hospital Fund report says agliadkovskaya Thu, 05/11/2023 - 10:07

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Tips to prevent 'quishing' and protect patient data

Healthcare It News

Because mobile devices are generally security weak points for organizations, QR codes that are designed to ease processes such as image file transfers may leave protected health data vulnerable. Sophisticated bad actors can replace a genuine QR code with a clone that redirects users to a similar website where patient and personal data can be intercepted.

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Celebrated healthcare heroes are workplace violence victims

Health Care Dive

Violence prevents nurses, doctors and other professionals from providing uninterrupted, quality patient care, argues Andrew Thum, the director of nursing workforce operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.

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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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RAND Turns 75: A Look Through the Decades At World-Changing Research

The Rand Blog

From anticipating the Space Age in the 1940s to studying gun policy and COVID-19 responses in the 2020s, RAND is celebrating 75 years of research that has made a difference.

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UnitedHealth extends its hot streak as the most profitable payer in Q1

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth extends its hot streak as the most profitable payer in Q1 pminemyer Mon, 05/08/2023 - 13:28

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Mobile apps boost outcomes in tandem with telehealth

Healthcare It News

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Here’s what will change when the COVID public health emergency ends

Health Care Dive

Vaccines, which have been crucial to curbing the threat of the virus, will remain free for the vast majority of people in the U.S., but over-the-counter tests will no longer be covered for most.

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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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The End of the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Q&A with RAND Experts

The Rand Blog

We asked RAND experts to reflect on the past three years: What were the effects on the United States and around the world, what has changed, what are the most important takeaways, what was done right, and what was done wrong? At the same time, they looked ahead to what might be done to mitigate the health and geopolitical impacts of future pandemics.

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PBM, pharma play blame game over drug pricing at hearing

Fierce Healthcare

PBM, pharma play blame game over drug pricing at hearing pminemyer Wed, 05/10/2023 - 16:10

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How cancer care can benefit from personalized oncology data

Healthcare It News

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AHA, hospital groups file court brief asking to restore ACA preventive services mandate

Health Care Dive

The medical associations said preventive health services are essential to increase longevity and quality of life, and that medical evidence should dictate preventive care recommendations rather than political considerations.

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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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Waiting to Impale: Defending Taiwan with Artificial Reefs

The Rand Blog

Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is arguably the most important defense problem of the next few decades. Artificial reefs could help to deter China simply by waiting to impale any potential invasion force.

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Digital health companies making a long-term play for the $100B weight loss drug market

Fierce Healthcare

Digital health companies making a long-term play for the $100B weight loss drug market hlandi Mon, 05/08/2023 - 06:53

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A healthy bottom line depends on health equity

Healthcare It News

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FDA calls for ‘nimble’ regulation of ChatGPT-like models to avoid being ‘swept up quickly’ by tech

Health Care Dive

The head of the agency said the models are “ushering in the revolution that many of us were hoping for,” but cautioned that the sector will need to be regulated appropriately.

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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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What Would It Take to Close America's Black-White Wealth Gap?

The Rand Blog

White Americans hold ten times more total wealth than Black Americans, a disparity that has worsened in recent decades. RAND researchers modeled wealth across millions of households and tested several funding scenarios to see which could most effectively close the gap.

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Algorithm used to cut ER overutilization for kids penalizes Black, Hispanic patients: study

Fierce Healthcare

Algorithm used to cut ER overutilization for kids penalizes Black, Hispanic patients: study fdiamond Wed, 05/10/2023 - 13:18

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Why a 4K video about MEDITECH’s Might? Because it’s a once in a generation story we can all learn from

Meditech

In about 2009, a narrative emerged in the industry about a two-horse race. That narrative continued to build momentum through the better part of the last decade, as it was assumed that Epic and Cerner would lead the industry in buying decisions due to a lack of response from other EMR vendors to develop platforms that health systems wanted to buy. The analysts promoting this narrative might have changed their tune if they could have jumped to 2023.

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Bright Health affirms intention to sell California MA plans as it reports Q1 results

Health Care Dive

By selling its Brand New Day and Central Health MA plans, Bright Health, which would no longer be in the insurance business following the sale, intends to focus on its consumer care products, CFO Cathy Smith said.

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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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AI, ChatGPT, and Language as Technology: Q&A with William Marcellino

The Rand Blog

William Marcellino, a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, discusses the rapidly expanding reach of artificial intelligence, the challenges it could pose for both society and policymakers, and how the research community is poised to help.

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A 'reckoning' in healthcare: The climate crisis and what the industry can do about it

Fierce Healthcare

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Osteoporosis vs. Osteoarthritis

Healthcare Associates

Osteoporosis vs. Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis may sound very much alike, but they are two completely different health conditions. Although these conditions are not the same, they do share some characteristics — such as, they both tend to affect older adults and the musculoskeletal system. Understanding the differences and similarities between osteoarthritis vs. osteoporosis can help determine your next steps for treating and managing your condition.

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Rethinking the area deprivation index: a call for more effective measures to promote health equity

Health Care Dive

Srilekha Palle, visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, argues for more effective measures of promoting health equity to treat underserved populations.

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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.